Using Check-Out and Check-In

If you would like to temporarily prevent other users from editing a document, you can check out a document until your editing is complete. The Check-out feature allows you to make a copy of the document to take off line, leaving it available for others to access. You can also lock the file, preventing other users from opening it.

You can also lock a document using the Lock button. This locks the document in the library so other users cannot edit it, but it does not copy the document to your local drive.

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