Require Track Changes when editing documents
- Is there a way to force the Track Changes feature to be turned on when editing documents from sharepoint? The documents are word 2003 documents. I enabled version tracking, but I want multiple users to be able to edit the document and provide feedback via track changes. My users are less than computer-savvy and so if there was a way to turn on the Track Changes automatically for sharepoint documents, that would be awesome.
My only assumption right now is to add a vba macro on the template which turns it on upon startup and turns it off upon close. A non macro method would be better, though.
Answers
Hi,
In SharePoint server 2007, there is no way to allow multiple users to be able to edit the document. Only one user can edit the document at a time.
Versioning is not controlled at the server-farm level. It must be enabled and configured separately by the site owner on each library or list. When you track versions of files or list items, each version is numbered and saved as part of a version history. People in your organization can view the version history and recover earlier versions if needed.
For more information about Enable and configure versioning (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0), please refer to the following articles:
Enable and configure versioning (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288279.aspx
Enable and configure versioning for a list or library
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointtechnology/HA100214941033.aspx
Who Changed What When?
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_office_word/archive/2007/01/29/who-changed-what-when.aspx
Hope this helps.
Rock Wang
Rock Wang– MSFT- Marked As Answer byRock Wang– MSFTMSFT, ModeratorWednesday, November 11, 2009 2:16 AM
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Hi,
In SharePoint server 2007, there is no way to allow multiple users to be able to edit the document. Only one user can edit the document at a time.
Versioning is not controlled at the server-farm level. It must be enabled and configured separately by the site owner on each library or list. When you track versions of files or list items, each version is numbered and saved as part of a version history. People in your organization can view the version history and recover earlier versions if needed.
For more information about Enable and configure versioning (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0), please refer to the following articles:
Enable and configure versioning (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288279.aspx
Enable and configure versioning for a list or library
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointtechnology/HA100214941033.aspx
Who Changed What When?
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_office_word/archive/2007/01/29/who-changed-what-when.aspx
Hope this helps.
Rock Wang
Rock Wang– MSFT- Marked As Answer byRock Wang– MSFTMSFT, ModeratorWednesday, November 11, 2009 2:16 AM
