| |
Feature |
Office 2000 |
Office XP |
Office 2003 |
| General Integration Features |
Save and open files from SharePoint sites |
Yes (Word, Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint) |
Yes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) |
Enhanced (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Project, Visio, InfoPath) |
| Metadata automatically saved |
No |
No |
Yes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) |
| File properties and metadata automatically promoted and demoted |
Data stored but not displayed (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) |
Yes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) |
Enhanced (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InfoPath) |
| Document version tracking |
No |
No |
Enhanced (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InfoPath) |
| Document check-in and checkout |
No |
No |
Enhanced (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InfoPath) |
| Microsoft Project document, risk and issue management |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Multiple document upload |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Inline discussions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Office components for SharePoint |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Online Presence smart tag |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Microsoft Business Solutions integration |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Document Workspace Sites |
Shared attachments |
No |
No |
Outlook attachments |
| Automatic creation of Document Workspace sites |
No |
No |
Yes, with shared attachments |
| Document Workspace task pane |
No |
No |
Yes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) |
| Document updates for shared attachments |
No |
No |
Yes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) |
| View and edit a shared attachment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Meeting Workspace Sites |
Automatic creation of Meeting Workspace sites |
No |
No |
Yes (Outlook meeting, or from SharePoint events list) |
| Outlook Integration |
Synchronize calendar and contacts |
No |
No |
Yes (Outlook) |
| Alerts |
Yes |
Yes |
Improved (alerts on lists, more Alert information) |
| Alert integration with Outlook |
No |
No |
Yes (Outlook) |
| Excel Integration |
Two-way synchronization with SharePoint lists |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Export data as SharePoint list |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Export data as custom list |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Access Integration |
Link table to SharePoint list |
No |
No |
Yes |
| FrontPage Integration |
Edit and customize Windows SharePoint Services Web sites |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Create, edit and save data-driven Web Part pages |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Solution packages |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Browse and search Web Part galleries |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Manage List Views |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Create templates |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Web Part connections |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Back up and restore site |
No |
No |
Yes |
| InfoPath Integration |
Business Document Library |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
| Edit documents in InfoPath |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
| Aggregate business reports |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
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