Since showing how to embed PDF documents into SharePoint web pages, a few people have been asking how to do the same with Office documents. The answer depends on what version of SharePoint and Office you are using (and licensed for). Here are some of the different methods possible…
Read more »With the release of SharePoint Server 2010 and Office 2010 earlier this year, a new set of applications also arrived – Office Web Applications. Office Web Apps are browser-based versions of Office, enabling you to create, view and edit presentations, spreadsheets and documents using just a web browser.
Two questions keep coming up in SharePoint conversations with clients – What’s the licensing for Office Web Apps? Can I create documents using just Office Web Apps with SharePoint or do I still need Office to be installed?…
Read more »Oct 11
Good article written by Jakob Neilsen over on www.useit.com, discussing the history of the graphical user interface (GUI), and the reality that the current method of WYSIWYG (whizz-ee-wig: What You See Is What You Get) menus is going past its sell-by date. Jakob then discusses the work Microsoft is doing with the new Office 12 [...]
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