Share and collaborate with Word for the web
Share your document
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Select Share.
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Set the permissions you want.
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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.
You have additional options:
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Select Copy Link to create a link to share in an email.
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Select Outlook to create a new email with a shareable link in Outlook for the web.
Co-edit a document
After you share your document, you can work on it with others at the same time.
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To see changes in real time, work together in Word for the web.
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Next to Share, you'll see who is also editing the file.
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Colored flags show you exactly where each person is working in the document.
![Presence flags indicate where multiple authors are working in a document](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/office/neutral/824c69cc-ad54-47c1-9963-c9465d119308/0fc6a7c15629d8d1bf2e2ef6d0d3f14c5c4cf912.png)
Add a comment
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Select Review > New Comment.
Or, 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 Post.
![Comments in Word ribbon](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/office/neutral/b397981c-9fbf-4376-8158-17eb6c47dec5/5d139e03d5778c162cb5f58c7c4b7e7b1bf272a0.png)
Reply to, @mention in or delete a comment
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To reply to a comment, select Reply.
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To @mention someone in a comment, type @ and someone's name, and choose the name you want.
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To delete a comment, select Review > Delete.
Review comments
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Select Show Comments to display all comments in a document.
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Select Previous or Next to move between comments.
![Comments in Word ribbon](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/office/neutral/b397981c-9fbf-4376-8158-17eb6c47dec5/5d139e03d5778c162cb5f58c7c4b7e7b1bf272a0.png)