Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0 Step by Step

Using the Access Web Datasheet

If you create a list by importing an Excel 2007 spreadsheet, you might find it convenient to use a spreadsheet-like environment when editing, formatting, or entering data into your newly created list. This spreadsheet-like environment is called the Access Web Datasheet, previously known as the Datasheet view, and was introduced in Chapter 4.

Using a list or library in a datasheet can be a tremendous productivity booster. However, to make use of this feature, you must have the Microsoft Office 2003 Editions or the 2007 Microsoft Office suite installed on your computer and your browser must support Microsoft ActiveX controls. If these requirements are not met, you will receive a message indicating that the list will ...