Participating in Web Discussions
PowerPoint's online collaboration capabilities don't stop with presentation broadcasts and online meetings. You can also access Office 2000's new Web-based discussion forums from PowerPoint (as you can with all the other Office applications).
These forums work like an Internet newsgroup (you may have used one before), and enable you to carry on a discussion with co-workers without all of you having to be present at the same time. Presentation broadcasts and online meetings work in real-time. Web forums aren't real-time; they're there whenever you have a chance to check in to see what's new. It's handy to have the choice between the two approaches.
Starting a Web Discussion
To start a new Web discussion (or access ...
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