About the edit

We'll cover the different ways to edit your documents on Confluence using the Google Drive Connector app, expanding the topics presented on the page about the file manager.

While some files are preview-only, like images and PDFs, when it comes to Office files, you can also edit the most popular formats right inside Confluence, helping you build your single source of truth. Without downloading to edit and re-uploading multiple copies or locking other people out while you edit the document. 

This way, your Confluence pages can easily serve as your one source of truth, with content always accessible, updated, and editable.

Editing a Microsoft, Google, or OpenOffice Document

You can edit a document from the file manager, including the full-screen preview, and you can also edit documents attached to your pages.

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1. Edit button

Regardless of the context, you can edit Office files by clicking the Edit button. A new tab opens, where the appropriate editor opens, and you can edit your file in a few seconds. 

You and your team can work together when editing a Microsoft Office document, spreadsheet, or presentation. The Microsoft 365 editor supports real-time collaboration, so there are no file lockdowns. There's also an autosave feature, so you can close the tab when you finish.

You can also edit Google Docs files using the Google Docs editor, supporting real-time collaboration and autosave.

Open Office documents work the same way as Microsoft Office documents, using the Microsoft 365 editor, but do not support real-time collaboration.

Real-time collaboration

As mentioned before, Microsoft Office and Google Documents support real-time collaboration.

You can start editing an Office file attached to a page or from the file manager. The editor seamlessly creates a collaboration session when another person clicks to edit the same file. You can continue to edit the file as before and leave it anytime by closing the browser tab.

Supported file formats for edit

• Microsoft Office documents: DOC, DOCX, DOCM, XLS, XLSX, XLSM, XLSB, PPT, PPTX, and PPSX

• Microsoft Office templates: DOT, DOTX, DOTM, POT, POTX, and POTM

• Open Office documents: ODT, ODS, and ODP

• Google documents, sheets, and slides

Wrap up 

That's all for editing documents. Did you know you can also create new documents using the file manager? 

If you still have questions about the topics covered on this page, visit our support portal and send them to us. Our team is always happy to help.