Summary

This chapter covers prerequisites for Office Web Apps and topics to consider when planning to support Office Web Apps, such as browser support, support of older versions of Microsoft Office documents, and mobile device support. The configuration of Office Web Apps on a two-server farm is provided, and a walkthrough of the service application configuration options. Accessing Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote documents via Office Web Apps is covered to give an overview of the main features of each and some indication of limitations. In summary, Office Web Apps provide some potentially invaluable tools for organizations wanting to provide Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote content to users through supported browsers, but there are ...

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