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What version of Excel (on Windows) is required to do co-authoring?
I recently say this post: https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2017/08/31/new-to-office-365-in-august-enriching-teamwork/ That says Excel real time co-authoring is now generally available. What version o...
Eric,
co-authoring is available as of version 1707 build 8326.2058.
I had issues with co-authoring. I had to make two changes:
1. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3185078/how-to-switch-from-semi-annual-channel-to-monthly-channel.
2. Disable "Refresh data when opening the file" on the pivot tables in the workbook.
To disable "Refresh data when opening the file":
1. Open the workbook.
2. Highlight a PivotChart.
3. In the Analyze ribbon click Options.
4. Go to the data tab and uncheck "Refresh data when opening the file".
1. Open the workbook.
2. Highlight a PivotChart.
3. In the Analyze ribbon click Options.
4. Go to the data tab and uncheck "Refresh data when opening the file".
You may need to repeat steps 2-4 on each PivotChart.