![]() ![]() ![]() Merging two files is easy, Simul knows that they may need to be merged together and will send you an email letting you know these documents require your attention. The document will stay ‘online’ for everyone at all times and if two people do start making changes simultaneously, Simul will pick up on the two new versions, saving them both as new versions, with their separate changes and alert the document owner that there are now two new versions that require his or her attention to review before merging them back into one file again. Its everything you have been dreaming of and more.īy using Simul Docs to help you collaborate in Microsoft Word you can share and co-author the document with as many users as you want. Simul Docs is a purpose built tool, that makes co-authoring easy and collaboration simple. Looking for a Better Way to Co-author Word Documents and Collaborate?Īlthough the built-in co-authoring tool available in Microsoft Word does provide some basic collaboration support, the cons really outway to pros for us, so we went searching for a better tool to solve this problem….and we found Simul Docs. ![]() You will also need to have access to OneDrive or Sharepoint Online to allow others to co-author a document with you. This is a huge pain point with this tool because often we finish making edits but forget to close a file, while it is running in the background of your computer, nobody else can make changes, which can really slow the collaboration process down. This means, two people cannot make changes or add comments to your document at once, which essentially means your document is ‘offline’ and inaccessible until the other user has finished, pressed saved and most importantly closed the document. While you can co-author with multiple people using Microsoft’s tool, you cannot collaborate at the same time. The tool doesn’t come at an additional cost and can be accessed by anyone with the right version of Office on their device. ![]() Microsofts co-authoring tool is built-in, so if you have Microsoft Office 2016 or later, it’s available to you at the click of a button. Just remember that all authors will need to be given the right permissions to make changes and edit your document. Your colleagues will now receive an email inviting them to open and collaborate on the Word document with you.
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