Removing Someone's Write Access in Sharepoint/Excel

Question

I have an Excel file in Sharepoint that I have given someone write access to. I'd like to remove that so that they only have read access but I can't seem to figure out how to do so. When I go to "Manage Access", it shows me that person has write access, but when I click the pencil to ideally change this to "Read Only" the dropdown is greyed out and only shows "Can Edit" instead of letting me change it. It states they have "Direct Access".

I am the owner of the file and there are others who have the same permissions that I am able to remove if necessary, but this one person seems to not be editable.

Is there something I'm missing?

Answer 1

Dear Kelly8766,

Good day!

Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are glad to assist. We are looking into your situation and we will update the thread shortly.

Appreciate your patience and understanding and thank for your time and cooperation.

Sincerely,

Waqas Muhammad

Answer 2

Dear Kelly8766,

Good day! Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are happy to help you.

From your description It seems you want to know Removing Someone's Write Access in SharePoint/Excel.

I have carefully read and understood your query. As a community, we are here to provide suggestions and guidance to assist you. However, we do not have the necessary permissions and tools to perform any back-end testing. From your limited information, I am unable to narrow down your requirements can you try below basic troubleshooting methods below and tell me your result?

• Please go to the file >> right-click on it >> manage access >> stop sharing.

• Please go to the file >> right-click on it >> manage access >> click on 3 dots >> advanced settings >> select the user >> edit user permissions>> read-only.

Your understanding and patience will be highly appreciated.

If there is any misunderstanding, please feel free to correct me.

Have a nice day!

Best Regards,

Sophia