Publishing a document on a Sharepoint Workspace using Microsoft Word

Publishing a document on a Sharepoint Workspace using Microsoft Word

This information in this article applies to:

SharePoint 2003
Publishing
Microsoft Word

In Word, go to the menu "Tools" / "Shared Workspace".
On the right hand side in Word: enter the URL of your Sharepoint Site under "Location for new workspace".

If word shows the error "The location ... is a restricted or non-trusted site ...":
   - Open Internet Explorer
   - Go to the menu Tools / Internet Options
   - Go to the Security tab and select Trusted Sites
   - Click the Sites button
   - Make sure that "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone)" is NOT checked
   - Add the URL of your Sharepoint site, starting with "http://".

Select Yes of Word asks if you want to save the document first. It will be saved on your local hard drive.
A pop up with a progress bar will be opened "creating new document workspace..."
Enter the login and password of a user that you created on your Sharepoint site.
If you close Word, select "Update Workspace Copy" in order to update the document on the Workspace with your changes.

You can now visit the Workspace on which the Document is published:
Surf to your Sharepoint Site.
Click on Site Settings and click on "Manage Sites and workspaces".
Click on the Workspace which was created.
The workspace is a subsite of your Sharepoint site, and allows to create task lists, an agenda etc. regarding the collaboration on the shared document.

Article ID: 221, Created On: 6/11/2008, Modified: 6/11/2008