Teams file loaded in a chat group cannot be edited by others

Sparkie Ray (US) 6 Reputation points
2020-11-19T22:32:12.117+00:00

File that is uploaded in a Teams Chat group can only be edited by the person that uploaded it. Everyone else is locked out when they open the document.

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  1. JimmyYang-MSFT 48,121 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2020-11-20T05:41:19.373+00:00

    Hi @Sparkie Ray (US) ,

    Please check if the uploader shared the permission of view and edit documents to other members in your chat group. Go to OneDrive->Shared->Manage Access and try to grant other members access to shared documents.

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    Besides, if the uploader shared documents link to you, please check the link settings in the following picture:

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    For more reference about chat files discussion in Microsoft Teams:

    https://www.knowledgewave.com/blog/a-guide-to-microsoft-teams-chat-files#:~:text=To%20access%20and%20manage%20files,in%20the%20chat%20as%20shared.


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  2. 2021-09-23T09:32:16.767+00:00

    This should be done from the teams client. It is very strange that this is not there.


  3. Luka Marinović 1 Reputation point
    2022-02-11T10:16:29.397+00:00

    As the permissions have not been set automatically, when adding someone to chat - which should be, but Teams is late for doing to.

    So workaround is to open a file, in top right corner there is share option in which you add desired colleague to share permissions for a file. After that is done & he gets an email for shared permission, the other user (colleague) can access the file directly from Teams also.

    Hope this helps, until Teams gets updated.

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