In looking to streamline some of our small office tasks,
we were wondering about the different sets of "tools"
available from the various Microsoft software worlds.
We have been reading thru the newsgroups, learning as we go,
and following links and ideas that might be discussed.

ie -
Outlook + forms to submit data via email to our Exchange Server
Sharepoint + docs/tasks to define & store data on our SBS server
reqs - Outlook 2003 for RPC direct access via Internet

We are trying to discuss ideas that might be appropriate
for our small office to submit Project setup requests,
and then submit Time & Expenses against those projects.

We are currently doing it via generic email messages
and our office manager is using Quickbooks to handle things manually.

Did you have a particular question? You might want to expand your research to include Microsoft InfoPath, which is in many ways superior to Outlook custom forms for the tasks you describe.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"P.Schuman" wrote in message t...
In looking to streamline some of our small office tasks,
we were wondering about the different sets of "tools"
available from the various Microsoft software worlds.
We have been reading thru the newsgroups, learning as we go,
and following links and ideas that might be discussed.

ie -
Outlook + forms to submit data via email to our Exchange Server
Sharepoint + docs/tasks to define & store data on our SBS server
reqs - Outlook 2003 for RPC direct access via Internet

We are trying to discuss ideas that might be appropriate
for our small office to submit Project setup requests,
and then submit Time & Expenses against those projects.

We are currently doing it via generic email messages
and our office manager is using Quickbooks to handle things manually.

tnx for mentioning InfoPath - we'll do some expanded browsing...
I'm not sure InfoPath comes as part of SBS, but will look at it by itself.
At times, we may not be able to ask specific questions,
but more of building knowledge so we will be able to ask the questions....

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Did you have a particular question? You might want to expand your research to
include Microsoft InfoPath, which is in many ways superior to Outlook custom
forms for the tasks you describe.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"P.Schuman" wrote in message
t...
In looking to streamline some of our small office tasks,
we were wondering about the different sets of "tools"
available from the various Microsoft software worlds.
We have been reading thru the newsgroups, learning as we go,
and following links and ideas that might be discussed.

ie -
Outlook + forms to submit data via email to our Exchange Server
Sharepoint + docs/tasks to define & store data on our SBS server
reqs - Outlook 2003 for RPC direct access via Internet

We are trying to discuss ideas that might be appropriate
for our small office to submit Project setup requests,
and then submit Time & Expenses against those projects.

We are currently doing it via generic email messages
and our office manager is using Quickbooks to handle things manually.

I doubt very much that Sue - by suggesting InfoPath - meant that you should
extend the number of newsgroups this message goes to from two to four.

Could you please start asking specific (different) questions to the
different newsgroups instead of this "let's bother everyone" approach ?

Mike Walsh
WSS FAQ: www.wssv3faq.com / wss.collutions.com
No private questions please (additions to FAQ welcome)

"P.Schuman" wrote in message
t...
tnx for mentioning InfoPath - we'll do some expanded browsing...
I'm not sure InfoPath comes as part of SBS, but will look at it by itself.
At times, we may not be able to ask specific questions,
but more of building knowledge so we will be able to ask the questions....

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Did you have a particular question? You might want to expand your research
to
include Microsoft InfoPath, which is in many ways superior to Outlook
custom
forms for the tasks you describe.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"P.Schuman" wrote in message
t...
In looking to streamline some of our small office tasks,
we were wondering about the different sets of "tools"
available from the various Microsoft software worlds.
We have been reading thru the newsgroups, learning as we go,
and following links and ideas that might be discussed.

ie -
Outlook + forms to submit data via email to our Exchange Server
Sharepoint + docs/tasks to define & store data on our SBS server
reqs - Outlook 2003 for RPC direct access via Internet

We are trying to discuss ideas that might be appropriate
for our small office to submit Project setup requests,
and then submit Time & Expenses against those projects.

We are currently doing it via generic email messages
and our office manager is using Quickbooks to handle things manually.