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MS-900 · Question #102

Your company has a Microsoft Office 365 subscription. You need to co-author files with other users. Which tool should you use?

The correct answer is A. Microsoft SharePoint Online. Co-authoring allows multiple users to simultaneously edit Office documents stored in a shared location. Microsoft SharePoint Online provides the document library infrastructure that enables real-time co-authoring of Office files.

Submitted by ashley.k· Mar 5, 2026Describe Microsoft 365 apps and services

Question

Your company has a Microsoft Office 365 subscription. You need to co-author files with other users. Which tool should you use?

Options

  • AMicrosoft SharePoint Online
  • BMicrosoft Skype for Business Online
  • CMicrosoft Office Delve
  • DMicrosoft Exchange Online

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    94% (29)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Co-authoring allows multiple users to simultaneously edit Office documents stored in a shared location. Microsoft SharePoint Online provides the document library infrastructure that enables real-time co-authoring of Office files.

AMicrosoft SharePoint OnlineCorrect

Microsoft SharePoint Online hosts document libraries where Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) can be stored and opened by multiple users simultaneously for real-time co-authoring. SharePoint Online integrates with Office 365 apps to track changes, show presence indicators, and sync edits across all co-authors without file locking conflicts.

BMicrosoft Skype for Business Online

Microsoft Skype for Business Online is a unified communications platform for instant messaging, voice, and video calls - it does not provide document storage or co-authoring capabilities.

CMicrosoft Office Delve

Microsoft Office Delve is a discovery tool that surfaces relevant content and insights based on user activity across Office 365, but it does not enable document editing or co-authoring.

DMicrosoft Exchange Online

Microsoft Exchange Online is an email and calendaring service; while it allows sharing attachments, it does not provide a collaborative document editing environment for co-authoring.

Concept tested: SharePoint Online co-authoring of Office 365 documents

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/document-collaboration-and-co-authoring-ee1509b4-1f6e-401e-b04a-782d26f564a4

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#SharePoint Online#file co-authoring#collaboration

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