Collaborate in Word
Share your document
To share a file from within Word:
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Select Share
on the ribbon.Or, select File > Share.
Note: If your file is not already saved to OneDrive, you'll be prompted to upload your file to OneDrive to share it.
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Select who you want to share with from the drop-down, or enter a name or email address.
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Add a message (optional) and select Send.
Co-edit a document
After you share your document, you can work on that file at the same time with others.
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For the best experience, work together in Word for the web and see real-time changes.
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Under Share, you will see the names of who else is also editing the file.
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Colored flags show you exactly where each person is working in the document.
![Real-time collaboration](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/office/neutral/af81dfe6-f370-4609-8934-d9feb4ac8a1a/84e29f429b2881496a4f2b17817a1fc9083fde2d.png)
Track and review changes
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To track changes, select Review > Track Changes.
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To review changes, place the cursor before a change and select:
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Accept to keep the change, or
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Reject to remove it.
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![Track changes](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/92e5c2e3-628d-4471-95e5-40fdc131f5d2/4861ee75b14e763275ee3f81ba40685d566b65ca.png)