No. The current version of Outlook/Sharepoint integration is read-only.
You'll need to open it from the sps site to link the files for check out and
updates.
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"el dio" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks Diane,
>
> Then one more question.
> Can I somehow open a "live" file by double-clicking on it in outlook (not
> using macros or other sophisticated techniques)?
> I prefer using outlook to edit files in SPS, but I always need to check
> out
> files (because all other 100 people do the same thing and it is very
> possible
> that we work on the same file), and it is a bit annoying to copy-paste
> link
> into Word all the time.
>
> Thank you.
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Because the word copy is not an offline copy - its live - and saving it
>> will
>> update to the SPS site. The copy opened from outlook is just a copy and
>> needs uploaded to update the original in SharePoint.
>>
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>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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>> Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>>
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>> "el dio" <el (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have a question regarding integration with Sharepoint sites.
>> >
>> > Imagine that outlook is connected to a Sharepoint site (library) with
>> > .docx
>> > files.
>> > If I open the file by double-clicking on it in outlook, the file is
>> > opened
>> > in Word and I am able to edit the file offline (by clicking 'Edit
>> > offline'
>> > button), but the file is not checked out in Sharepoint.
>> > However, if I copy file shortcut and then open the file directly in
>> > Word,
>> > I
>> > am able to check the file out.
>> >
>> > Question is: why can't I check the file out when double-clicking on it
>> > in
>> > outlook?
>> >
>> > Thanx.
>>
>>