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# Live edits

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With live edits enabled, members in your org can edit a section without creating [a change request](/docs/collaborate/change-requests.md). When editing content, you can see the avatars of anyone currently viewing the section in the top-right corner.

GitBook supports live collaboration, meaning you’ll be able to work on the same document with multiple members at the same time.

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**Live edits are locked** by default in any newly created section. To edit the content, you will either need to [create a change request](/docs/collaborate/change-requests.md), or toggle live edits on.
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### Toggling live edit mode

You can toggle live edit mode in a section by clicking **Lock live edits** or **Unlock live edits** in the [section header’s](/docs/reference/gitbook-ui.md#space-header) **Actions menu** <picture><source srcset="/files/HXFvPsjDqbaBEhpH0WKJ" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"><img src="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2FPnnI41SqLSaKBNwT98fW%2Factions-horizontal.svg?alt=media&amp;token=99754200-a354-4ffe-931e-aa6322ea7395" alt="The Actions menu icon in GitBook"></picture>.

When a section is in **Live edits** mode, the section header will show the **Editor** tab. When it is in **Locked live edits** mode, the section header will show a **Read-only** tab. When the Read-only tab appears in the section header, you will need to open a change request to edit the content of the page, or unlock live edits.

### When is live editing *not* available?

You cannot unlock live editing if:

1. a section is published with the **Public** or **Unlisted** visibility option.
2. a section has [GitHub or GitLab Sync](/docs/docs-as-code/git-sync.md) enabled.

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Only [administrators and creators](/docs/collaborate/member-management/roles.md) can lock or unlock live edits.
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