Quick tips: Share and collaborate in Word for the web

With Word for the web, share your file with co-workers to start collaborating immediately. And whether you need to create, co-edit, or view your version history, work from anywhere with Word for the web, no matter where you are.

Share your document

1. Select Share, and from the menu select Share again.

2. Type the names or email addresses of who you want to share with.

3. Select the down arrow, and from the menu choose the permission level you want.

4. Add a message if you'd like, and then select Send.

   Or, select Copy Link if you'd like to share a link to the file in a chat message, email, or document.

Co-edit a document

After you share your document, collaborators can edit documents, @mention others, and more.

• Select where you'd like to make changes and start editing.

  If you've shared your document with others, you'll see their changes real-time.

• Type the @ symbol and the first few letters of someone's name to @mention them.

Learn more about co-authoring a document in this tutorial video.

Add a comment

• Select Review > New Comment.

  Or, select text in your document, and then select New Comment from the toolbar. You can also right-click in your document and select New Comment.

  A comment bubble appears in the document where there's a note.

• Type a comment and select the Post comment button.

Reply to, @mention in, or delete a comment

• To reply to a comment, type your reply, and then select the Post reply button.

• To bring the comment to the attention of a colleague, type @ and someone's name and choose the name you want to @mention.

• To delete a comment, select Review from the toolbar, and then Delete.

Review comments

• Select Show Comments to display all comments in a document.

• Select Preview or Next to move between comments.