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Two extremely useful (and free!) SharePoint addons...

System Account on 8/16/2010 1:33 PM

Category: Collaboration Cross-browser authoring Mobility Offline Addons

Two "must-have" SharePoint addon products were released earlier today. The first is a cross browser compatible replacement for the rich text editor in MOSS 2007 that was mentioned on this blog about 6 weeks ago. The second is an offline reader for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 sites, which I highly recommend for staying up to date with frequently updated sites such as the SharePoint Community Portal. And yes, they are both available for free!

With the release of the r.a.d.editor for MOSS, Telerik has taken into account the feedback they gathered during the beta period. In addition to the downloadable file on their website at http://www.telerik.com/sharepoint, Telerik has also published a Deployment and Customization manual as well as a Feature Comparison guide for r.a.d.editor for MOSS vs. the OOTB MOSS rich-text editor vs. the full featured r.a.d.editor for ASP.NET.

Colligo Reader for SharePoint enables you to easily download content from SharePoint sites to your laptop, so you can access the content offline rather than having to copy files one by one through a browser. Reader is a client-only application, and no server modifications are required. If you want the ability to add or update SharePoint content offline, Colligo offers a full featured Contributor for SharePoint product.

I look forward to seeing (and using) many more innovative SharePoint addons from our ISV partners in the coming months!

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re: Two extremely useful (and free!) SharePoint addons...

Another Add-on "Printing Services for SharePoint". http://www.sharepointprinting.com
Commented by <empty> on 7/9/2008 4:00:33 PM

System Account

on 7/9/2008 4:00 PM

What else can be "most useful" add-on for WSS 3.0 / MOSS 2007

I am researching on adding new features/functionality to WSS 3.0 / MOSS 2007.
Need your suggestions for developing new add-ons.
Cheers!!
Hemant
Commented by <empty> on 7/7/2008 9:08:16 AM

System Account

on 7/7/2008 9:08 AM

Two extremely useful (and free!) SharePoint addons have updated commercial offerings

Several months ago, I posted a blog entry about two useful SharePoint addons, Telerik's RadEditor for

Commented by <empty> on 6/26/2007 5:31:35 AM

System Account

on 6/26/2007 5:31 AM

re: Two extremely useful (and free!) SharePoint addons...

Lawrence,
Thanks for the mention of Colligo Reader. We've done quite a bit of analysis of what's available in Office 2007 to take SharePoint offline. A bunch of it is posted on our blog blog">http://www.offlinesharepoint.com">blog. Here's one post">http://www.offlinesharepoint.com/microsoft-architect-outlines-offline-support-in-office-2007/">post that might be a good place to start. Also, Dustin Miller from SharePoint Experts (& SharePoint MVP) did a webinar back in the fall that goes into this in more detail: How">http://www.colligo.com/webinars/Colligo-Office2007/ColligoWebinar.htm#autostart=1&nopreload=1&event=1>How to Take SharePoint 2007 Offline. Warning, it may take a bit of time to load.
Barry Jinks,
Founder & CEO,
Colligo Networks, Inc.
Commented by <empty> on 2/23/2007 2:08:09 AM

System Account

on 2/23/2007 2:08 AM

re: Two extremely useful (and free!) SharePoint addons...

Travis, Outlook 2007's 2-way sync with SharePoint Calendars and Contacts works great when all I want is to sync just those things. Colligo Reader is cool (I mean, useful) because it lets me sync the *entire* SharePoint site, so I can look at everything offline. And with Colligo Contributor, I can even update and add content offline, which I can't do with Outlook except for the standard Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks webparts.
For a site like the SharePoint Community Portal, there are just way too many places where content can be updated, so Colligo Reader is a much more effective option for offlne reading. Of course, it would be nice if Reader provided an indicator (bolded font or red astrisk) of what webparts have new content since last sync or last read.

Commented by <empty> on 2/22/2007 11:58:29 PM

System Account

on 2/22/2007 11:58 PM

re: Two extremely useful (and free!) SharePoint addons...

Looks good for SPS 2003, but help me understand how the reader is better/different than off-line feature of MOSS 2007?
Commented by <empty> on 2/22/2007 11:32:12 AM

System Account

on 2/22/2007 11:32 AM

re: Two extremely useful (and free!) SharePoint addons...

Help me understand how a reader like this is better/different than an off-line MOSS site in Outlook.
Thanks!
Commented by <empty> on 2/22/2007 11:27:55 AM

System Account

on 2/22/2007 11:27 AM

re: Two extremely useful (and free!) SharePoint addons...

If you like Colligo you will definetly like KnowledgeLake's Connect. It is now available for WSS 3.0 and MOSS.
Commented by <empty> on 2/22/2007 10:13:39 AM

System Account

on 2/22/2007 10:13 AM

re: Two extremely useful (and free!) SharePoint addons...

Hello Lawrence,
Great addons, and great job. Will help to increase the current huge buzz on WSS and MOSS, covering new scenarios.
Thanks.
Commented by <empty> on 2/22/2007 5:10:37 AM

System Account

on 2/22/2007 5:10 AM

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