Document Editor allows to select one of the two available co-editing modes. Fast is used by default and shows the changes made by other users in realtime. Strict is selected to hide other user changes until you click the Save icon to save your own changes and accept the changes made by others. The mode can be selected in the Advanced Settings.
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Document Editor allows to select one of the two available co-editing modes. Fast is used by default and shows the changes made by other users in realtime. Strict is selected to hide other user changes until you click the Save icon to save your own changes and accept the changes made by others. The mode can be selected in the Advanced Settings. It's also possible to choose the necessary mode using the Co-editing Mode icon at the Collaboration tab of the top toolbar:
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When a document is being edited by several users simultaneously in the Strict mode, the edited text passages are marked with dashed lines of different colors. By hovering the mouse cursor over one of the edited passages, the name of the user who is editing it at the moment is displayed. The Fast mode will show the actions and the names of the co-editors once they are editing the text.
The number of users who are working at the current document is specified on the right side of the editor header - . If you want to see who exactly are editing the file now, you can click this icon or open the Chat panel with the full list of the users.
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When no users are viewing or editing the file, the icon in the editor header will look like allowing you to manage the users who have access to the file right from the document: invite new users giving them permissions to edit, read or review the document, or deny some users access rights to the file. Click this icon to manage the access to the file; this can be done both when there are no other users who view or co-edit the document at the moment and when there are other users and the icon looks like .
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When no users are viewing or editing the file, the icon in the editor header will look like allowing you to manage the users who have access to the file right from the document: invite new users giving them permissions to edit, read or review the document, or deny some users access rights to the file. Click this icon to manage the access to the file; this can be done both when there are no other users who view or co-edit the document at the moment and when there are other users and the icon looks like . It's also possible to set access rights using the Sharing icon at the Collaboration tab of the top toolbar.
As soon as one of the users saves his/her changes by clicking the icon, the others will see a note within the status bar stating that they have updates. To save the changes you made, so that other users can view them, and get the updates saved by your co-editors, click the icon in the left upper corner of the top toolbar. The updates will be highlighted for you to check what exactly has been changed.
You can specify what changes you want to be highlighted during co-editing if you click the File tab at the top toolbar, select the Advanced Settings... option and choose between none, all and last realtime collaboration changes. Selecting View all changes, all the changes made during the current session will be highlighted. Selecting View last changes, only the changes made since you last time clicked the icon will be highlighted. Selecting View None changes, changes made during the current session will not be highlighted.
Chat
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The chat messages are stored during one session only. To discuss the document content it is better to use comments which are stored until you decide to delete them.
To access the chat and leave a message for other users,
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click the icon at the left sidebar,
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click the icon at the left sidebar, or
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enter your text into the corresponding field below,
press the Send button.
All the messages left by users will be displayed on the panel on the left. If there are new messages you haven't read yet, the chat icon will look like this - .
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To close the panel with chat messages, click the icon once again.
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To close the panel with chat messages, click the icon at the left sidebar or the Chat button at the top toolbar once again.
Comments
To leave a comment,
select a text passage where you think there is an error or problem,
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use the icon at the left sidebar to open the Comments panel and click the Add Comment to Document link, or
right-click the selected text passage and select the Add Сomment option from the contextual menu,
To see changes suggested by a reviewer, enable the Track Changes option in one of the following ways:
click the button in the right lower corner at the status bar, or
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switch to the Review tab at the top toolbar and press the Track Changes button.
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switch to the Collaboration tab at the top toolbar and press the Track Changes button.
Note: it is not necessary for the reviewer to enable the Track Changes option. It is enabled by default and cannot be disabled when the document is shared with review only access rights.
Choose the changes display mode
Click the Display Mode button at the top toolbar and select one of the available modes from the list:
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All changes (Editing) - this option is selected by default. It allows both to view suggested changes and edit the document.
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All changes accepted (Preview) - this mode is used to display all the changes as if they were accepted. This option does not actually accept all changes, it only allows you to see how the document will look like after you accept all the changes. In this mode, you cannot edit the document.
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All changes rejected (Preview) - this mode is used to display all the changes as if they were rejected. This option does not actually reject all changes, it only allows you to view the document without changes. In this mode, you cannot edit the document.
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Markup - this option is selected by default. It allows both to view suggested changes and edit the document.
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Final - this mode is used to display all the changes as if they were accepted. This option does not actually accept all changes, it only allows you to see how the document will look like after you accept all the changes. In this mode, you cannot edit the document.
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Original - this mode is used to display all the changes as if they were rejected. This option does not actually reject all changes, it only allows you to view the document without changes. In this mode, you cannot edit the document.
Accept or reject changes
Use the Previous and the Next buttons at the top toolbar to navigate among the changes.
Document Editor allows you to check the spelling of your text in a certain language and correct mistakes while editing.
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First of all, choose a language for your document. Switch to the Review tab of the top toolbar and click the Language icon. In the window that appears, select the necessary language and click OK. The selected language will be applied to the whole document.
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First of all, choose a language for your document. Click the Set Document Language icon at the status bar. In the window that appears, select the necessary language and click OK. The selected language will be applied to the whole document.
To choose a different language for any piece of text within the document, select the necessary text passage with the mouse and use the menu at the status bar.
To enable the spell checking option, you can:
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click the Spell Checking icon at the Review tab of the top toolbar, or
click the Spell checking icon at the status bar, or
open the File tab of the top toolbar, select the Advanced Settings... option, check the Turn on spell checking option box and click the Apply button.
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To disable the spell checking option, you can:
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click the Spell Checking icon at the Review tab of the top toolbar, or
click the Spell checking icon at the status bar, or
open the File tab of the top toolbar, select the Advanced Settings... option, uncheck the Turn on spell checking option box and click the Apply button.
The Plugins tab allows to access advanced editing features using available third-party components.
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The Plugins tab allows to access advanced editing features using available third-party components. Here you can also use macros to simplify routine operations.
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Currently, the following plugins are available:
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The Macros button allows to open the window where you can create your own macros and run them. To learn more about macros you can refer to our API Documentation.
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Currently, the following plugins are available by default:
ClipArt allows to add images from the clipart collection into your document,
OCR allows to recognize text included into a picture and insert it into the document text,
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Translator allows to translate the selected text into other languages,
YouTube allows to embed YouTube videos into your document.
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The Wordpress and EasyBib plugins can be used if you connect the corresponding services in your portal settings. You can use the following instructions for the server version or for the SaaS version.
To learn more about plugins please refer to our API Documentation. All the currently existing open source plugin examples are available on GitHub.
Editor header displays the logo, menu tabs, document name as well as two icons on the right that allow to set access rights and return to the Documents list.
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Top toolbar displays a set of editing commands depending on the selected menu tab. Currently, the following tabs are available: File, Home, Insert, Layout, Review, Plugins.
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Left sidebar contains icons that allow to use the Search and Replace tool, open the Comments and Chat panel, contact our support team and view the information about the program.
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Left sidebar contains icons that allow to use the Search and Replace tool, open the Comments, Chat and Navigation panel, contact our support team and view the information about the program.
Right sidebar allows to adjust additional parameters of different objects. When you select a particular object in the text, the corresponding icon is activated at the right sidebar. Click this icon to expand the right sidebar.
Horizontal and vertical Rulers allow to align text and other elements in a document, set up margins, tab stops, and paragraph indents.
Working area allows to view document content, enter and edit data.