Get to know about the new Word Web App and how you can edit those word documents online.
Learn also how to use the new Word Automation Services in order to automate those document conversion tasks.
6. Word Web App Enable users to view and edit documents in the browser Available via SharePoint 2010 Windows Live
7. Word Web App Word Web App Viewer Server optimized engine Default click for documents on SharePoint Converts files to PNG or use Silverlight Word Web App Editor Server editing of Open XML documents (.docx) Utilizes Open XML SDK
8. Word Web App Part of Office Web Apps Requires Office 2010 Client Enterprise CAL Activate Site Collection feature Configure Open Behavior
11. Background Customers automate Word client Not recommended by Microsoft Application Object Model was not designed for bulk automation Does not scale Dialog boxes “stop” automation Require reboot on server every X hours
12. Why? DOC PDF Word Word MHTML XPS Word SQL Word Word Word
13. What is Word Automation Services? In SharePoint 2010 (Standard & Enterprise) 100% server-side rendering Save As on the server Read/write any format understood by Word client High volume throughput with scalability Pagination, TOC, Content Controls, Updating fields Printing on server through PDF/XPS
15. Configuration Central Administration > Application Management > Service Application Recommendation Worker processes = # of processors on the server -1 Max of 90 document conversions per worker process per minute.
22. Build Rich Solutions Word Automation Services + Open XML SDK are designed to be complimentary SDK for file manipulation Word for file conversion/archiving tasks Deals with binary formats as well Open XML SDK Print Template Documents Data PDF Word Automation Services
24. Key Takeaways Word is now on the Server Browse and Edit Save As on the server Program against the document Office Services + Open XML SDK = Rich end to end solutions Co-Authoring opens new solution possibilities
25. Resources Blogs Eric White’s blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/ericwhite Doug Mahugh’s blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/dmahugh ZeyadRajabi + Brian Jones’ blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones John Durant’s blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/johnrdurant MSDN Contains how-to articles and documentation Forums related to SDK, code snippets download http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/xml
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