Manage Shared Information and Content

Document Workspace – If you want to make a document available for collaboration purposes, create a document workspace to store the document in a central online location. You can create a document workspace by choosing the shared attachment option when sending an e-mail attachment with Outlook 2007. Document workspaces are made possible through integration with Windows SharePoint Services, a feature of the Windows Server® 2003 operating system. You can use Office SharePoint Server 2007 to further extend these capabilities; for more information, visit http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver.
Connect to Outlook Tasks – Task lists created on an Office SharePoint Server 2007 site can be connected to Outlook 2007 so that they can be viewed and managed alongside your other tasks. Like OneNote tasks, SharePoint tasks are visible in your To-Do Bar. In the SharePoint task list, click the Actions button, then click Connect to Outlook.
Offline Document Libraries – You can keep synchronized copies of SharePoint document libraries and lists within your Outlook folders, making it easy to organize and browse documents in these folders, just as you would any e-mail. You can work on these documents within their respective applications in Office Outlook 2007 at any time, even when you are offline. When you are back online, you can easily synchronize your changes with the server version. From a shared document library, click Actions on the Shared Documents toolbar, then click Connect to Outlook.
Start a Workflow – To start a workflow, click the drop-down list for your document within your document workspace or document library, and then click Workflows. Select the desired workflow, and then click Start.
Participate in a Workflow – Integration with familiar client applications such as Office Outlook 2007 simplifies the workflow experience for users. For example, you can be notified of the workflow in progress via e-mail. At the top of your email Click Edit This Task to open the Approval dialog box. From here, you can open the workflow document and then approve or reject it, adding your comments if necessary.
Track a Workflow – You can track the workflow progress and view the completion information in the shared document library or document workspace. Click Workflows from the document drop-down menu within your document workspace or document library.