Online Meeting Tools
When groups of people work together on a common project in diverse locations, having a shared, common computer screen can be a great tool. One person makes a change, say, in a Word file or a PowerPoint presentation, and everyone sees the results in real time.
Remote Assistance, described in the previous section, is a fine tool for this when just two people want to collaborate—if it works. And whereas previous versions of Windows included NetMeeting and Windows Meeting Space, collaboration tools that were designed to let more than two people work together, Microsoft has retired these programs and they’re no longer available. Microsoft SharedView, formerly available for download, has also been removed from service.
Therefore, ...
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