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Michael Estler _________________________
According to the help file in the latest Beta release of Microsoft Office
2007 Groove they have removed a lengthy list of key features. Not the least
of which is the ability to add communications in Outlook to the Groove
Discussion space. Here is the exact quote from the Help in Groove...
Very disappointed in the New Groove
Features and tools no longer available in this release
The list below describes the features and tools no longer available in this
release. The lengthy number of items mostly reflects adjustments to the
feature set as the Groove application becomes part of Microsoft's Office
offerings. Additionally, this release focuses on ensuring the highest quality
of the key features that receive the most use.
The following tools and toolsets are no longer available for adding to new
or existing workspaces: Contact Manager, Discussion, Document Review,
Outliner, Task Manager, Text, Tic-Tac-Toe, Web Links, Welcome Page, Advanced
Project Toolset, and Mobile Workspace for SharePoint.
Instances of these tools in existing workspaces will continue to function.
A new version of the Groove Discussion Tool (as described above) is now
available.
The Groove SharePoint Files Tool replaces Mobile Workspace for SharePoint.
Note that you can no longer synchronize data in an between existing mobile
workspaces and its associated SharePoint site.
Chat-only workspaces. Chat is now available only as part of standard or file
sharing workspaces.
Co-editing of Word documents.
Presenting of PowerPoint slide shows.
File viewers in the Groove Files Tool.
Outlook Calendar integration with the Groove Calendar and Groove Meetings
tools.
Launching Netmeeting.
Sending an Outlook email thread to a Groove workspace.
Sending Lotus Notes documents to a Groove workspace.
XMPP Proxy Server and Client features (i.e., interacting with Jabber users).
Options in account preferences for presence settings for idle behavior.
Docking the Groove Launchbar.
The "Auto-create record" feature in the Groove Forms tool.
Forms tools created in Groove versions prior to Groove 2.5 will not be
accessible.
Forms tools created in Groove 2.5 will be accessible only for the purpose of
exporting data. Exported data can then be imported into a new Forms tool.
Groove accounts can no longer be uploaded to groove.net for backup or for
setting up use on multiple computers. Multiple computers usage now requires
saving your account file manually.
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This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...d97943760a74&dg=microsoft.public.officeupdate
2007 Groove they have removed a lengthy list of key features. Not the least
of which is the ability to add communications in Outlook to the Groove
Discussion space. Here is the exact quote from the Help in Groove...
Very disappointed in the New Groove
Features and tools no longer available in this release
The list below describes the features and tools no longer available in this
release. The lengthy number of items mostly reflects adjustments to the
feature set as the Groove application becomes part of Microsoft's Office
offerings. Additionally, this release focuses on ensuring the highest quality
of the key features that receive the most use.
The following tools and toolsets are no longer available for adding to new
or existing workspaces: Contact Manager, Discussion, Document Review,
Outliner, Task Manager, Text, Tic-Tac-Toe, Web Links, Welcome Page, Advanced
Project Toolset, and Mobile Workspace for SharePoint.
Instances of these tools in existing workspaces will continue to function.
A new version of the Groove Discussion Tool (as described above) is now
available.
The Groove SharePoint Files Tool replaces Mobile Workspace for SharePoint.
Note that you can no longer synchronize data in an between existing mobile
workspaces and its associated SharePoint site.
Chat-only workspaces. Chat is now available only as part of standard or file
sharing workspaces.
Co-editing of Word documents.
Presenting of PowerPoint slide shows.
File viewers in the Groove Files Tool.
Outlook Calendar integration with the Groove Calendar and Groove Meetings
tools.
Launching Netmeeting.
Sending an Outlook email thread to a Groove workspace.
Sending Lotus Notes documents to a Groove workspace.
XMPP Proxy Server and Client features (i.e., interacting with Jabber users).
Options in account preferences for presence settings for idle behavior.
Docking the Groove Launchbar.
The "Auto-create record" feature in the Groove Forms tool.
Forms tools created in Groove versions prior to Groove 2.5 will not be
accessible.
Forms tools created in Groove 2.5 will be accessible only for the purpose of
exporting data. Exported data can then be imported into a new Forms tool.
Groove accounts can no longer be uploaded to groove.net for backup or for
setting up use on multiple computers. Multiple computers usage now requires
saving your account file manually.
----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...d97943760a74&dg=microsoft.public.officeupdate
