Can Multiple People Simultaneously Edit an Excel Spreadsheet?
Microsoft Office 365 has made collaborating on Excel spreadsheets a breeze by enabling people to work simultaneously on the same document. Editing a 2013 Excel workbook using your online account, you can make changes to a single document online, while a colleague makes his changes to content and format at the same time; thus eliminating the duplication of work, while streamlining the entire process.
Collaborative Editing
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Log in to your Microsoft account and go to your Skydrive account. Skydrive is the online storage space where your Excel documents and other Microsoft Office documents are stored. Once your documents are saved to the Skydrive, you can share them by clicking on “File,” and “Share," then email a link to your colleague inviting him to share the document with you. You may then work on the document, and if your co-worker is signed in and editing it at the same time, you will be able to see his changes in real time on your screen.
Autosave
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Excel has an Autosave feature, automatically saving any changes to the document as soon as they are made; allowing them to be seen by anyone who has permission to edit that document.
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