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Feature
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Limitation
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Connect to Outlook, Connect to Office, and Sync to
SharePoint Workspace
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Works with an
ActiveX control, but requires a Firefox control adaptor. Microsoft Office
2010 does not provide a Firefox control adaptor for this control. The feature
also requires an application that is compatible with the stssync:// protocol,
such as Microsoft Outlook.
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Datasheet view
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Requires an
ActiveX control, such as the one that is delivered in Microsoft Office 2010,
and a Firefox control adaptor. Microsoft Office 2010 does not provide a
Firefox control adaptor for this control.
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Drag and Drop Web Parts
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Cannot be moved by
using drag and drop on Web Part pages. Users must click Edit on the Web Part, select Modify Web Part, and then select the zone
from the Layout section of the Web Part
properties page. Web Parts can be moved using drag and drop on Pages.
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Edit in Microsoft Office application
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Requires an
ActiveX control, such as the one that is delivered in SharePoint Server 2010,
and a Firefox control adaptor. For more information about Microsoft Office
2010 Firefox Plug-in, see FFWinPlugin Plug-in
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=199867).
If you install and configure the Office Web Applications on the server, the
Edit functionality works and you can modify Office documents in your browser.
This functionality only works with Microsoft Office 2010 or an equivalent
product together with a Firefox plug-in.
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Explorer view
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Removed in
SharePoint Server 2010. Libraries that have been upgraded from earlier
versions of SharePoint Server 2010 may still have Explorer views, and these
may not work. Explorer view requires Internet Explorer.
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Export to Excel
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Downloads a file
with an .iqy extension to the Web browser. If Microsoft Excel is not
installed, and if no other application is configured to open this file, then
this feature will not work.
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File upload and copy
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Requires an
ActiveX control, such as the one that is delivered in Microsoft Office 2010,
and a Firefox control adaptor. Microsoft Office 2010 does not provide a
Firefox control adaptor for this control.
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Microsoft InfoPath 2010 integration
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Requires an
ActiveX control, such as the one that is delivered in Microsoft Office 2010,
and a Firefox control adaptor. Microsoft Office 2010 does not provide a
Firefox control adaptor for this control.
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Picture Library
integration
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Requires an
ActiveX control, such as the one that is delivered in Microsoft Office 2010,
and a Firefox control adaptor. Microsoft Office 2010 does not provide a
Firefox control adaptor for this control. The user can use the following
workarounds when no control has been installed:
- If a user wants to upload
multiple pictures in a picture library, the user must upload one picture
at a time by using Upload.aspx.
- If a user wants to edit a
picture in a picture library, the user must download the picture, edit
it, and then upload the picture to the picture library.
- If a user wants to download
more than one picture from a picture library, the user must download one
picture at a time by clicking on the picture link.
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Microsoft Visio 2010 diagram creation
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Requires an
ActiveX control, such as the one delivered in Microsoft Office 2010, and a
Firefox control adaptor. Microsoft Office 2010 does not provide a Firefox
control adaptor for this control.
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New Document
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Requires an
ActiveX control, such as the one delivered in Microsoft Office 2010, and a
Firefox control adaptor. For more information about Microsoft Office 2010
Firefox Plug-in, see FFWinPlugin
Plug-in (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=199867).
Although the New Document command may
not work, you can use the Upload Document functionality. If you install and
configure Office Web Applications on the server, the New Document command works, and you can create an Office
document in your browser.
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Rich Text Editor – Basic Toolbar
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A user can update
the Rich Text Editor basic toolbar to a Full Rich Text Editor that includes
the ribbon by changing the field’s properties, as follows: On the
FldEdit.aspx, in the List Settings
menu, select Specific Field Settings.
Next, under Columns, click Description. In the Additional Columns Settings section, under Specify the type of text to allow, select Enhanced rich text (Rich text with pictures, tables,
and hyperlinks).
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Send To
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Can leverage an
ActiveX control, such as the one that is delivered in Microsoft Office 2010,
and a Firefox control adaptor. Microsoft Office 2010 does not provide a
Firefox control adaptor for this control. Without the control, files cannot
be sent from one SharePoint farm to another SharePoint farm. However, files
can still be sent from one site to another site.
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Signing Forms (InfoPath Form Services)
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Requires an
ActiveX control, such as the one that is delivered in Microsoft Office 2010,
and a Firefox control adaptor. Microsoft Office 2010 does not provide a
Firefox control adaptor for this control.
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Spreadsheet and Database integration
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Require ActiveX
controls, such as those that are delivered in Microsoft Office 2010, and
Firefox control adaptors. Microsoft Office 2010 does not provide a Firefox
control adaptor for this control. The user can use the following workarounds
when no control has been installed:
- If a user wants to edit a
document, the user must download the document, edit it, and then save it
back to the server.
- In a list that requires a
document to be checked out for editing, a user must use the Edit menu to check out the
document, edit it, and then check it in by using the Edit menu.
- Export to spreadsheet.
Users can export a SharePoint list as a spreadsheet by clicking Export to
Spreadsheet on
the List
tab on the ribbon.
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Web Part to Web Part Connections
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May require
deactivation of browsers pop-up blockers for SharePoint sites.
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Slide library and PowerPoint 2010 integration
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Require ActiveX
controls, such as those that are delivered in Microsoft Office 2010, and
Firefox control adaptors. Microsoft Office 2010 does not provide a Firefox
control adaptor for this control. The user can use the following workarounds
when no control has been installed:
- Delete a slide. Users can
delete a slide by first clicking the slide, and then clicking Delete
Slide. Repeat
for each slide.
The following
features do not work on this platform:
- Copy a slide to a
presentation. This feature enables users to add a slide to a PowerPoint
2010 presentation.
- Publish a slide. This
feature enables users to upload a single slide from a PowerPoint 2010
presentation to a slide library. Microsoft Office must be installed on
the client computer.
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