how do multiple people edit a word document?

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Using Office XP regular. Want to have multiple editors for a document and
retain all changes.
 
Using Office XP regular. Want to have multiple editors for a document and
retain all changes.
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That is not possible. Word is (and has always been) one user at a time
per document. When you open a document, a "locking file" is created
that specifically prevents anyone else from opening the document at
the same time.
 
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