Checking Out

Checking out a document saved in a Document Server Library or SharePoint Server Library enables you to prevent another user from changing it.
Note
Documents stored in Personal Library/Network Library cannot be checked out.
You cannot check out while multiple documents are being selected.
Checked out documents cannot be checked out again simultaneously.
When a document that has not been checked out is opened by an external application from a Document Server Library or SharePoint Server Library, a dialog box may be displayed to ask if you are checking out the document. For more information, see the following.
For more information on checking in, see the following.
For more information on how to cancel check out, see the following.
For more information on how to open a checked out document, see the following.
For more information on how to delete a checked out document, see the following.
1.
Select SharePoint Server Library or Document Server Library in the Navigation Pane.
Items in the Document Server Library/SharePoint Server Library are displayed in the File List View Pane.
Note
When you select a Document Server Library or SharePoint Server Library for which no connection has been established, the site or library must be connected. For more information on connecting, see the following.
2.
Select the documents to check out in the File List View Pane.
3.
Click (Check Out Document) on the Toolbar.
Or, follow one of the steps described below.
Select the [Shared] menu > [Check Out Document].
Right-click and select [Check Out Document].
The document is checked out and the check out icon is displayed.
Note
If buttons are not displayed on the Desktop Browser Toolbar, set the buttons on the Toolbar. For more information, see the following.