> From: Michael Ryder [mailto:[email protected]] > > I appreciate the clarification, but if I have to upload to Skydrive in order > to > edit, it's an extra step, in my opinion. I don't want to change too much for > the users at one time, otherwise there will be a revolt.
No question about it: The best solution is to provide the web interface, and *also* install office applications locally. There are many reasons: * As you've hit upon, the hassle of uploading to edit is an extra step. * Did you know, the online versions of office tools are significantly less powerful than the client installed applications? Lots of functions or features that can be done in the client installed application simply cannot be done online. (Similar to google docs). * If you put files up online, and you browse to them in the browser, you have the option to either edit online, or edit using your clientside app. The online editor launches faster, which is nice, but as mentioned before, lacks some functionality. The clientside application integrates seamlessly with the web browser, so you don't need to think about downloading & uploading - you just click "Edit locally" or whatever the button is. The client applicaiton talks WebDav natively, and edits & saves directly to the server. Grain of salt: I have not yet tried Office365 html5 offline capabilities. Supposedly for the last couple of years, you've been able to use the web application offline, so you don't need to upload & download files all the time as Guus mentioned. But since I haven't experienced this personally, you should try it first and form your own opinion. _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
