shared Excel workbook

Question

I receive notifications from OneDrive when there have changes to a shared Excel file stating the following: "Here's a daily summary of changes that might interest you." There is a link provided to the workbook, but nowhere is there a summary of the changes. Please either change the misleading statement OR educate me as to where to look for the summary of changes.

And the link to communicate to MS provided by MS in that same email message, DOES NOT work! Thank you.

Answer 1

Hi Gordon,

Thank you for writing to us here in the Microsoft community.

I understand how important it is for you to have a clear and accurate summary of the changes made to a shared Excel file. First, let me explain how the notifications work. When you share an Excel file with others on OneDrive, you can choose to receive daily or weekly notifications of changes that might interest you.

These notifications are based on the activity and edits of the people you share the file with, as well as your own interactions with the file. The notifications are not meant to provide a detailed summary of every change, but rather to highlight the most relevant ones and encourage you to open the file and see for yourself. Here is the link for more information: Get notified when members of your team update your shared file - Microsoft Support

To see a summary of changes, you can use the Version History feature in Excel. This feature allows you to view and restore previous versions of the file, compare different versions, and see who made which changes and when. To access the Version History, open the file in Excel, click on File, then Info, then Version History. You can also access it from OneDrive by right-clicking on the file, then selecting Version History. Here is the link for more information: Share and collaborate with Excel for Windows - Microsoft Support

I hope you find this information helpful.

Regards,

Michael Jr

Microsoft Moderator