Client Extensions
From an end user perspective, the SharePoint Portal Server features are enabled through extended client capabilities. Once installed, Microsoft Office, Windows Explorer, and Internet Explorer allow specific SharePoint Portal Server features to be exposed through these familiar tools.
Windows Explorer Extensions
Within Windows Explorer, extended SharePoint Portal Server capabilities expose document libraries as a Web folder. The interface (see Figure 2.7) provides a traditional view to document folders and an enhanced context level view to metadata (profile) details. All SharePoint Portal Server documents have extended property pages that includes metadata, security settings, version history, and so on. Additional right-click ...
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