To open a document with Nextcloud Office, click on the document name in the folder overview of the bwSync&Share folder. The corresponding file is then opened with Nextcloud Office. f you want to open the document in a new tab, click on the "Ctrl" key and the name of the document at the same time.
The documentation with detailed usage descriptions can be found on the (german-language Collabora help website.)

If you want to use the Office program installed on your desktop computer from your web browser, click on the three dots to the right of the document name and select "Download". To do this, you need to have the latest version of the Nextcloud desktop client installed on your computer.
The use of bwSync&Share with the client does not change due to the conversion of the online editor.

If two or more users open a document with MS Office Online at the same time, they all work together in the open file. All participants in the session can see the names and changes of the other users.

If the document is being edited locally by another user at the same time, this version will not contain the changes made in the online editor during this time.
In this case, the changes that were last saved or uploaded via synchronization overwrite the changes made by the other users.

1. user interface

Fig. 1 Nextcloud Office - Edit view

1. Menu bar
2. Display of the abbreviations of the editors who have also opened the document online
3. Button to open the sidebar
4. Button to open the navigator, which displays the document headings
5. Button to open the sidebar for sharing the document
6. Display the names of the editors (this window opens when you click on the abbreviations)

2. views

For users who are authorized to edit the document, the document is opened in the edit view (see Fig. 1).
For users who only have permission to view the document, the document is opened in read view. (see Fig. 2)

In both views, the abbreviations of the users who have also opened the document are displayed at the top right. After clicking on these abbreviations, the names of these users are displayed.
Users who open the document via a public link are asked for a name before opening it, which is then displayed here for the other editors.

2.1 Edit view

In this view, you will see the full menu bar and toolbars for making changes to the document.
All changes made by one of the users are saved immediately. The changes are immediately visible to all other users.

If you want to exit the document, click on the "X" at the top right to "close" the document.

2.2 Reading view

Fig. 2 Reading view

In this view, you can also see the abbreviations and names of the other editors and the changes they have made.

3 Tracking changes

If you would like to track the changes in the document, check the "Record" box under "Review".

Fig. 3 Record (Track changes)

All users will then see the changes made by the other editors in the same color as the abbreviation and name of the user.
Only after one of the editors has accepted a change is the text displayed in the normal color (e.g. black).