Feb 24 2022 01:43 PM
I am wondering if anyone has encountered this similar issue, and how they got it resolved? I have a Microsft 365 account but use the desktop apps instead of the cloud-based ones. I have created an Excel document that I am trying to share with another employee who is also part of our Microsoft 365 account. This document is backed up to Onedrive and when I have tried sharing it (through the desktop document) the other person can open and edit it BUT it's ONLY when they open it up in the browser, that we can "see each other. If this person tries to open that same document up in the desktop app, I cannot see that they are on there or the changes that have been made. But if they open it up in the browser, then I can. My question is; is there a way to co-author an Excel document without needing to open it up in a browser to be both working on it at the same time? I should mention that we are both using Windows 10 desktop computers. Thanks in advance for your help.
Feb 24 2022 04:03 PM
Feb 25 2022 07:41 AM
@Wildecoyote1966 Interesting and didn't realize that dropbox can be used when sharing a document. I will have to give that a try and see if that works? Do you recommend opening it up in dropbox first? Or sharing the document through the app? I still get confused between the two and don't understand why they differ. (meaning the hard copy that's saved to the computer, and the cloud-based one)
Feb 25 2022 11:41 AM
In general it shall work in desktop app if you are on proper version of Excel and work with *.xlsx files. More is here Collaborate on Excel workbooks at the same time with co-authoring (microsoft.com)
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