I generate PDF files for sharing when I can. The problem is that I am in an environment that sometimes requires me to collaborate with the development and maintenance of Word documents, so refusing to share modifiable documents simply is not an option.

That is part of what Office 365 is all about. Before I retired there were team projects which required considerable collaboration between for example design engineering and test engineering (my group). My assembly and test facility was a few blocks from main manufacturing. Frequently my group worked with other groups and documents be they Word, Excel or Outlook were placed on a server where they were shared and modified by everyone working the project. We worked under a secure server network nationally. Today the "Cloud" is the answer on a global basis. Additionally we used Info Path extensively but the goal was to be able to collaborate and work as a team using the software and networks we had available. I also did have my own designs and documents I was working on only as myself so obviously those files weren't shared and when I retired I gave over 3 months notice so those replacing me could learn what I was doing and function on the teams I was working with. Being able to open and share documents within the organization was a big plus.

Ron

 

My father used to tell me to: "Cheer up -- things could be worse". So I cheered up, and sure enough: things got worse!

 

My father used to tell me to: "Cheer up -- things could be worse". So I cheered up, and sure enough: things got worse!

That was one of my father's favorite sayings, too. My daughter will be able to make the same claim, I'm sure.

 

That is part of what Office 365 is all about. Before I retired there were team projects which required considerable collaboration between for example design engineering and test engineering (my group). My assembly and test facility was a few blocks from main manufacturing. Frequently my group worked with other groups and documents be they Word, Excel or Outlook were placed on a server where they were shared and modified by everyone working the project. We worked under a secure server network nationally. Today the "Cloud" is the answer on a global basis. Additionally we used Info Path extensively but the goal was to be able to collaborate and work as a team using the software and networks we had available. I also did have my own designs and documents I was working on only as myself so obviously those files weren't shared and when I retired I gave over 3 months notice so those replacing me could learn what I was doing and function on the teams I was working with. Being able to open and share documents within the organization was a big plus.

Ron

The point of o365 was that Microsoft can force reactivation of there products and force updates. They also now don't give you a option a option of not paying for upgrades. this is a benefit for Microsoft as most installation bases don't upgrade office every time a new version comes around.

Like I said before, o365 and office 2016 are the same product as far as the end userknow. I have a hybrid install base here as microsoft are morons and can't sell two different o365 licenses on one eOpen agreement (long story).

You can still share documents using onedrive, or any of the other web based (I hate the cloud term) sites with any version of office, even the other "offices" mentioned above.

Interesting that you use InfoPath as a DMS...

 

Sorry If I missed something But I Installed 365 for work and it's Installed. The office part is almost the same as 2016 but I got all the rest of the bells. It works offline but it cries about that. The 365 is kind of cool because you can login and use it any where and save to the cloud. But that also opened up new problems if you start to look like more then one person using it.
I would just use the 2016 but the 365 lets me share outlook without the boss hitting delete before it get read LOL.

 

The point of o365 was that Microsoft can force reactivation of there products and force updates. They also now don't give you a option a option of not paying for upgrades. this is a benefit for Microsoft as most installation bases don't upgrade office every time a new version comes around.

Like I said before, o365 and office 2016 are the same product as far as the end userknow. I have a hybrid install base here as microsoft are morons and can't sell two different o365 licenses on one eOpen agreement (long story).

You can still share documents using onedrive, or any of the other web based (I hate the cloud term) sites with any version of office, even the other "offices" mentioned above.

Interesting that you use InfoPath as a DMS...

I should have mentioned that my last use of MS Office in the work environment was 2013 when I retired. Therefore as to anything newer, not happening here. At home my wife's computer and mine both have Office 2010 because those were the last versions I got free through Microsoft's HUP{ (Home User Program). As to Microsoft in general? I used what the company gave me to use, mattered not to me. Yeah, OneDrive is not my most favored thing to use as I have my own web space for anything I don't want to keep on the systems at home.

As to InfoPath? It worked at the time for what we needed it for. Again, what the company used I used, really mattered not to me. We had a long agreement which worked out quite well. I showed up and gave them what they wanted and in return they thanked me every two weeks. Like I told my department manager, don't thank me, the company thanks me every two weeks.

Ron

 

I should have mentioned that my last use of MS Office in the work environment was 2013 when I retired. Therefore as to anything newer, not happening here. At home my wife's computer and mine both have Office 2010 because those were the last versions I got free through Microsoft's HUP{ (Home User Program). As to Microsoft in general? I used what the company gave me to use, mattered not to me. Yeah, OneDrive is not my most favored thing to use as I have my own web space for anything I don't want to keep on the systems at home.

As to InfoPath? It worked at the time for what we needed it for. Again, what the company used I used, really mattered not to me. We had a long agreement which worked out quite well. I showed up and gave them what they wanted and in return they thanked me every two weeks. Like I told my department manager, don't thank me, the company thanks me every two weeks.

Ron

That's what o365 is all about. Microsoft does not want people still using office from 7 years ago. That's 7 years they have not got any money from you.
Everyone is doing it now, even company that don't sell software, like this. http://www.etf.equipment/mining-contracting/

 

One unrelated comment about sharing Word documents. I was shocked to learn the first time that another user can turn on the tracking of changes features - which I never use - and be able to see what I had written and then deleted. I don't think anything too bad was revealed but I was pretty distracted during the rest of that conference call, wondering what might have been in there.

 

One unrelated comment about sharing Word documents. I was shocked to learn the first time that another user can turn on the tracking of changes features - which I never use - and be able to see what I had written and then deleted. I don't think anything too bad was revealed but I was pretty distracted during the rest of that conference call, wondering what might have been in there.

Did you create the document in the first place, or did you use a custom template, or was the document linked to sharepoint? It can also be enabled by group policy.
Tracking needs to be enabled on the document before it starts to work.

 

It's been a while so I'm not really sure. I suspect it was not created by me.

 

And what more, does someone know what happened with community.office365.com site?

Was it closed?