Chapter 7. Working as a Team: Collaborating with Other Users

IN THIS CHAPTER

Collaborating on a Word Document	261
Sharing Excel Workbooks	274
Collaborating via Outlook	280
Using SharePoint to Collaborate on Office Documents	293

Long gone are the days when computer users worked in what used to be known, somewhat quaintly, as "splendid isolation." Collaboration is the watchword for the modern user, whether he or she works in a large corporation (where everyone works in "teams" these days), a small business (where everyone pitches in to help everyone else), or as a freelancer (where feedback from clients, editors, lawyers, and others is the norm).

Fortunately, Microsoft Office 2003 was built with collaboration in mind. The suite is loaded with tools and options that enable you and your colleagues to work on documents together, share files, schedule meetings, and have conversations. This chapter takes you through the most useful and powerful of these Office collaboration features.