edit single Word file from 2 different computer over network?

I'm just wondering if two differnet computers can work on the same Word file
over a network at the same time. When I tryed one of the computers displayed
the Word file as Read Only.

Thanks, Vern

Suzanne
Mon Feb 27 20:43:35 CST 2006

No, only one user at a time can have a document open for editing.

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"vern" <vern@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm just wondering if two differnet computers can work on the same Word
file
> over a network at the same time. When I tryed one of the computers
displayed
> the Word file as Read Only.
>
> Thanks, Vern

Jay
Mon Feb 27 21:08:42 CST 2006

On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:19:27 -0800, "vern"
<vern@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm just wondering if two differnet computers can work on the same Word file
>over a network at the same time. When I tryed one of the computers displayed
>the Word file as Read Only.
>
>Thanks, Vern

No, that's definitely not allowed. Only one user at a time gets write
access to a document.

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vern
Mon Feb 27 22:35:06 CST 2006

Thanks, I kind of suspected that but it's good to know for sure. Vern

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:19:27 -0800, "vern"
> <vern@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I'm just wondering if two differnet computers can work on the same Word file
> >over a network at the same time. When I tryed one of the computers displayed
> >the Word file as Read Only.
> >
> >Thanks, Vern
>
> No, that's definitely not allowed. Only one user at a time gets write
> access to a document.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>