Editing Microsoft SharePoint Workspace

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{{Infobox software
| logo = Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 Icon.png
| screenshot = GrooveSShot.PNG
| caption = The ''Workspaces'' view of SharePoint Workspace 2010
| developer = [[Microsoft]]
| released = {{Start date and age|2010|6|15}}<ref name="eWeekRTM">{{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Office-2010-Released-to-Manufacturing-625881 |title=Microsoft Office 2010 Released to Manufacturing |last=Kolakowski |first=Nicholas |date=April 19, 2010 |publisher=[[QuinStreet]] |work=[[eWeek]] |access-date=April 22, 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| latest release version = 14.0.7265.5000
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2021|02|09}}<ref name="Office2010Builds">{{cite web |url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Update-history-for-Office-2010-Click-to-Run-products-ac74f68c-58f9-49b4-b7a7-75d899e4824d |title=Office 2010 Build Numbers |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=Support |access-date=August 30, 2020}}</ref>
| operating system = [[Windows XP SP3]] and later<br />[[Windows Server 2003 SP2]] and later<ref name="SysReq">{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee624351%28v=office.14%29.aspx |title=System requirements for Office 2010 |work=[[Microsoft TechNet|TechNet]]|publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="SysReq2">{{cite web|title=Which versions of Office work with Windows 10?|url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Which-versions-of-Office-work-with-Windows-10-0fc85c97-da69-466e-b2b4-54f7d7275705|website=Office Support|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=27 July 2017}}</ref>
| platform = [[IA-32]] and [[x64]]
| genre = [[Collaborative software]]
| license = [[Trialware]]
| replaced_by = [[Microsoft OneDrive]]
| website = {{URL|http://office.com/sharepoint-workspace/}}
}}
'''Microsoft SharePoint Workspace''' (formerly '''Microsoft Office Groove'''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://blogs.technet.com/office2010/archive/2009/05/13/confirm-or-deny.aspx | title=Confirm or Deny |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103180936/http://blogs.technet.com/b/office2010/archive/2009/05/13/confirm-or-deny.aspx |archivedate=2014-11-03| publisher=[[Microsoft]] | work=Microsoft Office 2010 Engineering | date=13 May 2009 | access-date=16 June 2013 | last=Shaff | first=Reed}}</ref>) is a discontinued desktop application designed for [[document collaboration]] in teams with members who are regularly [[off-line]] or who do not share the same network security clearance. It is no longer included with [[Microsoft Office 2013]]. It has been replaced by a web-based service called [[OneDrive for Business]].

Groove's uses have included coordination between [[emergency relief]] agencies,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2006.10.grooveandsharepoint.aspx | title=Building an Emergency Operations Center on Groove and SharePoint | publisher=[[Microsoft]] | work=[[Microsoft TechNet#TechNet Magazine|TechNet Magazine]] | date=October 2006 | access-date=16 June 2013 | last=Morello | first=John}}</ref> where different organizations do not share a common security infrastructure and where offline access is important, and amongst teams of [[knowledge worker]]s, such as consultants who need to work securely on client sites.
It is also used as a staging system for documents in development, where content can be developed then transferred to a portal when complete.

Groove was initially developed by [[Lotus Notes]] creator [[Ray Ozzie]], and developed by [[Groove Networks]] of [[Beverly, Massachusetts]], until Microsoft's acquisition of Groove Networks in March 2005.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/2005/mar05/03-10GrooveQA.aspx | title=Microsoft, Groove Networks to Combine Forces to Create Anytime, Anywhere Collaboration | publisher=[[Microsoft]] | work=News Center | date=10 March 2005 | access-date=16 June 2013 | archive-date=26 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726015900/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/2005/mar05/03-10GrooveQA.aspx | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Collaboration tools==
Groove's basic set of services (including always-on [[security]], persistent [[online chat|chat]], [[store-and-forward]] messaging delivery, [[firewall (networking)|firewall]]/[[Network Address Translation|NAT]] transparency, ''ad-hoc'' group formation, and change notification) may be customized with tools.

''Tools'' are mini-applications that rely on Groove's underlying functionality to disseminate and synchronize their contents with other members' copies of the workspace. Groove provides various tools that can be added to (and removed from) a workspace to customize the functionality of each space (for example a [[calendar]], discussion, [[file sharing]], an [[outliner]], pictures, notepad, sketchpad, [[web browser]], etc.).
Tools that members use in a workspace often drive the nature of the person-to-person collaboration that ensues. In Groove 2007, the SharePoint Files tools can be used to take [[SharePoint 2007]] document libraries offline.<ref>{{Cite web |last=helenclu |date=2022-03-31 |title=SharePoint Workspace does not sync automatically - SharePoint |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/troubleshoot/sync/sharepoint-workspace-not-sync-with-online |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=learn.microsoft.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

Groove 2007 includes a presence subsystem, which keeps track of which users in the contact store are online, and presents the information in the launchbar. If Groove server is used, a user is considered online when they log on to the server. In absence of a server, the ''Device Presence Protocol'' (which comes in different variants for [[LAN]]s and [[Wide area network|WAN]]s) is used. Groove also allows sending instant messages to peers. All session and user information is stored by the Groove client at  client side.<ref name="TNMag">{{cite web | url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2006.10.intothegroove.aspx | title=Get into the Groove: Solutions for Secure and Dynamic Collaboration | publisher=[[Microsoft]] | work=[[Microsoft TechNet#TechNet Magazine|TechNet Magazine]] | date=October 2006 | access-date=16 June 2013 | last=Chou | first=Yung}}</ref>

==Versions==
Groove Virtual Office 3.1 was the last version before Microsoft's acquisition of Groove Networks. The following versions have been released since:
* Groove 2007 (Included in Office 2007 Ultimate and Enterprise editions and also available as a separate product), released January 27, 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&qid=&alpha=Groove+2007&Filter=FilterNO | title=Microsoft Product Lifecycle: Groove 2007 | publisher=[[Microsoft]] | work=Support | access-date=16 June 2013}}</ref>
* SharePoint Workspace 2010, released July 15, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&qid=&alpha=SharePoint+Workspace+2010&Filter=FilterNO|title=Microsoft Sharepoint Workspace 2010 Life-cycle Information|access-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>

Microsoft claims the name change is a natural progression, since [[Groove Coaster|Groove]] is to SharePoint what Outlook is to Exchange. Microsoft asserts that features have been added to make it easier to deploy and manage, and claims that SharePoint Workspace will make it easier to access SharePoint content (or content from any server that implements the publicly documented protocols).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/05/groove-renamed-to-sharepoint-workspace-in-office-2010.ars | title=Office 2010: Groove renamed to SharePoint Workspace | publisher=[[Condé Nast]] | work=[[Ars Technica]] | date=15 May 2009 | access-date=15 June 2013 | last=Protalinski | first=Emil}}</ref>

==Server application==
'''Microsoft Groove Server''' is a tool for centrally managing all deployments of Microsoft SharePoint Workspace in an enterprise. It enables using [[Active Directory]] for Groove user accounts, and create Groove Domains, with individual policy settings.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303394.aspx | title=Groove Server 2010 | publisher=[[Microsoft]] | work=[[Microsoft TechNet#Liberary|TechNet Library]] | date=12 May 2010 | access-date=16 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/servers/groove-server-2010-features-and-benefits-HA101810271.aspx |title=Groove Server 2010 features and benefits |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Microsoft Office website]] |access-date=16 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727021139/http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/servers/groove-server-2010-features-and-benefits-HA101810271.aspx |archive-date=27 July 2013 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Comparison of office suites]]
* [[Collaborative software]]

==References==
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==Further reading ==
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# {{cite web |publisher=Hommes & Process |date=April 2007 |url=http://solutions.hommesetprocess.com/collaborative-solutions/microsoft-office-groove-2007-and-microsoft-office-sharepoint |title=Microsoft Office Groove 2007 / SharePoint Workspace 2010 and Microsoft Office SharePoint: The importance of common implementation |format=PDF |first=Fabrice |last=Barbin |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826005514/http://solutions.hommesetprocess.com/collaborative-solutions/microsoft-office-groove-2007-and-microsoft-office-sharepoint |archive-date=2009-08-26 }}
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://office.microsoft.com/sharepoint-workspace/}}

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