Editing in the preview

Open an Excel workbook, Word document, or PowerPoint deck in the Workbench to edit it. Each edit is written to the file as you make it, so teammates and the terminal work from the same version.

Spreadsheets

In .xlsx and .xlsm files, change values and formulas in the cell or through the formula bar. Dependent formulas recalculate as you go, so you can test an assumption and watch the outputs move. CSV files open for viewing; ask the terminal to change them.

Word documents

Track Changes starts on, so text you add is colored and text you delete is struck through, under your name. Turn it off on the ribbon when you want plain edits, and accept or reject tracked changes in the preview or later in Word. The terminal's edits to a document follow your Track Changes setting.

PowerPoint decks

Edit slide text and objects directly. See Edit presentations for slide comments and Check Deck.

When an edit can't be applied

If an edit conflicts with a change that just landed, for example text a teammate deleted, the preview refuses it and shows a notice. Check the current content and make the change again.

If closing the preview would lose edits, it asks you to confirm first.

Next steps

• Work on a file together: teammates and the terminal in the same file.
• Recover files: bring back an earlier version.
• Give feedback on a file: annotate instead of editing when you want the terminal to make the change.