Create and edit documents with VNCoffice-c

VNCoffice-c is the office entry point of the suite. It opens on its own address (and from the VNCoffice-c tile on the portal) and lets you create and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations directly in the browser – with no software to install.

Everything you write here is stored in VNCfiles as a normal, versioned file: it belongs to the registry, the sharing and the search.

Create a new document

Open VNCoffice-c and sign in with the suite (one sign-in covers every product - see Sign in and sign out).
Under New, select one of:
- + Document - a word-processing file.
- + Spreadsheet - a sheet.
- + Presentation - slides.
Give it a name when asked. That name is the VNCfiles file name, so it is what you will see in All files and what the editor shows in its title.
The editor opens in a new tab. Edit, then Save in the editor.

New documents are created in your Documents folder and, best-effort, shared with your team in one step, so a colleague can open them straight away. Adjust who can reach them at any time from VNCfiles (see Share a file or folder).

Open a file from this device

Use Open from this device to upload a .docx, .xlsx or .pptx you already have. It uploads into VNCfiles and opens in the editor in one step - the uploaded file name is the document name.

Find a document

The search box lists the documents in the VNCfiles registry (newest first until you type). Type to narrow the list and select a result to open it in the editor. Back to files returns you to VNCfiles.

How a save is stored

Every save is a new version. The previous content is kept, so you can see how a document changed and restore an earlier version from VNCfiles – see File versions.
It is searchable immediately. A save is re-read and re-indexed on the spot (name and content), so a phrase you just typed is findable in search and across the suite - see Searchable across the suite.

Rename a document

Rename it in VNCfiles (the row’s ⋯ → Rename). The editor reflects the new name the next time the document is opened; an editor that is already open keeps the old title until reopened.

One writer at a time

While a document is open for editing it is locked. If someone else tries to edit it at the same time, they get a clear refusal instead of overwriting each other. Close the document to release it.

When editing is available

Editing in VNCoffice-c works for files whose bytes VNCfiles owns, in a folder that is not end-to-end encrypted:

A file that is only a reference into another product’s storage, or
a file in an end-to-end-encrypted folder (the server holds only ciphertext)

cannot be edited here and is politely refused.