Edit File in Office

To use this feature, it is required to set up OneDrive Cloud Storage in the Therefore™ Solution Designer. To find out how to set up OneDrive, please refer to the following tutorial:

Configuration: Edit in Office

How do I edit files in Microsoft Office applications?

  1. Open a Microsoft Office file in the Therefore™ Web Client. In the Actions menu, click 'Edit file in Office'.

    Image showing the location of the 'Edit in Office' button

  2. The file will be opened in OneDrive in a new front tab. Your edits are automatically saved to OneDrive.

    Image showing edits being automatically saved in OneDrive

  3. After making the required edits, close the online editor tab. In the Therefore™ Web Client, the following dialog is displayed. Click 'Save' to make the changes final and check the document back into Therefore™. You can also click 'Open in Office' to re-open the online editing tab and 'Discard changes' to proceed without making any changes.

    Image showing the 'Edit file in Office' dialog