Collaborative Editing¶

Several people can edit the same page at once and see each other's changes as they type. Whoever starts editing hosts the session and decides who can join.

Start a Session¶

Click the pencil icon on a page to start editing. You are now the host, and by default anyone else who can edit the page can join you straight away.

To change who can join:

Click the session access icon in the edit toolbar
Click Change and pick an option

Option	What happens
Anyone can join	Others who click the pencil join you straight away
Ask first	Others send a request, and you approve each person
Just me	Only you can edit. Everyone else can read only

A brand-new page always starts as Just me.

Join a Session¶

Click the pencil on a page someone is already editing:

If the session is Anyone can join, you join straight away
If it is Ask first, you see who is editing. Click Request to Join and wait for the host to approve you
If it is Just me, the page is locked until the host finishes

While you are in the session you see everyone's named, coloured cursors. The host's toolbar shows the avatars of everyone editing.

Approve Requests¶

When someone asks to join, the session access icon shows a count.

Click the session access icon
Under Requesting to join, click Approve next to the person

They join the session straight away.

Save and Finish¶

Only the host can save. Everyone's changes are included when the host clicks Save.

Collaborators click Leave session to go back to reading
The host clicks Save to save everyone's work and finish, or End session to send everyone back to reading mode

Save before ending the session

End session doesn't save. Anything not yet saved, including your own changes and work in other people's windows, is lost. Click Save first.

If the host leaves

Hosting can't be handed over. If the host closes the page or loses their connection, the session ends for everyone.

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