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MC337330: Co-authoring on Microsoft Information Protection encrypted documents is in public preview on mobile devices

With hybrid work here to stay, organizations are increasingly looking for ways to facilitate seamless collaboration among workgroups and across organizations while keeping their data secure and compliant. At Microsoft, we have been working hard to introduce product innovations to help organizations achieve this. Today – we are excited to announce that co-authoring on Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) encrypted documents is now coming to mobile for both Android and iOS. Customers will no longer be locked out of these documents on a mobile device which means greater flexibility to choose your device for being productive on the go. This expands upon our current co-authoring support for desktops Windows and Mac and Office on the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88512.

Multiple authors can edit labeled and protected documents in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint simultaneously, frictionless, and with auto-save, as if they were regular documents.

MC337330: Co-authoring on Microsoft Information Protection encrypted documents is in public preview on mobile devices

Affected Workloads

  • Microsoft 365 Apps

When will this happen

This feature is now available in Public preview.

How this will affect your organization

MC337330: Co-authoring on Microsoft Information Protection encrypted documents is in public preview on mobile devices

What you need to do to prepare

To get started:

You can learn more about Co-authoring on Microsoft Information Protection encrypted documents here. This capability is available with any license for “manual sensitivity labeling” as specified in the Microsoft 365 licensing guidance for security and compliance.

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Message ID: MC337330
Published: 28 February 2022
Updated: 28 February 2022
Major Change: False
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Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook

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