What happens when you create a major version of a document?
Create major versions If major versioning is being used and changes to a document are saved, the document’s status becomes Pending and the previous major version of the document is made available for viewing by users who have read permissions.
Can you tell if a document is version 1.1?
But at this point it’s never clear (to me at least) whether version 1.1 is a draft for approval or an approved update to version 1.1. In order to be sure, I have to open the document and check the version history, and even then, authors are sometimes not rigorous enough to state explicitly whether the document amendment is signed off or not.
How to use versioning, content approval and check-out?
This article describes how to plan to use versioning, content approval, and check-out in SharePoint Server to control document versions throughout their life cycle. SharePoint Server includes the following features that can help you control documents in a document library:
When to use major versioning in Microsoft Office?
In major versioning, every time that a new version of a document is saved, all users who have permissions to the document library will be able to view the content. Use this option when you do not want to differentiate between draft versions of documents and published versions.
How to check out, check in and versions?
In SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2016, select Page, and then Library Settings. In the Settings page, select Versioning Settings. In the Versioning Settings page, scroll down and click Yes for Require documents to be checked out before they can be edited. How to see who has files checked out?
Can a minor version be saved as a major version?
Create major and minor (draft) versions If major and minor versioning is being used and changes to a document are saved, the author has the choice of saving a new minor version of the document as a draft or creating a new major version, which changes the document’s status to Pending.