[Chip]

Hi,

I edit a document from a sharepoint library with Word 2007. Someone else
tries to edit it too. They get an error saying it's locked.

I check out a document from a sharepoint library. Someone else tries to edit
it. They get an error saying it's checked out.

What's the difference? Why bother checking out the document at all? Seems
like Edit is just enough?

I'm using WSS v3. Thanks.