Change a file in an online meeting

The host controls the shared document when the meeting starts and determines when participants can make changes to the document.

On the Online Meeting toolbar, click Allow others to edit , and then click OK when the Online Meeting dialog box appears.
Notify the participants to click Request Control on the Control menu in the shared document window.

If a participant wants to cancel a request to make changes to the shared document, notify the participant to click Cancel Requesting Control on the Control menu in the shared document window.
If a participant wants to allow another participant to make changes to the shared document, notify the participant to click Release Control on the Control menu in the shared document window.
If you want to prevent participants from changing the shared document but still allow them to draw or type simultaneously on the Whiteboard, on the Online Meeting toolbar, click Stop others from editing .