# Edit a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file with others

Work on the same Word, Excel or PowerPoint file at the same time as your colleagues in Drime's Office editor, see their changes live and chat with them.

Updated: 2026-10-21  
Source: https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/co-edit-office-documents

Word, Excel and PowerPoint files open in the Office editor, inside Drime. When several people open the same file, they edit it together and see each other's changes as they happen.

## Edit together

1. Share the file, or the folder that holds it, with each person, with edit rights.

   See [Who can edit an Office document](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/who-can-edit-office-documents).

   ![The share dialog of a demo Word document with a demo member invited with Can edit](https://drime.cloud/media/01M5ET49Y1EXZBAWNDJQ7CNZNT/b5188ff5a750-web-share-dialog-can-edit.png)

2. Each person double-clicks the file in Drime.

   It opens in the Office editor, in their Drime language.

3. Edit at the same time.

   Everyone's changes show up live in the document.

By default, changes appear live as people type. The editor also offers a strict co-editing mode, which each person can choose for themselves.

The editor has a chat, to talk with the other people in the document without leaving it.

## What else you can do together

- Comment on the document: see [Comment in an Office document](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/comments-in-office-documents).
- Suggest changes the others can accept or reject: see [Track changes in an Office document](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/track-changes-in-office-documents).

Your work is saved to Drime when everyone has closed the document. See [How Office documents are saved, and their versions](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/office-saving-and-versions).

## If it doesn't work

When the editor cannot open, Drime shows **Could not load the document editor.** with a **Try again** button, and an explanation under it:

| Explanation | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| An ad blocker or privacy extension is blocking the editing service | Allow the domain the message names, or turn off the extension for Drime, then click **Try again**. |
| The editor loaded but the document never opened | A browser extension (ad blocker, privacy tool or antivirus) may block the connection. Turn them off for Drime and try again. |
| **The editing service is temporarily unavailable. Please try again in a few minutes.** | The problem is on Drime's side. Wait a few minutes, then try again. |
| **The document could not be prepared for editing. Please try again later.** | Try again later. |
| **The editing service did not respond. Check your connection and try again.** | Check your internet connection, then click **Try again**. |

If the document opens but you cannot change anything, you do not have edit rights on it: see [Who can edit an Office document](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/who-can-edit-office-documents).

## Next steps

- [Who can edit an Office document](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/who-can-edit-office-documents)
- [How Office documents are saved, and their versions](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/office-saving-and-versions)
- Open and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files