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Document control: Collaborative vs. protected

Document control: Collaborative vs. protected

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Document control: Collaborative vs. protected

- [Instructor] Let's talk about collaborating on files, both with coworkers and with external partners. A lot of tools these days allow for live co-editing of files stored online. You can do this in Google and in Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint. However, there are differences between them. Google Docs defaults to allow anyone that you've shared a document with to view the file. Now you have to actively give permissions to edit by going into the advanced settings and then changing the settings to editor. But once you've done that, there'll be able to work with the file. Once in here, you can also take away rights to share with additional people or even to download the file. I have a personal preference for Microsoft SharePoint. It's the system that I'm the most familiar with and the one that I think gives the most amount of flexibility and control. If it's set up right, you can set multiple levels of permissions based…

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