G Suite For Dummies

Chapter 11

Collaborating on Files

IN THIS CHAPTER

Inviting other people to edit, comment on, or view your files

Controlling file access

Editing and commenting on other people's files

Accepting or rejecting suggested edits

Dealing with comments

Whether you're a company employee, a consultant, or a freelancer, you almost certainly work with other people in one capacity or another. Most of the time, your work with others is likely pretty informal and consists of ideas exchanged during video meetings, chats, or email messages. However, the modern work world often calls upon people to work with others more closely by collaborating with them on a file, such as a document, a spreadsheet, or a presentation. This can involve commenting on another person’s spreadsheet, editing someone else’s document, or dividing a presentation among multiple authors. For all these situations, G Suite offers a number of powerful collaborative tools. This chapter shows you how to use, and get the most out of, ...