Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed

Connecting SharePoint 2010 Content to Outlook 2010

Another option for taking content offline for mobile users is to synchronize with Outlook 2010 or 2007. This section reviews the process for syncing with Outlook 2010 initially for document libraries and then for task lists and calendars. The SharePoint administrator should understand the differences between SharePoint Workspace 2010 and connecting content to Outlook, and the example shown here will help make these differences clear. For example, files downloaded to Outlook 2007 or 2010 are “read-only,” but can still be edited by following the steps listed here. New files can’t be added to Outlook folders synchronized with SharePoint document libraries, although tasks and calendar items can ...