When editing content, you can check out a content item
to prevent other users from overwriting your work.
Checking out content locks the original file and creates a
working copy that you work with.
- Navigate to the space containing the content item you want to check out.
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Click
for that
content item and click Check Out.
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On the Check Out page, choose where you want
to keep the working copy and click Check
Out.
You can keep the working copy in the current space, where the original content item resides, or in another space within the repository. The working copy has the same name as the original content item but is appended with (Working Copy).
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The Check Out page provides several options.
Perform the desired option:
- To download the working copy to your computer immediately, click the working copy of the file and save it to your computer. Once the download is complete, click Open to open the file for editing.
- To edit the content at another time, click OK to copy the working copy of the file to the specified space. When you are ready to edit the content, you will need to download the file to your computer.
- To cancel the checkout, click Undo Check Out. No working copy of the file is created.
The icon
beside a content item indicates
it is locked by you; the icon 
indicates it is locked by
another user. Position your mouse over the icon to display the name of
the user who checked out the item.