Share Workbooks

You can work in a Excel workbook with other users at the same time by sharing your workbook. The workbook should be saved to a network location where other people can open it. You can keep track of the changes other users make and accept or reject those changes.

Share a Workbook

To share a workbook, execute the following steps.

1. Open a workbook.

2. On the Review tab, in the Changes group, click Share Workbook.

Share Workbook

The Share Workbook dialog box appears.

3. On the Editing tab, click the checkbox.

Share Workbook Dialog Box

4. Click OK.

Excel saves the workbook. You can now work with other users at the same time in this workbook. The screen above shows you who has the workbook open.

Highlight Changes

You can highlight the changes on screen other users has made.

1. On the Review tab, in the Changes group, click Track Changes, Highlight Changes...

Highlight Changes

The Highlight Changes dialog box appears.

2. Click OK.

Highlight Changes Dialog Box

Excel highlights the changes on screen.

Change Highlighted

Apparently, Aiden has changed the Sales of Smith from $16,753.00 to $56,753.00.

Accept/Reject Changes

You can now accept or reject this change.

1. On the Review tab, in the Changes group, click Track Changes, Accept/Reject Changes.

Accept/Reject Changes

2. Click OK.

Select Changes to Accept or Reject

3. Click Accept to accept the change or Reject to reject the change.

Reject Change

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