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What Does It Do?

Browse and update SharePoint documents directly from Windows Explorer and other client-side applications using SharePoint Desktop Explorer.  Simplify the process of keeping your SharePoint document libraries up-to-date. View, drag and drop, check out, edit, and check in your documents directly from Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office and other client-side applications, such as Autodesk® AutoCAD or Adobe® FrameMaker. This product is especially useful for users who work regularly in these client-side applications or prefer to manage files directly in Windows Explorer.

Bamboo SharePoint Desktop Explorer vs. SharePoint Out-of-the-Box Functionality	SharePoint Out-of-the-box	Bamboo Desktop Explorer
Check files in and out of SharePoint from Windows Explorer and/or any client-side application that uses standard Windows Open and Save As dialogs.		•
Undo check out using context menus in Windows Explorer and standard Windows Open and Save As dialogs from any application.		•
Set up connections to multiple SharePoint servers.		•
Navigate through SharePoint server sites and document libraries just as you would in Windows Explorer.		•
Upload a copy of your latest edits to a document without having to check the document back into SharePoint.		•
Upload new documents to SharePoint from Windows Explorer and/or client-side applications.		•
Drag and drop files from your Windows Desktop to SharePoint. - New!		•
Supports Windows Vista (32-bit). - New!	•	•

How Does It Work?

The SharePoint Desktop Explorer is installed on a client machine. There is no server installation required. After setting up a server connection from Windows Explorer, you can navigate to the SharePoint server connection just as you would navigate folders in Windows Explorer. Navigate to a document or image library and right-click a SharePoint document to check out, check in, upload and open the document in its associated application. You can also open a SharePoint document from its client-side application by browsing for the document in the File Open dialog of the application, right-clicking to check it out and then clicking Open to edit.

Why Did We Build It?

SharePoint has good integration with Office 2003/2007, where users can open, edit, and save files directly from Microsoft applications into SharePoint. However, if your users are not using Office 2003/2007, using SharePoint is not as easy. In addition, the majority of businesses today use Windows Explorer to manage their documents but cannot directly access or upload files from their network system into SharePoint from Windows Explorer. The SharePoint Desktop Explorer allows you to check files in and out directly from Windows Explorer or any client-side application that uses standard Windows Open and Save As dialogs. Users can keep their document checked out and upload changes to SharePoint, allowing the latest changes to be available to SharePoint users, as well as upload new documents, all from Windows Explorer or the client-side application itself. SharePoint documents can be moved, copied, deleted, and managed entirely from Windows Explorer. Users can also set up as many connections to SharePoint and Windows SharePoint Services as needed.

 

System Requirements:

Release Notes:

April 2008	Release 2.0
July 2006	Release 1.0
	View our release note here: http://store.bamboosolutions.com/kb/article.aspx?id=10160

Download Instructions:
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Installation Instructions:
Complete installation instructions and an usage guide for this web part are included in the Application Notes below. Please make sure you download and read them prior to installing the web part. In addition to the Application Notes, potential installation problems are also documented in our Web Part Deployment and Security FAQ, which can be downloaded here.

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