subject: Collaborating With Sharepoint Easily [print this page] Sharing is really not hard when you are using the product. It was in fact created right for that job. It was created with the intention of facilitating and making sharing and collaboration a lot more simpler. If you are in a position where you need help with making a custom solution with this software, read on.
So, this product manages this by integrating itself into other Windows and Microsoft applications. This was, it can become a framework that centers around your work environment. As an example, it can add tool bars, buttons, and menus inside the MS Office suite. All what is needed to share a document with someone else is a simple press of the right button in MS Word. That's it.
In order to be able to choose to add a task for the user, you just need to press the users button on the toolbar after you choose the user with who you want to share this document with. Here is an example. You can choose to set to approve or reject the document. The product then emails the user, after which you get immediately notified when the document is opened. After the rejection or approval of the document, you get emailed about the rejection or approval, along with any other comments that they have.
When you choose to see the document in Word (after you get approval or rejection), you are enabled to see their comments and notes in the document. This amazing ability makes the software really the ideal platform for collaboration. And don't think (because of the example) this approval/rejection thing with Word is the maximum of its collaboration abilities.
In reality, there are literally millions of possible combinations, especially if you decide to design your custom work flows using SP designer. My advice is that you simply hire a consultant who can adapt and customize the product implementation to your personal needs.
