March 2008 Overview Microsoft Office Live Workspace beta is a free Web-based extension of Microsoft Office that enables people to access their documents online and easily share their work and collaborate with others. Key Features and Benefits Anywhere Access | • | Store over 1,000 Microsoft Office documents and other files (500 MB available) in a password-protected location on the Internet and access them from almost any Internet-connected computer. | | • | View Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office PowerPoint or PDF documents, even if Microsoft Office is not on the computer you are using. | | • | Keep Web-based lists (e.g., to-do lists, guest lists and wish lists) and ad hoc notes so that they are available when you need them. |
Share and Collaborate With Others | • | Share a single document or a collection of documents; you control who has access to the areas of your workspace. | | • | Give editing or view-only rights to those with whom you share access. | | • | Track workspace activities with the new activity panel and receive notifications when changes are made in the workspace. | | • | Use Microsoft SharedView beta to work with others in real time and share applications. |
Extend the Microsoft Office Experience | • | Open and save files directly to your workspace from Microsoft Office XP, 2003 or 2007. | | • | Automatically synchronize Contact, Tasks and Event lists with Outlook 2003 and 2007 so you are always up to date. | | • | Export any workspace list to Excel to archive list content or simply take it offline. |
Who Can Benefit From a Workspace? | • | Anyone who cannot get to a document they need because it is behind a firewall or on a misplaced USB key drive or laptop. | | • | Anyone who wants to share documents with friends and family, partners, vendors, or clients in a password-protected setting. | | • | Anyone who sends documents to their personal e-mail account so that they can work on them on their own time. | | • | Anyone who is responsible for merging changes and comments from multiple people. |
What Can Do You With an Office Live Workspace? There are limitless ways to use Microsoft Office Live Workspace beta for work, school and home projects, including these simple examples: Share documents with others: | • | Gather feedback on a document, report or presentation. | | • | Share with people who cannot access your network. |
Prepare for a meeting: | • | Share the agenda, minutes and action items. | | • | Post meeting handouts or presentations. |
Organize a study group: | • | Work together on assignments and share notes from class. | | • | Keep a shared schedule and task list for your group. |
Organize an event: | • | Plan a party, a camping trip or even a wedding. | | • | Share to-do lists, timelines, budgets and directions. |
Office Live Workspace beta, available in English worldwide, comes with advanced virus protection from Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint, and is accessible using a Windows Live ID and password. System Requirements To use Microsoft Office Live Workspace Beta, you will need the following: | • | Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista or Mac OS X 10.2.x (with Firefox) | | • | Internet Explorer 6.0 or later or Firefox 2.0 (required for Mac OS X 10.2.x) | | • | Broadband connection, 128 Kbps or greater | | • | Minimum 800x600; 1024x768 or higher recommended | | • | A Windows Live ID with a valid e-mail account |
To use Microsoft Office integration features with Office Live Workspace, you will need the following: | • | Microsoft Office XP, 2003 or 2007 | | • | Microsoft Office Live Add-in for Microsoft Office (free download, 0.12 MB installed) is required only for application menu integration for Open/Save commands. | | • | Multiple document upload add-in is required to upload multiple documents |
To install and use SharedView Beta with Office Live Workspace, you will need the following: | • | A computer with a 700MHz processor or higher that meets the following requirements: | • | Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows Vista | | • | Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or later or Firefox | | • | Memory: Minimum 256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended) | | • | Hard disk: 10 MB of free hard disk space | | • | Display: Minimum 800x600 screen resolution (1024x768 recommended) | | • | Applications: DirectX 8.0 or higher |
| | • | Internet connection: Broadband Internet access, 300 Kbps minimum. Slower connections may work, but the experience may not be optimal. | | • | A Windows Live ID if you want to start your own sessions (you do not need one to join someone else’s session). |
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