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.

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.

Shared Workbooks is an older feature that has been replaced by co-authoring.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.

If you've shared a file with someone and want to get notified whenever they edit your file, this article can help!

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 ...

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.

You can easily share with others a link to a specific sheet, range, table, or chart. First, you create a link to the shared section of a workbook. Then you send or make available the link to recipients. Finally, recipients can simultaneously view or edit the workbook section.

After you share your file, you can work on it with others at the same time. For the best experience, work together in Excel for the web and see real-time changes. Under Share , you'll see the names of who else is also editing the file.

Shared Workbooks is an older feature that has been replaced by co-authoring.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.