To take advantage of iManage Work Next Generation Co-authoring integration with Work Desktop for Windows, you must first enable the feature in the imWorkOptions.xml file that you distribute to your organization. This topic describes the prerequisites, the options, and steps for integration with iManage Work Next Generation Co-authoring.

NOTE: Keep in mind that if you want to be able to use classic co-authoring with users outside the organization, you shouldn't set iManage Work Next Generation Co-authoring as the default because the classic functionality won't be available on the ribbon.

Prerequisites

iManage Work Next Generation Co-authoring requires the following:

  • Microsoft 365 desktop versions of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

  • iManage Work at cloudimanage.com

Enable iManage Work Next Generation Co-authoring integration

  1. Open the imWorkOptions.xml file in a text editor, and search for the key name EnableMicrosoft365forthedesktop to locate the following text:
    <key name="EnableMicrosoft365forthedesktop" value="Disable"/>

  2. Change the key value from "Disable" to either of the following based on your organization’s requirements:

    • To open iManage files with Next Generation Co-authoring with the option to toggle to the traditional checkout: <key name="EnableMicrosoft365forthedesktop" value="Enable-M365forthedesktopAsDefault"/>

    • To open iManage files with the traditional checkout process with the option of toggling on iManage Work Next Generation Co-authoring: <key name="EnableMicrosoft365forthedesktop" value="Enable-ExclusiveCheckoutAsDefault"/>