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Sharepoint 2016 document cannot add comment when use OOS edit in word

Kit Wu 21 Reputation points
2020-08-06T08:06:48.717+00:00

We use SharePoint 2016 document library and enable the document version function. We use OOS and click "edit in word" to edit the word. The SharePoint document library will generate a new version history without comments when save the word file. How can we add comments when we save the document?

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SharePoint Server: A family of Microsoft on-premises document management and storage systems.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
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  1. JoyZ 18,071 Reputation points
    2020-08-07T03:06:39.96+00:00

    You could enable check out and check in feature in versioning settings:

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    When you check in the file you could add comments as follows:

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    More information for your reference:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/check-out-check-in-or-discard-changes-to-files-in-a-library-7e2c12a9-a874-4393-9511-1378a700f6de

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