Real-Time Collaboration in Word 2016

In this tutorial, we’re going to show you real-time collaboration in Word 2016.


To demonstrate this feature, there is a guest about to edit the document. For someone to edit the document, the document must be Shared. This can be done either from onedrive.live.com, the Share button in the top right of the word document, or through the OneDrive desktop/mobile application.

Real-Time Collaboration in Word 2016

The red cursor is the cursor of our guest. Hovering over it will show a name or alias.

Real-Time Collaboration in Word 2016

Whenever the guest types, the text will show automatically and in real-time.

Real-Time Collaboration in Word 2016