Microsoft Sharepoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit eBook

Chapter 38
Windows SharePoint
Services with the
Microsoft Office System
In this chapter:
Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office
Integration Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1028
Microsoft Office Access 2003 Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029
Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1030
Integration with Outlook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1031
Integration with FrontPage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1032
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1036
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services provides the collaborative backbone to
a Microsoft Office system. Sharing and managing documents and data are only part
of what can be done with Windows SharePoint Services. You can create SharePoint
sites from your Office applications as part of your regular work routine, so you can
be more productive without needing extensive training or specialized technical
knowledge.
You can use Web services included as part of Windows SharePoint Services to
interact directly with Windows SharePoint Services, or use the Shared Workspace
object model to build document-centric collaborative solutions.
As with Microsoft Office, Windows SharePoint Services delivers a solid core of
functionality that you can extend with your own code. Such features as Document
Workspace sites and Meeting Workspace sites enable users to share data seamlessly,
cooperate on tasks, and exchange e-mail and instant messages without leaving their
familiar Microsoft Office applications.
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