15. A system for collaboratively editing a data file, the system comprising: a computer processing unit; and a memory encoding instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to: display the data file in an authoring window within a user interface; present to a user an interface enabling selection between displaying an editing conflict and hiding the editing conflict; in response to receiving a selection to display an editing conflict, displaying the authoring window and a conflict summary window within the user interface, the conflict summary window including a listing of unresolved editing conflicts and identifying a type of editing operation for each of the unresolved editing conflicts, wherein the type of editing operation identifies whether an edit was inserted, deleted or revised; in response to receiving a selection of one of the unresolved editing conflicts, display a reject control; and allow the user to select the reject control, resulting in rejecting the editing conflict.
15. A system for collaboratively editing a data file, the system comprising: a computer processing unit; and a memory encoding instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to: display the data file in an authoring window within a user interface; present to a user an interface enabling selection between displaying an editing conflict and hiding the editing conflict; in response to receiving a selection to display an editing conflict, displaying the authoring window and a conflict summary window within the user interface, the conflict summary window including a listing of unresolved editing conflicts and identifying a type of editing operation for each of the unresolved editing conflicts, wherein the type of editing operation identifies whether an edit was inserted, deleted or revised; in response to receiving a selection of one of the unresolved editing conflicts, display a reject control; and allow the user to select the reject control, resulting in rejecting the editing conflict. 16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processing unit is further caused to display the editing conflict within context of non-conflicting content.