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Working with Check In / Check Out

Working with Check out

Choose the files you want to check out by clicking the checkmark. Then, click the “Check in/Out” button on the ribbon.

Selecting multiple files with checkmarks and clicking the Check In/Out button on the SharePoint ribbon

In the window that opens, select “Check Out” and confirm the action

Choosing Check Out and confirming the action in the Virto multiple file check-out dialog

If you want to discard the checkout, navigate to the file you’ve discarded, tick the box to select it, and click “More” -> “Advanced” -> “Discard Check Out”.

Reaching Discard Check Out via the More then Advanced menu after selecting a file in SharePoint

A window will appear asking you to approve or decline the operation. Click the button to proceed with discarding the check out, or click “X” to cancel the operation.

Confirmation window to approve or cancel discarding the check out of a file

Working with Check In

Select files in the library and click Check In/Out. In the Virto Check In/Out panel, click Check Out or Check In (or the “and close” variant) and confirm with Ok.

Virto Check In/Out panel with a selected file and the Check In and Check Out buttons

To add a check-in comment, click the gear button in the upper-right corner of the panel, type the comment and, if needed, select Minor versions. Then click Check In.

Check-in comment box and Minor versions checkbox opened from the gear button

The log shows the status of each file: Checked In or Checked Out.

Log data with the Checked In status

To view the version history, click the three dots next to the document and select “Version History”.

Selecting Version History from the three dots menu next to a SharePoint document

You can now see all the information about the changes made to the selected document.

Version history showing all recorded changes made to the selected SharePoint document

To set up document versioning, please refer to Microsoft’s instructions for detailed guidance on configuring versioning settings in SharePoint.

In modern libraries

In modern libraries, CheckIn, Download, Copy and Move and Upload are on the command bar. When files are selected, the Virto commands Download, Copy and Move, Upload, Edit and Delete are in the … menu (marked with the blue Virto icon). The panels work the same as in classic libraries.

More menu of a modern library with the Virto Download, Copy and Move, Upload, Edit and Delete commands

Updated on October 20, 2026