Microsoft® SharePoint™ 2003 Unleashed, Second Edition

An Overview of Windows SharePoint Services' Capabilities

This section walks through a number of the features and capabilities offered by Windows SharePoint Services, including document workspaces, document libraries, and lists.

Creating a Windows SharePoint Services Document Workspace

Often key documents need to be shared with a team or group of people, and rather than simply storing the file on a file server and emailing a link to the team, a Windows SharePoint Services document workspace can be created to facilitate collaboration on the document.

From within Word 2003, a SharePoint workspace can easily be created. Note that workspaces can be created from other Office 2003 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio. To create this ...