topic Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs in Alfresco Archive

[SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

dgenard — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:55:15 GMT

Hi, I've installed latest Alfresco Labs 3 stable, and would like to use online editing for MS Office documents.But I simply can't see this action in document actions (I only see offline edit).My config : Windows XP SP3, IE 7.Did I miss something ?Denis

Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

mikeh — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:11:45 GMT

You need to make sure the SharePoint module is installed.

If you've signed-up for Content Community (free) there's a PDF with more information here. Page 25 onwards.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

ofrxnz — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:08:40 GMT

I can see the edit online button but when i click it, MS Word opens it in Read-Only mode but does connect the she sharepoint server….if i click save as I can see the server file just not save it w/o changing the name..EG its trying to save it to the right spot but is just in read only mode…..Any ideas?

server
Labs 3.0 stable
2k3 server
full install package

client
xp pro
office 2007

all updates are current

Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

dgenard — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:36:01 GMT

Ok, this works now.

Indeed, to make the "edit online" action visible, you have to activate the Sharepoint (vti-module.amp) module.
This module is bundled with Windows complete installer (*-Full-Setup.exe), but you still need to run the apply_amps.bat script after this installation.

Regarding the read-only problem, the installation manual states :

There is a known issue with Office 2003 and 2007 Office documents opening as read-only in Internet
Explorer for all versions before Vista SP1.
Please refer to the knowledge base article 870853 on the Microsoft website to enable the Online Editing
functionality.

The solution given by this article worked for me.

Thanks,
Denis

Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

ofrxnz — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:48:20 GMT

Thanks man!!

That solution was golden!

Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

fselendic — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:57:27 GMT

This "edit online" feature only works when accessing Share with IE?

Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

mikeh — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:57:59 GMT

This "edit online" feature only works when accessing Share with IE?

Yes, because that's the only browser that natively supports loading Office documents with a WebDAV path intact.

Mike

Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

fselendic — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:07:40 GMT

This "edit online" feature only works when accessing Share with IE?
Yes, because that's the only browser that natively supports loading Office documents with a WebDAV path intact.

Mike

Hm, that's a shame, lots of people using FF nowdays…

However, it would be nice if that is documented somewhere, lost some time trying to enable it in FF

Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

mikeh — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:04:43 GMT

Hm, that's a shame, lots of people using FF nowdays…

It's a Firefox limitation, so you should raise an enhancement request over there I guess.

However, it would be nice if that is documented somewhere, lost some time trying to enable it in FF

Yes, apologies for that - it was communicated to our Documentation Team, but seems to have been lost somewhere. I'll get them to update.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

nosecam — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:54:49 GMT

There is a supersmart FF plugin called "IE Tab". It opens configured pages using IE ActiveX in FF window.
It is just g´reat, try it out…https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419

Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

ivan_plestina — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:52:27 GMT

For office 2007 check this page http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927009/. Should be in the docs IMO.

Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

mikeh — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:02:36 GMT

For office 2007 check this page http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927009/. Should be in the docs IMO.

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll make sure Documentation are aware.

Mike

Re: [SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

wesse — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:14:25 GMT

Just a question is the MS office docs on-line edit only for share ? I noticed that vti-module is requiring a site folder in alfresco, what is the relations between alfresco - vti - share - sharepoint protocol - webdav? , can someone help me to straighten some question marks here…