
How do I create new Office Online files from Dropbox? What file types will co-authoring work with? Dropbox Business: You need an enterprise Microsoft account, and a license that allows editing in Office Online.Dropbox Basic, Plus, Family and Professional: You need a Microsoft account to co-author their files online, but will not need an Office 365 license.People who access the Office file through a shared folder must visit and follow the steps outlined earlier in this article. The co-authoring feature will not work if one user is accessing from, while the other is accessing from desktop or mobile. The file must be saved in a shared folderĪdditionally, all others must access the Office files from as well.
The Office file must have been accessed from. To co-author an Office Online file, two things must be true: No, co-authoring does not work on Office documents accessed from your desktop, or from Office mobile.
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The co-authoring feature will only work if the person you'd like to collaborate with is a member of the shared folder in which the Office document is stored. Changes you make will be saved automatically to your Dropbox. At the top of the page you can see your name, and the names of other people who have the same file open. When you're done editing, click Save and return to Dropbox. The file will open in your web browser in Office Online you can then edit it. Ask the people you'd like to collaborate with to follow the same steps. Hover over Open and select Word for the web from the menu that appears. Click the “ …” (ellipsis) next to the file’s name. Click the name of a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file that's saved in a shared folder. You can now co-author Office Online documents with others.