source/text/scalc/01/shared_spreadsheet.xhp


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        <paragraph id="par_id551647272004709" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Sharing a spreadsheet allows several users to open the same file for editing at the same time.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id211647275285230">The spreadsheet needs to be on a shared drive, server, website, or similar. Some conditions must be met on operating systems with user permission management:</paragraph>
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