When editing a document with word - how does collaboration work

[JoAnn Sausnock]

How can more than one person work on a document (word doc attachment) simultaneously?  I expected the system to tell me our updates would be merged - but instead it created a version with user1 updates and a separate version with user2 updates.  I could use Word to combine the versions and upload the resulting document; which has a different name; but given the wonders of working within atlassian pages - I expected a more seamless interface.  Am I missing something?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

Word doesn't support collaborative editing or merges, so you're a bit stuck.

A better option is to import the docs and use them as pages so you can take advantage of the functions in Confluence.

[Bill Bailey]

I agree, ditch Word (is only good for writing letters home to grandma) and use the power of Confluence.

[Nils Bier _K15t_]

Hi @JoAnn Sausnock,

As Nic and Bill mentioned, importing your Word files into Confluence and work collaboratively in Confluence might be something worth looking into.

If you still need to create Word files off this collaboratively created content, you could have a look at our Scroll Word Exporter, which allows you to export your Confluence content into native MS Word files. Using Scroll Word Exporter you can combine both worlds: Collaboration in Confluence, but still create Word files that match your companies design.

We're having a webinar about Scroll Word Exporter today and tomorrow, if you're interested, please feel free to register here.

If you have any questions, or want to discuss your use case more in detail, please reach out to us via support@k15t.com.

Cheers,
Nils

[JP _AC Bielefeld Leader_]

Hi JoAnn,

what you're looking for is Sharepoint. There you can stay with Word documents & collaborate on them. With Confluence you collaborate on Confluence pages & if needed export them to Word. There are addons allowing a Sharepoint / Confluence integration in the Atlassian marketplace.

Best

JP

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Ahh, Sharepoint, where documents go to die... ;-)

[Bill Bailey]

Sharepoint, the solution for the year 2000!

[JP _AC Bielefeld Leader_]

If you wanna collaborate on word documents, that's the way to go... ;-)

[Alexander Naula]

Yup - SP online works well for editing any Office file type

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Shame no-one ever reads them again ;-)