With thanks to Reinier for mentioning, the updated version of the "Good, Better, Best"
document: Fair, Good, Better, Best.
This white paper describes how different versions of Office programs work together
with the 2003 and 2007 versions of SharePoint technologies. Although an overview of
the integration features of Microsoft Office 2000 versus Microsoft Office XP with
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
is provided, the paper’s focus is on the integration features of the Office 2003 Editions
versions the 2007 Office Suites with the 2007 SharePoint Products and Technologies.
The increasing levels of functional capabilities have been deemed “fair” for Office
2000, “good” for Office XP, “better” for the Office 2003 Editions, and “best” for
the 2007 Office Suites in terms of how they work together with SharePoint.
A detailed comparison of how the Office 2003 Editions versus the 2007 Office Suites,
namely, Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 and Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007,
work with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 will be
provided.
The paper concludes that in order to realize the best user experience with Office
and SharePoint integration features, the client programs must be upgraded to a 2007
Microsoft Office Suite, namely, Office Professional Plus 2007 or Office Enterprise
2007 and the server technologies must be upgraded to either Windows SharePoint Services
3.0 or Office SharePoint Server 2007.
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