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pinogar
Copper Contributor
Apr 01, 2025

Editing excel in sharepoint

hello! I have an excel 365 file in sharepoint and when several users try to edit at the same time, and after that update it, the file gets freeze and produces errors.   Is there any solution o...
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JaxonMitchell
Iron Contributor
Apr 02, 2025

1. Edit directly in the browser
Click File > ‘Edit in Browser’
Support Function:
✓ Basic formulas
✓ Cell Formatting
✓ Simple charts
2. Advanced Editing Requirements
Click ‘Open in Desktop Application’ (requires Office installed)
Automatic checkout of locked files (conflict prevention)
3. File locking conflicts
powershell
# Administrator forced unlock (SharePoint Online)
Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com
Set-SPOFileCheckedOut -SiteUrl ‘https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/team’ -ServerRelativeUrl ‘/documents/file.xlsx’ -CheckinType MajorCheckIn
4. Version Control Conflicts
File > Information > Version History
Compare/restore old versions
5. External Link Updates
Data > Edit Links > Set ‘Auto Update’
Co-Editing Best Practices
Real-time co-editing rules
Avoid table-wide operations (e.g. sorting/filtering)
Fixed editing of different worksheets per person
Change Tracking
Review > Track Changes (fully supported in desktop version only)
Data validation limitations
SharePoint schema does not support dynamic array overflow
Alternative: use Power Query to preprocess data

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