Canceling check out of documents

Canceling the check out of a document abandons the downloaded copy of the document on your computer and unlocks the document so that it can be checked out again.

To cancel check out of a document:

1. Open the SharePoint library that contains the document for which you want to cancel its check out.
2. Point to the name of the document for which you want to cancel its check out until the down arrow appears, click the down arrow, and select Cancel Check Out. The Status property of the document reverts to Released and the icon in the Status column disappears.