Word X and MS Sharepoint

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Jaime G

We are using Sharepoint (hosted on microsoft's server). We
have one person in a remote office who is using a Mac with
OS X and OfficeX. A group is collaborating mainly on a few
Word documents and the user with a Mac cannot edit the
document directly in Word as our PC users do. They have to
download the document edit it and then upload it. This is
counter to the whole idea of collaboration, because
meanwhile someone else has edited the document and
someone's changes are bound to be lost. Is there some way
to get Word on the Mac to work properly with Sharepoint?

Thanks in advance!
Jaime
 
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Jim Gordon

Hi,

Macs can control most versions of Windows remotely. See this article for
details about which OS versions can be controlled:
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/DOWN
LOAD/MISC/RDC.xml&secid=80&ssid=9&flgnosysreq=True>

The solution is to set up a virtual Windows machine (use VMWare or Virtual
PC for Windows) on a Windows computer or use a real PC that can be remote
controlled. Set it up so the Mac user can access the virtual Windows
machine. Then the Mac user will be able share the document using SharePoint.

The indirect solution is the only one available right now. A feature request
to have Macs directly supported by SharePoint can be sent to Microsoft via
this URL:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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Thanks.

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