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Do you stop editing, when you see “Read Only”?

Last updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] 8 months ago.See history

When editing a .doc file in a SharePoint document library, you need to always “check Out” when you see “Read Only”. You need to “Check In” the document after editing to TFS.

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Figure: Warning - If you see “Read-Only” in the title bar, then you need to “Check Out”

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Figure: Click “Check Out” to edit the document in TFS

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Figure: When you click “yes”, expect a 2nd dialog - for SharePoint controlled docs

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Figure: Good example – The dialog you should always get on saving

Adam Cogan
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