You and your colleagues can open and work on the same Excel workbook. This is called co-authoring. When you co-author, you can see each other's changes quickly—in a matter of seconds. And with certain versions of Excel, you'll see other people's selections in different colors.

Share your workbook. 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. Select who you want to share with from the drop-down, or enter a name or email address. Add a message (optional) and select Send.

Collaborate on Excel workbooks at the same time with co-authoring. Learn how to use the new simplified sharing feature in Excel. Now it's easier to share your spreadsheet with others on SharePoint, OneDrive, or OneDrive for Business.

When changes are made in the shared workbook, you can view the change history directly on the sheet or on a separate history sheet. Either way, you can instantly review the details of each change. For example, you can see who made the change, what type of change was made, when it was made, what cells were affected, and what data was added or ...

Shared Workbooks is an older feature that has been replaced by co-authoring. This article explains the older feature, but we recommend using co-authoring instead.

Share and collaborate with Excel for the web. Share your workbook with others, so you can work together on the file at the same time. For more info, see Collaborate on Excel workbooks at the same time with co-authoring. Select Share.

Collaborate on Excel workbooks at the same time with co-authoring. Learn how to use the new simplified sharing feature in Excel. Now it's easier to share your spreadsheet with others on SharePoint, OneDrive, or OneDrive for Business.

Excel for the web. When you want others to view your Excel for the web workbook but not make any changes to it, you can share it as a read-only workbook. Select File > Share > Share with People (or select Share in the top right). In the Enter a name or email address box, type the email addresses of people you want to share with.

When you want others to view your Excel for the web workbook but not make any changes to it, you can share it as a read-only workbook. Select File > Share > Share with People (or select Share in the top right).

Share and collaborate with Excel for the web. Share your workbook. Select Share. 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. Enter the names or email addresses of who to share with. Add a message (optional). Select Send.