Share and collaborate in Word for the web
With Word for the web, share your file with co-workers to start collaborating immediately. And whether you need to create, co-edit, or view your version history, work from anywhere with Word for the web, no matter where you are.
Share your document
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Select Share.
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Type the names or email addresses of who you want to share with.
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Choose the permission level you want.
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Add a message if you'd like, and then select Send.
You have additional options:
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Select Copy Link to create a link to share in an email.
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Select Outlook to create a new email with a shareable link in Outlook for the web.
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![Share - 2](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/1e434a90-b53d-42ca-b03e-21e9ac452bc5.jpg)
Co-edit a document
After you share your document, collaborators can edit documents, @mention others, and more.
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Select where you'd like to make changes and start editing.
If you've shared your document with others, you'll see their changes real-time.
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Type the @ symbol and the first few letters of someone's name to @mention them.
![Presence flags indicate where multiple authors are working in a document](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/824c69cc-ad54-47c1-9963-c9465d119308.png)
Add a comment
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Select Review > New Comment.
Or, select Insert > New Comment. You can also right-click in your document and select New Comment.
A comment bubble
appears in the document where there's a note. -
Type a comment and select Post.
![Comments in Word ribbon](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/b397981c-9fbf-4376-8158-17eb6c47dec5.png)
Reply to, @mention in, or delete a comment
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Select Reply
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Type @ and someone's name and choose the name you want to @mention.
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Select Review > Delete Comment.
![Comments](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/52153c28-b920-4cc8-a340-2a488b93112d.png)
Review comments
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Select Show Comments to display all comments in a document.
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Select Preview or Next to move between comments.
![Show comments in Word for the web](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/8689a74a-bc23-4623-99ae-1dbdd0fc26f8.jpg)
View your version history
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Select File > Version History.
![Version history in Word for the web](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/86e93ff6-efdf-49d7-be12-91118b44ee47.jpg)