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Co-editing using your iOS device

August 28, 2024

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ShareFile offers users Microsoft Office 365 editing abilities in ShareFile for iOS. This feature allows you to do the following:

Live co-editing abilities with multiple users
View all types of online files
Edit Microsoft 365 files online
View offline files
Create new Microsoft Office files to share with users

Tips:

Though offline editing is not available, you can view offline files.

Prerequisites

Users must have a ShareFile Advanced or Premium plan
Users must have a supported Microsoft Office 365 plan and have the application installed on their device

Supported Microsoft Office 365 Plans

Microsoft 365 Business Basics
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Microsoft 365 Apps for business

See Microsoft announces mobile editing availability for more subscribers for more information.

Disclaimer:

By enabling this feature, you are confirming that you have reviewed and agreed to the Microsoft Terms of Use and Privacy Policy linked. The Preview option is required for editing.

File type requirements

Microsoft requirements file type requirements for editing.

Application	Previewing Files	Editing Files
Word	.doc .docm .docx .dot .dotm .dotx .odt	.docm .docx
Excel	.xls .xlsm .xlsb .xlsx	.xlsb .xlsm .xlsx
PowerPoint	.pot .potm .potx .pps .ppsm .ppsx .ppt .pptm .pptx	.ppsx .pptx

Open files to edit

The following information provides the steps necessary to open a Microsoft Office file in ShareFile for iOS and make edits.

Note:

The Microsoft Office 365 application must be installed on your device and signed into before you can make edits to a particular file. For instance, you need the mobile version of Microsoft Word installed on your iOS device before you can make edits to a document file stored in ShareFile

Tap the ShareFile icon to open.
Type your ShareFile username, then select Continue.
Type in your account password, then select Sign in.
Navigate to the folder that contains the file you want to edit.
Select the file.

The file opens and is viewable in ShareFile.
Select Actions.
Select Edit your documents in Microsoft Word.

Microsoft Word for mobile opens with the document you selected to edit displaying.
Make the necessary edits in the Microsoft Word mobile application.
Select Done.

The “Microsoft 365 (Office)” wants to open “CitrixFiles” message displays.
Select Open.
Return to your ShareFile application to review the recent edits.

Note:

You can review the recent edits from your ShareFile account on the web or in ShareFile for Windows and Mac as well.

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Co-editing using your iOS device

August 28, 2024

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August 28, 2024

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Co-editing using your iOS device

Prerequisites

Supported Microsoft Office 365 Plans

File type requirements

Open files to edit

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