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Thank you for that. Will post there.
Multiple Users on Word document located in shared network folder
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I have a question that I was not able to search the answer to.
I have a few users working on the same Word document and one of them asks me if there is a way that if User A has the document file open (located on a network folder), when another User B tries to open it, it would be Read-only.
Right now when anyone opens it, they are able to edit and this is causing them to overlap work. I guess the question is if there is a way to only allow the file to be opened 1 time with editing permissions and anyone after to have read-only?
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Anonymous
2016-07-20T22:58:55+00:00 -
Anonymous
2016-07-20T22:36:36+00:00 Hello,
As this issue is related with the Word document stored on shared network drive, you may post your query on Word IT pro for better suggestion.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/home?forum=word
Hope the information helps. Do reply with updated issue details for further assistance.
Thank you