Chapter 15. Office 2010 Client Applications

Why are we talking about the Office 2010 client applications in a SharePoint 2010 book? The answer is simple: To maximize the value of your investment in the SharePoint platform, you will want to evaluate and take advantage of the integration and capabilities that are “lit up” through the Office client.

The Office 2007 system added many features that worked “best” with a combination of the 2007 versions of the Office client and SharePoint. These included offline information and easy access to advanced SharePoint document management features such as workflow, metadata, and version control.

There is business value here: If you make it easy for end users to work with SharePoint from within the context ...

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