Re: Document Collaboration Issue

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"Mike Walsh" wrote:

> Sorry. You'd be surprised how many times the reason I gave was the reason.
>
> Have a look at this KB article
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;870853
>
> It might help.
>
> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
>
> "Meredith Brodsky" <meredith_brodsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:8D728617-268F-4884-9C4D-EEB85EF13603@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Thank you for the response! However, we are in fact using the 'Edit in
> > Microsoft Word' function and using Office 2003. For some reason, the file
> > opens in read only mode, and then we are not even given the option to save
> > back to the site direclty.
> >
> > If you have any additional thoughts, please lt me know. Thank you again
> > for
> > the quick response.
> >
> > Meredith
> >
> > \\"Mike Walsh" wrote:
> >
> >> You should use the 'Edit in Microsoft Word' function. Then you ought to
> >> be
> >> able to Save back to the site. It seems you are opening the file by
> >> clicking
> >> on the filename or icon, in this case the file is opened read only.
> >>
> >> Edit in MS Word only works if you have Office XP or Office 2003 installed
> >> on
> >> the client. Otherwise you are forced (there is a fix for Office 2K -
> >> search
> >> the WSS FAQ for that) to download the file and re-upload it.
> >>
> >> [By the way: the standard way for saying 'WSS without Portal Server' is
> >> 'standalone WSS']
> >>
> >> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> >> WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
> >> Please post questions to the newsgroup only
> >>
> >>
> >> "Meredith Brodsky" <meredith_brodsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:D2F9883D-C2C0-4362-A6AE-AEA87D753815@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > I am currently using WSS without Portal Server. When I check out any
> >> > type
> >> of
> >> > document from my Sharepont site and edit it (e.g., in Microsoft Word),
> >> > it
> >> > opens in "read only" format. Then, once changes have been made to the
> >> > document, it will not allow you to save the file back to the site/web
> >> folder
> >> > directly and check it back in. It only allows you to save the file
> >> > back
> >> to
> >> > your local machine and then upload a new file. This prevents us from
> >> using
> >> > any of the version history and version control features. Can anyone
> >> > help?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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>
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