| Oracle® Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle WebCenter Portal: Spaces 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) Part Number E10149-12 |
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| Oracle® Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle WebCenter Portal: Spaces 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) Part Number E10149-12 |
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WebCenter Portal: Spaces integrates with Microsoft Office and Windows Explorer to provide you with flexibility in managing files in a space when the content repository is Content Server. Microsoft Office shared document management functionality offers alternate ways to perform tasks that can also be performed within Spaces.
Note:
The Documents service is exposed on the Documents page and administration settings in a space only with Content Server 11g. If the connected content repository is Content Server 10g, the Documents page is not shown in a space, and the Documents service is not available in the space administration settings (Services and Roles). To use the Documents service functionality in 10g, you can create a page in a space and add Documents service task flows to the page.
The differences in Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, and 2010 mean that each version may support a particular feature in a different way, and one or more versions may not support some of the tasks described in this chapter. Each section in this chapter provides information about which Microsoft Office version supports the task described, and how that support is implemented, where there are differences. Additionally, Table 48-1 provides a quick reference summary of the Microsoft Office functionality supported by WebCenter Portal: Spaces in the different versions of Microsoft Office.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Section 48.1, "What You Should Know About Microsoft Office and Explorer Integration"
Section 48.2, "Configuring Microsoft Office Integration with Spaces"
Section 48.3, "Working with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Integration"
Section 48.4, "Working with Microsoft Windows Explorer Integration"
Audience
This chapter is intended for Spaces users interested in using Microsoft Office applications and Windows Explorer to manage information in a space.
The following sections provide an overview of the functionality provided by integration with Microsoft Office and Windows Explorer:
Section 48.1.1, "Understanding Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Integration"
Section 48.1.2, "Understanding Microsoft Windows Explorer Integration"
Using the Microsoft Office shared document management functionality, you can work with Word, PowerPoint, or Excel files in any space, including the Home space. This functionality is available in Microsoft Office 2003 and later, when the backend content repository is Content Server.
Note:
The differences in Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, and 2010 mean that each version may support a particular feature in a different way, and one or more versions may not support some of the tasks described in this chapter. Each section provides information about which version supports the task described, and how that support is implemented, where there are differences.
Table 48-1 provides a quick reference summary of the Microsoft Office functionality supported by WebCenter Portal: Spaces in the different versions of Microsoft Office.
Note:
The following browsers are supported for all versions of Microsoft Office:
Internet Explorer 7+
Firefox 3.6+
Safari 4+
Google Chrome 12+
Table 48-1 Microsoft Office Version Support Summary
| Task | 2003 | 2007 | 2010 |
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Opening a Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file from Spaces:
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Working with the Microsoft Office Task Pane (2003 and 2007 only) |
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Displaying and Hiding the Microsoft Office Task Pane:
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N/A |
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Microsoft Office Task Pane: Top section  |
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N/A |
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User or space name. See Table 48-2. |
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N/A |
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Open Site in Browser. See Table 48-2. |
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N/A |
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Change Site Title |
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N/A |
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Change Site Settings. See Table 48-2. |
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N/A |
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Disconnect from Workspace |
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N/A |
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Delete Workspace |
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N/A |
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Microsoft Office Task Pane: Status section   |
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N/A |
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User who checked out the file |
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N/A |
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Check in |
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N/A |
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Schedule a Meeting. See Table 48-2. |
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N/A |
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Call |
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N/A |
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Send Mail |
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N/A |
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Additional Actions |
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N/A |
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Add to Outlook Contacts. See Table 48-2. |
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N/A |
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Outlook Properties. See Table 48-2. |
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N/A |
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Microsoft Office Task Pane: Members section   |
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N/A |
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User who checked out the file |
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N/A |
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Listing of current people connections |
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N/A |
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Add new members (not supported for Home space) |
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N/A |
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Send e-mail to all members |
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N/A |
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Schedule a Meeting |
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N/A |
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Additional Actions |
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N/A |
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Edit Site Group Membership |
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N/A |
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Edit User Information |
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N/A |
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Add to Outlook Contacts |
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N/A |
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Outlook Properties |
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N/A |
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Microsoft Office Task Pane: Tasks section  |
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N/A |
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Microsoft Office Task Pane: Documents section  |
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N/A |
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Managing the Currently Open File  |
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Open in Microsoft Office Xxxxx |
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N/A |
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Delete |
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N/A |
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Alert Me About This Document |
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N/A |
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Check Status. See Table 48-2. |
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N/A |
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Document Updates |
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N/A |
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Save Updatable Copy |
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N/A |
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Create Document Workspace |
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N/A |
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Publish Back to Source Location |
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N/A |
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Managing Other Files in the Current Space  |
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Open in Microsoft Office Xxxxx |
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N/A |
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Delete |
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N/A |
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Alert Me About This Document |
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N/A |
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View Contents. |
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N/A |
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Delete |
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N/A |
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Other action in the Documents section: |
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Add new document |
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N/A |
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Add new folder |
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N/A |
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Alert me about documents |
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N/A |
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Microsoft Office Task Pane: Links section  |
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N/A |
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Documents and URL links defined in Spaces to the current file |
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N/A |
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Add new link |
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N/A |
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Alert me about links |
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N/A |
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Microsoft Office Task Pane: Document Information section  |
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N/A |
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Document Information |
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N/A |
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Restrict permission |
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N/A |
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Alert me about this document |
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N/A |
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Check out or Check in |
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N/A |
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Version history |
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N/A |
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Microsoft Office Task Pane: Bottom section  |
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N/A |
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Get Updates. See Table 48-2. |
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N/A |
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Options. See Table 48-2. |
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N/A |
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Date and time that the file was last modified. |
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N/A |
In Windows Explorer, you can manage the folders and files in a space when the backend content repository is Content Server. To use this functionality, you create a network place in Windows Explorer for the space documents. See Section 48.4, "Working with Microsoft Windows Explorer Integration."
To allow for full integration of Microsoft Office with Spaces, your system administrator must complete the steps detailed in "Managing Microsoft Office Integration" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle WebCenter Portal.
Spaces integrates with the Microsoft Office shared document management functionality for working with Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files. This functionality is available in Microsoft Office 2003 and later, when the backend content repository is Content Server. For more information, see Section 48.1.1, "Understanding Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Integration."
Many of the tasks you can perform using the Microsoft Office shared document management functionality can also be performed in Spaces, and described in Chapter 43, "Working with the Documents Service Task Flows and Document Components."
This section provides steps to perform the following tasks using Microsoft Office shared document management:
Section 48.3.1, "Creating a Space from a Microsoft Office Document"
Section 48.3.3, "Working with the Microsoft Office Task Pane"
Note:
Spaces does not implement administrative features of the Microsoft Office shared document management functionality, such as creating a workspace using the task pane, deleting a workspace, or changing a workspace title.
Note:
This feature is available only in Microsoft Office 2007. It is not available in Microsoft Office 2003 or 2010.
With Microsoft Office 2007, you can create a space from a Microsoft Office document, as long as your permissions on the document are the same as your permissions in Spaces.
To create a space from a Microsoft Office document:
If you are using Internet Explorer as a browser, add Spaces to your list of trusted sites in the browser settings.
In the Microsoft Office document, click the Office Button (Figure 48-1) in the top left corner of the Microsoft Office application.
From the Publish menu, select Create Document Workspace (Figure 48-2).
The Microsoft Office application displays the Document Management task pane, displaying the file name as the default workspace name.
Note:
If the pane does not display, see Section 48.3.3.1, "Displaying and Hiding the Microsoft Office Task Pane."
In the Document Workspace name field, type a name for the space if you want to change the default name.
In the Location for new workspace field, type the Explorer URL for the Spaces instance. For example:
http://myserver.example.com:8888/wcsdocs/conn/myserver-ucm11g/spaces /WebCenter/
You can find this URL in the About Space dialog for an existing space, as described in Section 51.6, "Viewing Information About a Space."
Click Create.
At the prompt, enter your Spaces login credentials.
Spaces creates the new space.
In Microsoft Office, the Status section of the Microsoft Office task pane (see Table 48-2) displays one of the following status messages:
This document is up to date. If you have unsaved changes, you must save the document before you can update the workspace copy. A copy of this document is stored in a Document Workspace. Changes made to your document have not been udpated in the workspace copy.
If you update the document in Microsoft Office, you can simply click the Update Workspace Copy link to synchronize the document with the version in the space (on the server).
When you open a Microsoft Office file from Spaces (using any browser), the file is automatically checked out of the Content Server repository. When you refresh the page in Spaces, the Status column for the file shows a Checked Out icon.
To make your changes available to other users, you can save and close it in Microsoft Office, or explicitly check the file in using Microsoft Office.
Note:
(For all browsers, with the exception of Internet Explorer: If you are using Windows 7 or a 64-bit machine, you must install the Java plugin available at http://support.mozilla.com to edit a Microsoft Office file. This plugin is included in Java 6 Update 15 and above.
To open a Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file from Spaces in-place in its Microsoft Office application:
On the Documents page, or in a Documents service task flow on a page, click in the row of the file you want to edit, but not on the file name.
Alternatively, you can edit an open file in the Document Viewer preview pane.
Depending on your view and the file type, perform one of the following actions:
On the Documents page or in a Documents service task flow, from the File menu or the context (right-click) menu, select the Edit action that opens the file in-place in its Microsoft Office application. For example, for Microsoft Word files, select Edit with Word (Figure 48-4)
In the Document Viewer preview pane, click the Edit action.
Note:
If the file is already checked out by another user, the File in Use dialog opens. See Section 48.3.2.1, "Opening a File Already Checked Out By Another User."
If prompted, enter the same credentials used to log in to Spaces to open the file in-place in its corresponding application.
Note:
The user name and password must contain only ASCII characters. A user name or password containing multi-byte characters cannot be successfully authenticated.
In Microsoft Office 2003. The Microsoft Office application displays a Shared Workspace task pane by default (Figure 48-5).
In Microsoft Office 2007. The Microsoft Office application displays no task pane by default. To display the Document Management task pane, see Section 48.3.3.1, "Displaying and Hiding the Microsoft Office Task Pane."
When the file opens, it is automatically checked out of the Content Server repository, indicated by the Checked Out icon (Figure 48-6).
Make required updates, then save and close the file.
The modified file is automatically checked back in.
You can use the Microsoft Office task pane to open other files in the space directly from Microsoft Office, instead of from Spaces. See Section 48.3.3.7, "Managing Other Files in the Current Space."
If the file that you attempt to open is already checked out by another user, the File In Use dialog opens (Figure 48-7).
In the File In Use dialog, select the desired option:
Open a Read Only copy to open the file in its default application to view it.
Create a local copy and merge your changes later is not supported.
Receive notification when the original copy is available to open a read-only copy of the file until it is available for editing. When the file is available, the File Now Available dialog (Figure 48-8) notifies you; in the dialog, click Read-Write to change the read-only state to editable.
Note:
The Microsoft Office task pane is available only in Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007. Microsoft Office 2010 does not include a task pane.
The Microsoft Office task pane provides information pertaining to the currently open file and access to tasks for all folders and files in the current space, as described in Table 48-2.
Table 48-2 Microsoft Office Task Pane for Files in a Space
| Task Pane Area | Description |
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Top section in Microsoft Office 2003: 
Top section in Microsoft Office 2007: 
Dropdown menu: |
For a file in the Home space:
For a file in a space:
Additionally, the top section provides a dropdown menu of actions available for the user or space: |
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Status section in Microsoft Office 2003:
Status section in Microsoft Office 2007: 
Dropdown menu: |
Displays information only if the file is checked out. Shows the following information:
Additionally, the Status section provides a dropdown menu of actions available for the user:
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Members section:
Dropdown menu: |
For a file in the Home space:
For a file in a space:
Additionally, the Members section provides a dropdown menu of actions available for the listed member(s). The actions in this menu are not supported. To send a message to any member, simply click the member's user name to open a Microsoft Outlook window with the To field populated with the mail address that is specified for the member in Spaces. |
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Tasks section: |
Not supported. |
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Documents section: |
Provides access to other files in the current space directly from Microsoft Office.
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Links section: |
Shows all document and URL links defined in Spaces to the currently open file.
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Document Information section (Microsoft Office 2003 only): |
Provides information about the currently open document:
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Bottom section: |
Includes: |
The following sections describe the tasks you can perform using the Microsoft Office task pane:
Section 48.3.3.1, "Displaying and Hiding the Microsoft Office Task Pane"
Section 48.3.3.7, "Managing Other Files in the Current Space"
Note:
The Microsoft Office task pane is available only in Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007. Microsoft Office 2010 does not include a task pane.
In Microsoft Office 2003, the task pane displays by default when you open a file, whereas in Microsoft Office 2007, the task pane does not display by default.
You can manage the display of the Microsoft Office task pane as described in the following sections:
Section 48.3.3.1.1, "Displaying or Hiding the Task Pane Manually"
Section 48.3.3.1.2, "Displaying or Hiding the Task Pane By Default"
To display or hide the Microsoft Office task pane manually:
In Microsoft Office 2003:
From the Tools menu, select Shared Workspace to toggle between displaying and hiding the task pane.
In Microsoft Office 2007:
Click the Office Button (Figure 48-9) in the top left corner of the Microsoft Office application.
From the Server menu, select Document Management Information to toggle between displaying and hiding the Document Management task pane (Figure 48-10).
To display or hide the Microsoft Office task pane automatically by default every time you open a Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file:
In Microsoft Office 2003:
From the Tools menu, select Options.
In the Options dialog, on the General tab, click Service Options.
In the Shared Workspace category, select or deselect the check box The document is part of a workspace or SharePoint site to respectively display or hide the task pane by default.
In Microsoft Office 2007:
At the bottom of the Microsoft Office task pane, click Options (Figure 48-11).
In the Service Options dialog, select or deselect the check box The document is part of a workspace or SharePoint site to respectively display or hide the task pane by default.
Using the Microsoft Office shared document management functionality, you can add a new file to the Content Server repository, exposing the file in a space, as described in the following sections:
Section 48.3.3.2.1, "Saving a File As a New File in a Space" (Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file only)
Section 48.3.3.2.2, "Adding a New File Using the Task Pane" (files of any type)
Note:
Other methods to add a file to the connected content repository are:
Create a network place to a space, then use Windows Explorer to add files of any type when the backend content repository is Content Server, as described in Section 48.4, "Working with Microsoft Windows Explorer Integration."
In Spaces, copy and paste, upload, or create a file using the Rich Text Editor (RTE), as described in Section 43.14, "Copying and Pasting Folders and Files," Section 43.8.1, "Uploading Files," and Section 43.12, "Editing and Updating a File."
To save a local Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file to a space:
Note:
This feature is supported in Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 only.
Add the space as a new network place in Windows Explorer, as described in Section 48.4, "Working with Microsoft Windows Explorer Integration."
Open the file in its Microsoft Office application.
(In Microsoft Office 2007 only) Set save options for shared documents:
Click the Office Button in the top left corner of the Microsoft Office application, then click Word Options (Figure 48-12) at the bottom of the menu.
In the Word Options dialog, select Save in the left pane (Figure 48-13).
Under Offline editing options for document management server files, select The web server (Figure 48-13).
Publish the file to the space:
In Microsoft Office 2003. From the File menu, select Save As.
In Microsoft Office 2007. Click the Office Button, then select either:
Publish, then Document Management Server.
Or, Save As, then Application Document.
In the Save As dialog, select the space network place, then click Save. For more information about space network place URLs, see Section 48.4.1, "Adding a Space as a Network Place."
Enter login credentials for Spaces, then click OK.
In Spaces, on the Documents page of the space, click the Refresh icon to confirm that the file was added.
Note:
To make the file visible to others, you must check the file in. See Section 48.3.3.5, "Checking a File In."
To display the Microsoft Office task pane in the open file, see Section 48.3.3.1, "Displaying and Hiding the Microsoft Office Task Pane."
To add a new file to a space using the Microsoft Office task pane:
Note:
This feature is available with Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007. Microsoft Office 2010 does not include a task pane.
Open a Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file to use the Microsoft Office shared document management functionality (see Section 48.3.2, "Opening and Editing a File").
At the bottom of the Documents section of the task pane, click Add new document (Figure 48-14).
The Add New Document dialog opens (Figure 48-15).
Browse to the file that you want to add to the current space.
Note:
Spaces supports files up to 2GB in size.
The check box Make workspace updates available when I open my copy is not supported.
Click OK.
The new file displays at the top of the document list in the Documents section of the Microsoft Office task pane. When you refresh the Documents page of the space in Spaces, the file appears in the document list in alphabetical order.
Using the Microsoft Office shared document management functionality, you can add a new folder to the Content Server repository, exposing the folder in a space.
Note:
Other methods to add a new folder to a space are:
Create a network place to a space, then use Windows Explorer to add a folder, as described in Section 48.4, "Working with Microsoft Windows Explorer Integration."
Use the Spaces application to add a folder to any connected content repository, as described in Section 43.7, "Creating a Folder."
To add a new folder to a space using the Microsoft Office task pane:
Open a Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file in the space to use the Microsoft Office shared document management functionality (see Section 48.3.2, "Opening and Editing a File").
At the bottom of the Documents section of the task pane, click Add new folder (Figure 48-16).
The Add New Folder dialog opens (Figure 48-17).
Enter a name for the new folder, then click OK.
Note:
The rules for folder names follow the Windows Explorer standards.
The new folder displays at the top of the document list in the Documents section of the Microsoft Office task pane. When you refresh the Documents page of the space in Spaces, the folder appears in the folder list in alphabetical order.
Note:
To check any file out using the Spaces application, see Section 43.12.1, "Checking a File Out."
When you open a Microsoft Office file in a space using the Microsoft Office shared document management functionality, the file is automatically checked out from the Content Server repository. If you have been granted the appropriate permissions, you can open and check a file out in two environments:
From Spaces. Open a file in-place (see Section 48.3.2, "Opening and Editing a File") to automatically check out the file.
(Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007) From the Microsoft Office task pane. In the Documents section of the task pane, click a file name to automatically check out the file and open it in its default Microsoft Office application.
After you check a file in (see Section 48.3.3.5, "Checking a File In"), the file remains displayed in Microsoft Office until you close it (see Section 48.3.4, "Closing a File"). If you want to check in further changes to the file, it must be checked out again:
In Microsoft Office 2003. In the Document Information section of the Microsoft Office task pane, you can optionally click Check out to check the file out again (Figure 48-18). However, even if you do not explicitly check out the file, you can continue to edit the file, then save it, and the Status and Document Information sections of the task pane automatically provide a Check in link to check the changed file back in to the repository.
In Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010. When you check a file in, the Check In dialog (Figure 48-22) provides a check box labeled Keep the document checked out after checking in this version:
Select the check box to keep the file checked out after checking in the current version. This allows you to refresh the version of the file available to other users, yet still retain the checked out status to make further changes.
Deselect the check box to check the file in and cancel the checked out status.
If you deselect the check box, you can optionally check the file out again:
Click Edit Document in the area below the toolbar (Figure 48-19).
After you check a file in, Microsoft Office 2007 locks editing that file until you click Edit Document.
When you open a file using the Microsoft Office shared document management functionality, you can check it back in to the repository, whether or not you have made changes to it.
Note:
This feature is available with Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007. Microsoft Office 2010 does not include a task pane.
In Microsoft Office 2010, you can find file checkin and checkout information on the Info tab (from the File menu, select Info). When you open a Microsoft Office 2010 file from Spaces (using any browser), the file is automatically checked out of the Content Server repository, changes are (temporarily) applied when saved, and the file is automatically checked in when the file is closed, with a default checkin comment.
Note:
Intermittently saving the file saves it on the server, but changes are not visible to others until you check the file in. To update the file stored in the Content Server repository, you must explicitly check it in as described in this section. If you close the Microsoft Office application and do not check the file in when prompted, your changes are lost.
To check a file in:
In the Status section of the Microsoft Office task pane, click Check in (Figure 48-20).
Notes:
If the Check in link does not display, click the icon for any other section, then return to the Status section to refresh the pane.
In Microsoft Office 2003, you can also find Check in in the Document Information section of the task pane.
In Microsoft Office 2003. In the Check In Comments dialog (Figure 48-21), optionally enter comments about the changes made to the file since it was last checked out.
In Microsoft Office 2007. In the Check In dialog (Figure 48-22), optionally enter comments about the changes made to the file since it was last checked out, and select the state in which to leave the file:
Select the check box to keep the file checked out after checking in the current version. This allows you to refresh the version of the file available to other users, yet still retain the checked out status to make further changes.
Deselect the check box to check the file in and cancel the checked out status. To check the file out again, see Section 48.3.3.4.1, "Checking the Currently Open File Out Again After Checking It In."
Click OK.
If the file was modified since its prior version, it is automatically saved and checked in to Spaces as a new version. If check in comments were entered in the Check In dialog, a new file revision is created with the new comments, which display as the file description in Spaces (Figure 48-23).
After checking a file in, the file remains displayed in Microsoft Office until you close it (see Section 48.3.4, "Closing a File"). If you wish to make further changes to the file, see Section 48.3.3.4.1, "Checking the Currently Open File Out Again After Checking It In."
When you have finished making changes and checking in the file, close the Microsoft Office application (see Section 48.3.4, "Closing a File").
Note:
This feature is available with Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007. Microsoft Office 2010 does not include a task pane.
To manage the currently open file using the Microsoft Office task pane:
In the Documents section of the task pane, click the dropdown menu icon to the right of the file name (Figure 48-24).
Select an available action, as described in Table 48-3:
Table 48-3 Dropdown Menu Actions for Currently Open File
| Menu Action | Description |
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Open in Microsoft Office |
Not applicable. |
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Delete |
Not supported. To delete a file in a space, you must use the Spaces application (see Section 43.16, "Deleting Folders and Files") or Windows Explorer (see Section 48.4, "Working with Microsoft Windows Explorer Integration"). |
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Alert Me About This Document |
Not supported. Opens the home page of the space in Spaces. |
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Check Status |
Displays the Status section of the task pane. |
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Document Updates |
Not supported. |
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Save Updatable Copy |
Not supported. |
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Create Document Workspace |
Not supported. |
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Publish Back to Source Location |
Not supported. |
Note:
This feature is available with Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007. Microsoft Office 2010 does not include a task pane.
To manage a file other than the currently open file in the current space using the Microsoft Office task pane:
In the Documents section of the task pane, navigate to the file.
Note:
Navigating upward in the folder hierarchy from the current document is not supported; you can drill down and then back up to the current level.
To open the file, click its name.
Depending on the file type, the file opens as described in Section 48.3.2, "Opening and Editing a File" for Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, or Section 43.10, "Opening a File" for other file types (such as HTML files or images).
Note:
If you have OpenOffice installed, an error may occur when attempting to open a file from the task pane. To resolve the error, uninstall OpenOffice.
To perform other actions, click the dropdown menu icon to the right of a file name (Figure 48-25):
Select an available action, as described in Table 48-4:
Table 48-4 Dropdown Menu Actions for Other Files
| Menu Action | Description |
|---|---|
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Open in Microsoft Office |
Attempts to check out the file: if checked out by another user, it opens read-only; if not checked out, the file opens in its Microsoft Office application for editing. For more information, see Section 48.3.2, "Opening and Editing a File." |
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Delete |
Not supported. To delete a file in a space, you must use the Spaces application (see Section 43.16, "Deleting Folders and Files") or Windows Explorer (see Section 48.4, "Working with Microsoft Windows Explorer Integration"). |
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Alert Me About This Document |
Not supported. Opens the home page of the space in Spaces. |
Note:
This feature is available with Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007. Microsoft Office 2010 does not include a task pane.
To manage a folder under the current folder using the Microsoft Office task pane:
In the Documents section of the task pane, navigate to the folder.
Note:
Navigating upward in the folder hierarchy from the current document is not supported; you can drill down and then back up to the current level.
To open the folder, click its name.
To perform other actions, click the dropdown menu icon to the right of the folder name (Figure 48-26):
Select an available action, as described in Table 48-5:
Table 48-5 Dropdown Menu Actions for a Folder
| Menu Action | Description |
|---|---|
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View Contents |
Refreshes the list of files with the contents of the folder only (same effect as clicking the folder name). Click the folder name to refresh to the original list. |
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Delete |
Not supported. To delete a folder in a space, you must use the Spaces application (see Section 43.16, "Deleting Folders and Files") or Windows Explorer (see Section 48.4, "Working with Microsoft Windows Explorer Integration"). |
Note:
This feature is available with Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007. Microsoft Office 2010 does not include a task pane.
The Links section of the Microsoft Office task pane lists the links defined in Spaces that are associated with the currently open file (Figure 48-27). Files can have links to related documents, discussions, announcements, events, and notes; the Links section in the task pane shows the links to associated documents and notes.
Links are prefixed with the name of the service with which they are associated. For example, a link to another document is prefixed Document, a link to a note is prefixed URL.
To display the target of a link, simply click the link:
Document links open in the same way as files in the Document section, namely Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files open in Microsoft Office with a task pane, and other file types open in their default viewer or a browser.
URL links open a browser window displaying the link target.
Note:
This feature is available with Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007. Microsoft Office 2010 does not include a task pane.
In Microsoft Office 2003: The Document Information section of the Microsoft Office task pane shows the user who last modified the file and the modified date (Figure 48-28).
In Microsoft Office 2007. Information about the user who last modified the file and the modified date is shown in the Version History. See Section 48.3.3.11, "Working with File Version History."
Whenever you check in a file or upload a file into a folder that already contains a file of the same name, Spaces creates a new version of the file. When a file has multiple versions, it has a version history.
Note:
To use the Spaces application to work with the version history of a file in any connected content repository, see Section 43.21, "Viewing and Deleting File Version History."
In Microsoft Office 2003: To view the version history of the currently open file using the Microsoft Office task pane:
In the Document Information section of the task pane, click Version history (Figure 48-29).
The version history dialog for the file opens (Figure 48-30):
In the version history dialog, select a file version, then select the desired action:
Open to open the selected file version read-only.
Restore is not supported.
Delete to delete the selected file version (inactive for the most recent version).
View Comments to display the comments entered for the selected file version (most useful when the comments are especially long).
To open the Documents page in the current space, click Modify settings for document versions.
In Microsoft Office 2007: To view the version history of the currently open file:
Click the Office Button (Figure 48-31) in the top left corner of the Microsoft Office application.
From the Server menu, select View Version History.
The version history dialog for the file opens (Figure 48-32):
In the version history dialog, select a file version, then select the desired action:
Open to open the selected file version read-only.
Compare to compare the selected file version with the currently open file.
Restore is not supported.
Delete to delete the selected file version (inactive for the most recent version).
To view the check in comments for a file version, click the link under Comments.
To open the Documents page in the space, click the link next to Versions saved to.
In Microsoft Office 2010: To view the version history of the currently open file:
From the File menu, select Info.
The Info tab shows version history information on the Info tab in the Versions section. Refer to the Microsoft Office online help for more information.
Note:
To add members to a space using the Spaces application, see Section 54.3, "Managing Members and Assigning Roles."
If you are granted the Moderator role or Manage All permissions in a space, you can add new members to a space using the Microsoft Office task pane. The currently open file must be a space document.
Note:
This feature is available with Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007. Microsoft Office 2010 does not include a task pane.
To add members to a space when the currently open file is a space document:
In the Members section of the task pane, click Add new members.
The Add New Members dialog opens (Figure 48-33).
Enter the login names or mail addresses of the users you want to add to the space, separated by semicolons.
Note:
Users who are already members of the space cannot be added again. The user names that you enter must have an associated mail address defined in Spaces.
From the site group dropdown list, select the role to be given to the listed users. The listed roles are those defined for the current space. The permissions granted to each role are defined by the Spaces administrator or space moderator. For more information about space roles, see Section 54.2, "Managing Roles and Permissions for a Space."
Note:
To define different roles to different users, limit the list of users to those who should be assigned the same role, finish this assignment, then click Add new members again to assign a different role to one or more different users.
Click Next.
Confirm or modify the member information, then click Finish.
In the Add New Members dialog (Figure 48-34), select or deselect the check box to send an invitation to the new members to join the space, then click OK.
From the Microsoft Office task pane, you can send a message to any user who has a mail address defined in Spaces:
Section 48.3.3.13.1, "Sending a Message to the Current User"
Section 48.3.3.13.2, "Sending a Message to Your Connections"
Section 48.3.3.13.3, "Sending a Message to Members of a Space"
Note:
This feature is available with Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007. Microsoft Office 2010 does not include a task pane.
Note:
To send messages using the Spaces application, see Section 51.5, "Sending Mail to Space Members or Moderators", Section 67.1, "What You Should Know About the Send Mail Feature", and Section 67.4.6, "Composing and Sending Mail Messages."
To send a message to the user who has the currently open document checked out:
In the Status section of the Microsoft Office task pane, click the dropdown menu icon next to the user name, and select Send Mail (Figure 48-35).
A Microsoft Outlook message composition window opens with the To field populated with the mail address that is specified for the user in Spaces.
To send a message to your connections when you are working with a document in the Home space:
In the Members section of the Microsoft Office task pane:
To send a message to an individual who is one of your connections, click the user name in the Members list (Figure 48-36):
To send a message to all of your connections, click Send e-mail to all members (Figure 48-37).
A Microsoft Outlook message composition window opens, where the Home space name is the subject, and the To field is populated with the mail address(es) specified for the people connection(s) in Spaces.
Modify the addresses and content of the message as desired, then click Send.
To send a message to the members of a space when you are working with a document in a space:
In the Members section of the Microsoft Office task pane:
To send a message to an individual who is a member of the space, click the user name in the Members list (Figure 48-38):
To send a message to all members of the space, click Send e-mail to all members.
A Microsoft Outlook message composition window opens, where the space name is the subject, and To field is populated with the mail address(es) specified for the space member(s) in Spaces
Modify the addresses and content of the message as desired, then click Send.
You can close a file opened in a Microsoft Office application with or without checking it in, as described in the following sections:
After checking a file in, the file remains open in the Microsoft Office application until you close it.
To close a file after you have checked it in (see Section 48.3.3.5, "Checking a File In"):
From the File menu, select Close.
If you attempt to close a file or the Microsoft Office application before you have checked the file in, the Check In dialog provides the opportunity to check it in or cancel the check out and discard changes to the file. The selections in the Check In dialog are dependent on whether or not the file has been modified since the last time it was checked in.
In Microsoft Office 2003: To close a file that has not been modified since the last time it was checked in:
From the File menu, select Close.
In the Check In dialog (Figure 48-40), select one of the following actions:
Check in file to check the file in with no changes. In the Check In Comments dialog (Figure 48-21), optionally enter new comments, then click OK.
Keep checked out to close the file, but keep it in a checked out and locked to changes by other users. To later cancel the checked out status, see Section 43.12.1, "Checking a File Out."
Discard changes and undo check out to cancel the checked out status.
Click OK.
In Microsoft Office 2007: To close a file that has not been modified since the last time it was checked in:
Click the Office Button (Figure 48-41) in the top left corner of the Microsoft Office application, then select Close.
If a file is unchanged, Microsoft Office 2007 does not prompt you to first check the file back in again. If saving to a local draft folder instead of the Content Server repository, the file remains in a checked out status and locked to changes by other users, and you will need to explicitly cancel the checked out status (see Section 43.12.2, "Cancelling a Checked Out Status"). If saving to the Content Server repository, the checked out status is canceled upon closing the file.
In Microsoft Office 2003: To close a file that has been modified since the last time it was checked in:
From the File menu, select Close.
In the Check In dialog (Figure 48-42), select one of the following actions:
Save changes and check in to save the changes since the last check in and check the file in.
Save changes only to save changes since the last check in, but keep the file checked out and locked to changes by other users. To later cancel the checked out status, see Section 43.12.1, "Checking a File Out."
Discard changes and undo check out to retain the prior saved version of the file and cancel the checked out status.
Discard changes only to retain the prior saved version of the file and keep the file checked out.
Click OK.
In Microsoft Office 2007: To close a file that has been modified since the last time it was checked in:
Click the Office Button (Figure 48-43) in the top left corner of the Microsoft Office application, then select Close.
If you have not already saved the changes, respond to the confirmation prompt to save or discard your changes.
In the confirmation dialog (Figure 48-44), respond to the prompt:
Yes to display the Check In dialog where you can enter version comments and select whether or not you want the file to remain checkout out (see Section 48.3.3.5, "Checking a File In"). If you choose to keep the file checked out and locked to changes by other users, see Section 43.12.1, "Checking a File Out" to later cancel the checked out status.
No to skip the checkin, with one of the following results:
If saving to a local draft folder, keep the file checked out and locked to changes by other users. To later cancel the checked out status, see Section 43.12.2, "Cancelling a Checked Out Status."
If saving to the Content Server repository, cancel the checked out status of the file.
Spaces integrates with Microsoft Windows Explorer to manage the folders and files in the Home space or a group space when the backend content repository is Content Server.
In Spaces, the most useful feature of Windows Explorer integration is the ability to add multiple files at once to a space, rather than uploading up to 10 files at a time (see Section 43.8.1, "Uploading Files"). It is important to be aware that Windows Explorer is not designed as a content repository, so if you try to open, delete, or rename a file that is checked out by another user, an error message displays to notify you that the operation failed, but the error message will not be specific as to the cause of the failure.
To expose the folders and files in a space in Windows Explorer, you create a new Windows network place to work with the files, as described in the following sections:
To expose the folders and files in a space using Windows Explorer, you can add the space as a Windows network place.
To add a space as a Windows network place:
Open the Add Network Place/Location wizard:
In Microsoft Windows XP, open My Network Places and click Add Network Place.
In Microsoft Windows 7, right-click My Computer, and select Add a Network Location.
Refer to the Microsoft Windows online help for more information
In the Add Network Place/Location wizard, enter the network address using the following format:
(In Windows XP only) To access all spaces in your Spaces application through Windows Explorer:
http://hostname:port/wcsdocs/conn/repository_server/spaces/
For example:
http://myserver:8888/wcsdocs/conn/myserver-ucm/spaces/
To access the Home space through Windows Explorer:
http://hostname:port/wcsdocs/conn/repository_server/spaces/PersonalSpaces/username
For example:
http://myserver:8888/wcsdocs/conn/myserver-ucm/spaces/PersonalSpaces/wcsadmin
To access a specific space through Windows Explorer, open the About Space dialog, and copy the Explorer URL. See Section 51.6, "Viewing Information About a Space."
http://hostname:port/wcsdocs/conn/repository_server/spaces/instance/spacename
For example:
http://myserver:8888/wcsdocs/conn/myserver-ucm/spaces/WebCenter/philatelists
Tip:
The host name and port is shown in the browser URL for your Spaces application.
To find the name of the repository server, view the information for any space in the Spaces application, and note the name of the content repository specified by the Explorer URL. See Section 51.6, "Viewing Information About a Space."
At the prompt, enter your Spaces login credentials.
Optionally enter a name for the space network place, then click Finish.
Windows Explorer displays a drive for all spaces or the folders and files of a space, depending on the URL you entered.
Once you have created a Windows network place to a space (see Section 48.4.1, "Adding a Space as a Network Place"), you can manage the folders and files using Windows Explorer.
Note:
If you change the internal name of a space (see Section 53.14.2, "Changing a Space URL"), the original network place to that individual space is no longer accessible. You will need to add the space as a Windows network place again using the new space internal name. Changing the internal name of a space has no effect if you create a network place to the parent URL for all spaces (http://hostname:port/wcsdocs/conn/repository_server/spaces/).
In Windows Explorer, navigate to the network place for the space to perform any of the following actions:
Copy and paste folders and files from your local file system.
Create folders and files.
Delete folders and files if not checked out by another user.
Open Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files using the Microsoft Office shared document functionality. See Section 48.3, "Working with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Integration."
Open other file types in their default applications.
When you open a file, an attempt is made to check the file out. If it is checked out by another user, or you do not have permissions to update the file, it will open read-only. A file remains checked out until you check it back in (see Section 48.3.3.5, "Checking a File In").
The changes you make in Windows Explorer are reflected in Spaces, and vice versa.
Note:
To use the Spaces application to manage folders and files in a space in any connected content repository, see Chapter 43, "Working with the Documents Service Task Flows and Document Components."
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