Share and collaborate with Excel for the web
Share your workbook
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Select Share.
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Set permissions.
Allow editing is automatically checked. Uncheck this if you only want to give permission to view the file, not edit it.
Select Apply.
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Enter the names or email addresses of who to share with.
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Add a message (optional).
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Select Send.
Or, select Copy link to get a link to the file.
![Share button](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/82ed836b-86ea-4e44-8e81-e4f5613b0838.png)
Co-edit a workbook
After you share your file, you can work on it with others at the same time.
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For the best experience, work together in Excel for the web and see real-time changes.
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Under Share, you'll see the names of who else is also editing the file.
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Colored cells show you exactly each person is working in the workbook. Click a color to see who's editing that cell.
Tip: To see and restore a previous version, select File > Info > Version History.
![Different colored cells for different people, cursor resting people icon, name appears](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/169357cd-e77b-4b04-a33d-56d07e49b320.png)
Add, edit, delete, and show comments
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Add a comment – on the Insert or Review tab, select Comment, type your comment, and select Post.
A little red triangle appears in the corner when a cell has a comment.
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Edit - select Review > Edit Comment.
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Delete – select Delete Comment, or select the in the comment.
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Show - select Review > Show Comments.
![Add, edit, delete, and show comments](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/72694347-60b6-41d4-9be9-c37129b24a19.png)
Chat while editing
If another person is editing the file at the same time, you can chat with them.
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Select Chat.
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Type a message and press Enter.
The conversation will not be saved when you close the file. To keep a record of your chats, use Microsoft Teams.
![Chat in a document](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/b299a389-d4c6-4626-bae9-cef1750286e4.png)