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The server doesn’t support the coauthoring functionality This also applies to you, of course make sure you're using the current version of the Office application.

Ask them to save and close the file as soon as they're finished in order to unlock the file for you. For example, if the file has been opened in Excel 2010, then coauthoring isn't available. If an author opens the file in a previous version of the Office application, the coauthoring functionality isn’t available. You can then contact that person to inquire when you may get access to the file.Īnother author is using a different version of the Office application Included in the info will be the name of the person who has the file checked out. A small pop-up window with info about the file appears. If the following icon appears near the file name, someone else has the file checked out: In the list of files, find the file you want to work on. Navigate in your web browser to the SharePoint document library.

To see who has a file checked out from SharePoint: If required check-out is turned on for the document library in which the file is stored, the coauthoring features aren’t available.įor more info, see Check out or check in files in a document library. But if someone checks out the file from SharePoint, other authors are temporarily prevented from working in it until the file is checked in. Normally, for a file stored on a SharePoint site, more than one person can work on it at the same time. This action should release the lock and allow you to open the file for editing again. If the app tells you that you can't edit a file because you already have it open, try the following steps: If your computer stopped working previously while the file was open, it's possible that the app mistakenly thinks the file is still in use, and thus the app has temporarily locked the file. The file is locked due to a previous crash Let's take a quick look at some of the reasons why you might not be able to edit the file. Not sure what "checked out" means? This article might help: Check out or check in files in a document library. If a worksheet or presentation is locked for editing and can’t be edited in the Windows desktop application, it may be that the file is already being edited by someone else, or they have the file checked out.