[SOLVED] Activate online edit for MS Office docs

[dgenard]

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

[mikeh]

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

[ofrxnz]

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

[dgenard]

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

[ofrxnz]

Thanks man!!

That solution was golden!

[fselendic]

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

[mikeh]

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

[fselendic]

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 

[mikeh]

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

[nosecam]

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