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Charles MaxsonCharles MaxsonTechnical EvangelistTechnical Evangelist

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MicrosoftMicrosoft®® Office Office And The WebAnd The Web

4-2024-202

AgendaAgenda

OverviewOverview The Web Enabling of OfficeThe Web Enabling of Office

Office Web ContentOffice Web Content Creating Creating PublishingPublishing Making Content DynamicMaking Content Dynamic

The Document ParadigmThe Document Paradigm CollaborationCollaboration

Office And The WebOffice And The Web

The Question…The Question…Everywhere, knowledge is being captured Everywhere, knowledge is being captured within Office documents. However, sharing within Office documents. However, sharing this knowledge has been limited by this knowledge has been limited by technology beyond the average user’s reachtechnology beyond the average user’s reach

It’s where people It’s where people want want to work.to work.

The Answer…The Answer…

Within a familiar environment, Office 2000 Within a familiar environment, Office 2000 removes the barriers and allows removes the barriers and allows allall users to users to participate in this revolution called the Web. participate in this revolution called the Web. Seamlessly, without boundariesSeamlessly, without boundaries

It’s where people work.It’s where people work.

The Web Enabling Of Office The Web Enabling Of Office Creating Content with OfficeCreating Content with Office

HTML File FormatHTML File Format Universal file viewingUniversal file viewing Visually consistent viewing and editingVisually consistent viewing and editing WYSIWEB – “What you see, is what WYSIWEB – “What you see, is what

everyone browses”everyone browses” Roundtripping – to the browser and back againRoundtripping – to the browser and back again

Web FeaturesWeb Features Themes, frames, improved hyperlinks, output Themes, frames, improved hyperlinks, output

options, VSEoptions, VSE HTML file format typically contains multiple HTML file format typically contains multiple

files per documentfiles per document

Web Publishing With OfficeWeb Publishing With OfficeWeb FoldersWeb Folders

Native as saving to a hard drive/networkNative as saving to a hard drive/network Integrated throughout WindowsIntegrated throughout Windows

Appears under “My Computer”Appears under “My Computer” All Explorer views All Explorer views Office’s File Open & Save dialogsOffice’s File Open & Save dialogs

Folder shortcuts work like mapped Folder shortcuts work like mapped network drivesnetwork drives

Drag-n-drop file operationsDrag-n-drop file operations Create publishing “Favorites”Create publishing “Favorites”

Demo:Demo:Creating And Publishing Creating And Publishing

Web Content with Web Content with Office 2000Office 2000

Office Web ComponentsOffice Web ComponentsDon’t just browse pages, interact with themDon’t just browse pages, interact with them

The best of Office’s analysis toolsThe best of Office’s analysis tools Spreadsheet, PivotTable, Chart, Data Source Component Spreadsheet, PivotTable, Chart, Data Source Component

Natively authored in Excel and AccessNatively authored in Excel and Access Design in FrontPageDesign in FrontPage®®, MSE, Visual Basic, MSE, Visual Basic®®, VID, Access or VNP*, VID, Access or VNP*

Use in Web pages or any OLE ContainerUse in Web pages or any OLE Container MS Forms, Visual Basic forms, other COM control containersMS Forms, Visual Basic forms, other COM control containers Fully programmable via COM automationFully programmable via COM automation

Can use server-side without UI, such Can use server-side without UI, such as in Active Server Pagesas in Active Server Pages Can emit static content, e.g., GIFs Can emit static content, e.g., GIFs or HTML or HTML

Office Web ComponentsOffice Web ComponentsLogisticsLogistics

Internet Explorer 4.01 or higherInternet Explorer 4.01 or higher Internet Explorer 3.0 will render components as Internet Explorer 3.0 will render components as

static textstatic text No technological tie to Office 2000No technological tie to Office 2000

Can deploy without deploying Office 2000Can deploy without deploying Office 2000 Auto-Download using CAB and Microsoft InstallerAuto-Download using CAB and Microsoft Installer

Use the CODEBASE attribute, must be file:\\ Use the CODEBASE attribute, must be file:\\ path (i.e., Intranet only)path (i.e., Intranet only)

CAB is 1.6 Mb, component is 2.7 MbCAB is 1.6 Mb, component is 2.7 Mb Licensing requirements…Licensing requirements…

Demo:Demo:Making Content DynamicMaking Content Dynamic

With The With The Office Web Office Web

ComponentsComponents

Data Access PagesData Access PagesBring “Live” Data to the WebBring “Live” Data to the Web

Access reports and forms for the WebAccess reports and forms for the Web View/edit/analyze data via a browserView/edit/analyze data via a browser

Did somebody say “Internet Explorer 5.0”?Did somebody say “Internet Explorer 5.0”? Simple creation of data bound HTML pages Simple creation of data bound HTML pages

Similar design tools as Access form/reportsSimilar design tools as Access form/reports Easily leverage relationships in underlying dataEasily leverage relationships in underlying data One step deployment to Web serverOne step deployment to Web server Stored externally outside of Access .mdb/.adp fileStored externally outside of Access .mdb/.adp file

Demo:Demo:Binding Data To Web Binding Data To Web

Pages with Pages with Data AccessData AccessPagesPages

The Document ParadigmThe Document Paradigm

What is it?What is it?Teams are the essential unit in which people work. Teams are the essential unit in which people work. Documents are created for teams, yet our tools Documents are created for teams, yet our tools reflect a single user mentality, creating a barrier reflect a single user mentality, creating a barrier towards true collaborationtowards true collaboration

It’s how people It’s how people want want to work.to work.

How to address it?How to address it?

By letting teams work around documents without By letting teams work around documents without having to implement “work-arounds”, collaboration having to implement “work-arounds”, collaboration can be truly recognized. Office 2000 with can be truly recognized. Office 2000 with Office Server Extensions enables collaborationOffice Server Extensions enables collaboration

It’s how people work.It’s how people work.

Collaboration With OSE Collaboration With OSE DiscussionsDiscussions

Initiate document-based discussionsInitiate document-based discussions In-line content or at a document levelIn-line content or at a document level Real-time or ad hocReal-time or ad hoc

From Office apps and/or a browserFrom Office apps and/or a browser Use OSE Start Page if not >= IE 4 Use OSE Start Page if not >= IE 4

Documents are not changedDocuments are not changed Discussion threads anchored to signatures in Discussion threads anchored to signatures in

documentsdocuments Stored in SQL databaseStored in SQL database

Engage discussions on any Web pageEngage discussions on any Web page

Collaboration With OSE Collaboration With OSE Subscriptions and NotificationsSubscriptions and Notifications

E-mail notification of document or folder E-mail notification of document or folder level events occurring on OSE serverlevel events occurring on OSE server Document edits, additions, deletions, etc.Document edits, additions, deletions, etc. DiscussionsDiscussions

Uses any SMTP mail server to send Uses any SMTP mail server to send notifications via e-mail notifications via e-mail

Schedule delivery frequency based on Schedule delivery frequency based on “importance”“importance”

Works only with docs on specific Office Works only with docs on specific Office extended web serverextended web server

OSEOSEWeb Access ToolsWeb Access Tools

Start PageStart Page Alternative entry point for OSE collaborationAlternative entry point for OSE collaboration Interface for non-Internet Explorer 4.0 Interface for non-Internet Explorer 4.0

or higher usersor higher users AutoNavigation PagesAutoNavigation Pages

Filter documents by propertiesFilter documents by properties Search Page Search Page

Find pages based on traditional file characteristics Find pages based on traditional file characteristics Office propertiesOffice properties

Requires Microsoft Index Server Requires Microsoft Index Server Customizable…Customizable…

Demo:Demo:Collaboration Via OSECollaboration Via OSE

For More InformationFor More Information

On the InternetOn the Internet www.www.microsoftmicrosoft.com/office.com/office www.www.microsoftmicrosoft.com/.com/orkork officeupdateofficeupdate..microsoftmicrosoft.com.com

At the bookstoreAt the bookstore ““Microsoft Office 2000 Resource Kit” Microsoft Office 2000 Resource Kit”

Various authors (MS Press)Various authors (MS Press) ““Microsoft Office 2000 Visual Basic Microsoft Office 2000 Visual Basic

Programmer’s Guide”Programmer’s Guide” By Shank, Roberts & Myers (MS Press)By Shank, Roberts & Myers (MS Press)

Microsoft Office Developer EditionMicrosoft Office Developer Edition MSDN Library Office 2000 Developer versionMSDN Library Office 2000 Developer version

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