--- title: Collaborate in real-time with Documents description: Collaborate, real-time, real-time collaboration, collaborate on documents, text document, spreadsheet, presentation, share, collaborate with others --- [Skip to content](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/collaborate-in-real-time-with-documents#main-content) [![logo-ox-stay-open-blue-small](https://www.oxcloud.email/hubfs/OX%20Cloud/logos/logo-ox-stay-open-blue-small-1.svg "logo-ox-stay-open-blue-small")](https://www.oxcloud.email/) [![logo-ox-stay-open-white-small](https://www.oxcloud.email/hubfs/OX%20Cloud/logos/logo-ox-stay-open-white-small.svg "logo-ox-stay-open-white-small")](https://www.oxcloud.email/) - What's included - Email Essentials - [OX Mail](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_mail) - [OX Calendar](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_calendar) - [OX Address Book](https://www.oxcloud.email/address_book) - [OX Tasks](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_tasks) - [OX Portal](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox_portal) - [Essential Security](https://www.oxcloud.email/essential-security) - 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[Email and document encryption](https://www.oxcloud.email/email-and-document-encryption) - [Safe Unsubscribe Service](https://www.oxcloud.email/safe-unsubscribe-service) - [Real-time Anti-Phishing](https://www.oxcloud.email/real-time-anti-phishing) - [Help](https://www.oxcloud.email/ox-help-and-support) - [Price](https://www.oxcloud.email/price) - [Become a Reseller](https://www.oxcloud.email/cs/c/?cta_guid=cf7fbad5-c40b-4f7f-bdf1-e580632d266c&signature=AHFS_avQRuRqRC5C-VeKhltb-8Y5JZwGDw&pageId=44611270124&placement_guid=afafb15c-51c1-4609-abcb-5a436ac5c659&click=c8df68c3-f7fb-4487-9ace-a4d44e436c7c&hsutk=22e3c8a9641d0a112d0f8f6786b645bc&canon=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oxcloud.email%2F&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&portal_id=24981076&redirect_url=AD7p6W8pcdaqZUACslJ-506Naloln9f-_l_JxuhE0cDgB1SE5mAstc_sDOdvSD_d7kn42g2jzg0CDzkeK361M7UlWHNqoWKjf153IEgY2X8TIyqLQeoxSdyvNUZSnjWZI4YWRVt1iXdi5hP1UIURl-LC5fQ5F3ZpigBfYe6vRxYSh7Y5rhTCOxUSfxTSTvog1NCFNHFP4gEmFPNw1LVN4bwFja5WYXPSxV5UYhOaLj-TQL-oyxCX5ip5ioqL9HzWM07begCnpoGLald2I2emUuBhm0Wu_dvIt-oTvWZLLJHWzJSGzLBhYVE&__hstc=72842060.22e3c8a9641d0a112d0f8f6786b645bc.1705974259254.1706252591529.1706255275280.12&__hssc=72842060.2.1706255275280&__hsfp=1025488658&contentType=standard-page) [Become a Reseller](https://www.oxcloud.email/cs/c/?cta_guid=cf7fbad5-c40b-4f7f-bdf1-e580632d266c&signature=AHFS_avQRuRqRC5C-VeKhltb-8Y5JZwGDw&pageId=44611270124&placement_guid=afafb15c-51c1-4609-abcb-5a436ac5c659&click=c8df68c3-f7fb-4487-9ace-a4d44e436c7c&hsutk=22e3c8a9641d0a112d0f8f6786b645bc&canon=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oxcloud.email%2F&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&portal_id=24981076&redirect_url=AD7p6W8pcdaqZUACslJ-506Naloln9f-_l_JxuhE0cDgB1SE5mAstc_sDOdvSD_d7kn42g2jzg0CDzkeK361M7UlWHNqoWKjf153IEgY2X8TIyqLQeoxSdyvNUZSnjWZI4YWRVt1iXdi5hP1UIURl-LC5fQ5F3ZpigBfYe6vRxYSh7Y5rhTCOxUSfxTSTvog1NCFNHFP4gEmFPNw1LVN4bwFja5WYXPSxV5UYhOaLj-TQL-oyxCX5ip5ioqL9HzWM07begCnpoGLald2I2emUuBhm0Wu_dvIt-oTvWZLLJHWzJSGzLBhYVE&__hstc=72842060.22e3c8a9641d0a112d0f8f6786b645bc.1705974259254.1706252591529.1706255275280.12&__hssc=72842060.2.1706255275280&__hsfp=1025488658&contentType=standard-page) Search - [OX Mail](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-mail) - [Import your emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/import-your-emails) - [Archiving emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/archiving-emails) - [Real-time Anti-phishing (Advanced Security)](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/real-time-anti-phishing-advanced-security) - [Safe Unsubscribe Service (Advanced Security)](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/safe-unsubscribe-service-advanced-security) - [How to Auto forward emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/auto-forwarding-emails) - [Email Undelete (included in productivity)](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/email-undelete-included-in-productivity) - [Move an email to a folder](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/move-to-folder) - [Mark as Read/Unread](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/mark-as-read/unread) - [Mark as Spam/Not Spam](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/mark-as-spam/not-spam) - [Delete an email](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/delete-an-email) - [Connect your device](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/connect-your-device) - [Using Inbox Categories to organize your incoming emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/using-inbox-categories-to-organize-your-incoming-emails) - [How to enable an out of office response/vacation notice](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/how-to-enable-an-out-of-office-response-vacation-notice) - [Enabling Conversations (Visually group all messages with their replies)](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/enabling-conversations) - [OX Calendar](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-calendar) - [Sync an iCAL invite to your Calendar](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/sync-an-calendar-invite-to-your-calendar) - [Choose your favorite time zones in calendar](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/choose-your-favorite-time-zones-in-calendar) - [Use Scheduling Functionality](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/use-scheduling-functionality) - [Editing a calendar invite](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/editing-a-calendar-invite) - [Creating a new Calendar invite](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/creating-a-new-calendar-invite) - [Change your calendar layout view](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/change-your-calendar-layout-view) - [Share your calendar with someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-your-calendar-with-someone) - [Adding new calendars](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/adding-new-calendars) - [OX Guard](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-guard) - [How to remove encryption from a file](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/how-to-remove-encryption-from-a-file) - [Forgot your Guard password for email and file encryption](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/forgot-your-password-for-email-encryption) - [Advanced email and file encryption settings](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/advanced-email-and-file-encryption-settings) - [How to digitally sign an email](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/how-to-digitally-sign-an-email) - [Encrypting Files](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/encrypting-files) - [Open an encrypted email](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/open-an-encrypted-email) - [Send an encrypted email](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/send-an-encrypted-email) - [Setting up email and file encryption](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/setting-up-email-and-file-encryption) - [Customize your email experience](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/customize-your-email-experience) - [Enable dark-mode](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/enable-dark-mode) - [Customize your email with themes and backgrounds](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/customize-your-email-themes-and-backgrounds) - [Choose your email layout view](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/choose-your-email-layout-view) - [Automatically save email addresses](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/automatically-save-email-addresses) - [Customize your portal](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/customize-your-portal) - [Add more email accounts](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/add-more-email-accounts) - [Configure your quick launch icons](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/configure-your-quick-launch-icons) - [OX Address Book](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-address-book) - [Distribution Lists](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/distribution-lists) - [Printing Contacts](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/printing-contacts) - [Exporting Contacts](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/exporting-contacts) - [Subscribe to third party contacts like (Google, Outlook, Yahoo, etc.)](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/subscribe-to-third-party-contacts-google-outlook-yahoo) - [Edit a contact](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/edit-a-contact) - [Create a new contact](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/create-a-new-contact) - [Share your address book with someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-your-address-book-with-someone) - [OX Drive](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-drive) - [Save email attachments to Drive](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/save-email-attachments-to-drive) - [Downloading OX Drive App for mobile phone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/downloading-ox-drive-app-for-mobile-phone) - [Upload a new file](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/upload-a-new-file) - [Downloading Files](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/downloading-files) - [Editing Files](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/editing-files) - [Viewing Files](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/viewing-files) - [Sharing files and permissions](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/sharing-files-and-permissions) - [Collaboration](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/collaboration) - [Collaborate in real-time with Documents](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/collaborate-in-real-time-with-documents) - [Share files and folders](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-files-and-folders) - [Assign a task to someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/assign-a-task-to-someone) - [Share a task with someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-a-task-with-someone) - [Share your calendar with someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-your-calendar-with-someone) - [Share your address book with someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-your-address-book-with-someone) - [General](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/general) - [Settings Propagating](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/settings-propagating) - [Setting up your email domain name OX Cloud EU](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/setting-up-your-email-domain-name-ox-cloud-eu) - [Adjust the size of text](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/adjust-the-size-of-text) - [Setting up your email domain name OX Cloud US](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/setting-up-your-email-domain-name-ox-cloud-us) - [How to spellcheck emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/how-to-spellcheck-emails) - [Storage Usage](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/storage-usage) - [Getting Started](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/getting-started) - [Use 2-step Verification to secure your email account](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/use-2-step-verification-to-secure-your-email-account) - [Import your emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/import-your-emails) - [Enter your contact information](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/enter-your-contact-information) - [Connect your device](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/connect-your-device) - [Setup your email signature](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/setup-your-email-signature-1) - [Adjust your location, time zone and language settings](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/adjust-your-location-time-zone-and-language-settings) - [Work smarter](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/work-smarter) - [Choose your favorite time zones in calendar](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/choose-your-favorite-time-zones-in-calendar) - [Adding new calendars](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/adding-new-calendars) - [Organize your email using filter rules](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/organize-your-email-using-filter-rules) - [Organize your email with folders](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/organize-your-email-with-folders) - [Using Inbox Categories to organize your incoming emails](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/using-inbox-categories-to-organize-your-incoming-emails) - [Enabling Conversations (Visually group all messages with their replies)](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/enabling-conversations) - [OX Documents](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-documents) - [Editing Text Documents, Spreadsheets or Presentations](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/editing-text-documents-spreadsheets-or-presentations) - [Creating a new Text Document, Spreadsheet or Presentation](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/creating-a-new-text-document-spreadsheet-or-presentation) - [Collaborate in real-time with Documents](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/collaborate-in-real-time-with-documents) - [OX Tasks](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/ox-tasks) - [Edit a Task](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/edit-a-task) - [Create a new Task](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/create-a-new-task) - [Share a task with someone](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/share-a-task-with-someone) - [Using Search](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/using-search) - [Using search in Mail](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/using-search-in-mail) - [Using sort to search](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/using-sort-to-search) - [Search contacts](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/search-contacts) - [Working with Folders](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/tag/working-with-folders) - [Create a new folder](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/create-a-new-folder) - [Rename a folder/subfolder](https://www.oxcloud.email/help-and-support/rename-a-folder/subfolder) # Collaborate in real-time with Documents In Drive, select the document you'd like to collaborate on and click "Edit" from the toolbar. Once the document is open click on the File tab and click "Share/Permissions" from the toolbar. Enter the users name or email address into the "Invite people" box and click "Viewer" and select "Reviewer" from the dropdown menu to give them editing rights. You can type a message if you'd like and then click "Share". When the person you are collaborating with opens the document you'll see a box called Collaborators that lists the people that are currently editing the document. A cursor with the name of the person who is making the edits appears next to changes as they make them. Now you can both edit the document at the same time.   Tip: You can also share a link to the document. Select "Anyone with the link and invited people" from the "Who can access this file?" dropdown. Then click "Copy link" and you can share it via text, instant messaging, email, or any other way that you use to communicate.   ### Was this article helpful? 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