15.5. SharePoint and GrooveIf you work for a large company or study at a large university, you're probably hooked up to a network. If someone has installed either Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Microsoft Office Groove 2007 on that network, you don't have to rely on the poor man's collaboration strategy described on page 430 (email your presentation to your colleagues, wait for them to email you back, and painstakingly adjust your presentation based on their feedback). Instead, you can use SharePoint's options to create and manage an approval process and track slideshow revisions, and you can use Groove to conduct real-time review sessions. Read on for details. 15.5.1. SharePointMicrosoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is a program that lets folks share files over a network. If your computer's connected to a network computer running SharePoint, you can use PowerPoint's Office button Publish Publish Slides, Office button Publish Document Management Server, and Office button Publish Create Document Workspace options to:
Because only a small percentage of folks who use PowerPoint also have access to a SharePoint server (which used to be called SharePoint services ), this book doesn't cover SharePoint in detail. Instead, to get the latest information on purchasing, installing, and using SharePoint, check out www.microsoft.com/office/preview/servers/sharepointserver/highlights.mspx. 15.5.2. GrooveIf your computer's connected to a network computer running Microsoft Office Groove 2007, you can use Groove options to call an electronic review meeting. Then, no matter what companies your attendees work for or what countries or time zones they're in, everybody gets to see the same set of slides in real-time and discuss them via instant messaging. Groove is new to Microsoft Office 2007. For help in finding, downloading, and using it, visit www.microsoft.com/office/groove/default.mspx. |