Appendix B. Reference Tables
Office Versions
SharePoint works with Office versions 2000 to 2007. However, the feature sets vary a great deal among these versions. Basically, all versions allow you to save and open files from SharePoint sites through the browser; 2002 supports some integration (export list to spreadsheet); and 2003 provides full integration through the Shared Documents task pane. Table B-1 further details Microsoft Office version compatibility.
Table B-1. Microsoft Office version compatibility
Product | Feature | Office version | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007 | ||
All | Save and open files from SharePoint sites | X | X | X | X |
Shared Workspace task pane | X | X | |||
Document updates for shared attachments | X | X | |||
View and edit a shared attachment | X | X | X | X | |
Create new documents in web browser | X | X | X | ||
Collect metadata automatically | X | X | |||
Promote and demote file properties and metadata automatically | Limited | X | X | X | |
Track document versions | X | X | |||
Check out and check in documents | X | X | |||
Manage Microsoft Project documents, risks, and issues | X | X | |||
Upload multiple documents | X | X | |||
Inline discussions | X | X | X | X | |
Microsoft Office Components for SharePoint | X | X | |||
Person Names Smart Tag | X | X | |||
Integration with Microsoft Business Solutions | X | X | |||
Shared attachments | X | X | |||
Create Document Workspace sites | X | X | |||
Outlook | Create Meeting Workspace sites automatically | X | X | ||
Synchronize calendar and contact list sites | X | X | |||
Receive alerts | X | X | X | X | |
Alert integration with Outlook | X | X | |||
Excel | Two-way synchronization with SharePoint lists | X | X | ||
Export list data to Excel spreadsheet | X | X | X | ||
Create custom list from Excel ... | |||||