

By default, they can only be edited and viewed by the owner of the library. For more info on permissions, see Understanding permission levels in SharePoint.įiles stored in OneDrive need to be explicitly shared. You can override inherited permissions with a higher permission, not a lower permission. However, if the library is set for edit permissions for everyone, you can't restrict a few to just viewing. If a SharePoint library shares for view only, you can give edit permission to some users. SharePoint permissions are inherited, but you can set different ones for specific people. While a SharePoint document library with read-only permissions only allows people to view documents, though no one but the author can make changes unless explicitly invited.

For example, on a team site where everyone has read/write permissions, anyone can co-author. For more info, see Sync files with OneDrive in Windows.īy default, in SharePoint the groups and permissions assigned to a library where you store or create a document are inherited by all documents in the library.

If there are conflicts, you'll get an alert. When you reconnect, your file automatically syncs. If you're working on a file that's in a sync folder (such as OneDrive or OneDrive for work or school), it syncs when you come back online, regardless of whether the app (Word, PowerPoint) is running. You can then click through to where you'll be able to sort it all out. When you save your changes, you'll get a pop-up message saying there is a conflict. When you go offline with Word, it is possible to work on the same paragraph as someone else in your group. When you're working in Word, the paragraph you're working in is locked so that no one can overwrite what you're working on. When you go back online, you'll be notified of any changes that are available, and others will see that you have changes. If there are others editing the same document, they won't be able to see your changes while you're offline. When you open a shared document in a desktop or mobile app, it doesn't matter if you're connected or not, you can keep working.
