Microsoft KB Archive/922157

= How to invite someone who does not have Groove to a Groove workspace =

Article ID: 922157

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Preview Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Professional Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Project Edition
 * Groove Workspace 2.5 Standard Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.0 File Sharing Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.0 Professional Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.0 Project Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.0 Trial Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.1 File Sharing Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.1 Professional Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.1 Project Edition
 * Groove Virtual Office 3.1 Trial Edition
 * Microsoft Office Groove 2007

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to invite someone who does not have Groove to a Groove workspace. This article also describes how to save an invitation as a file.



Invite someone who does not have Groove to a Groove Workspace
To invite someone who does not have Groove to a Groove workspace, send the invitee an e-mail invitation. To do this, create a workspace, and then select one of the following methods:

Method 1: Send an e-mail invitation from Groove in Microsoft Office Groove 2007 or in Groove Virtual Office 3.x
 Open a workspace. Under Invite to workspace, type the e-mail address of the invitee. Then, click Go.

Note The invitee will receive an e-mail message that contains the following subject line:

A Groove invitation for you from

This message contains a link to the free trial version of Groove. The message also has an invitation file attached.

Note If you have not yet sent invitations by e-mail and if you have Outlook installed, you may be asked if you want to use Outlook to send the invitation. If you click No, the e-mail will be sent from the relay server that is associated with your account.

Method 2: Send an e-mail invitation from Groove in Groove Workspace 2.x

 * 1) Open a workspace, click Invite, click Recipients, and then select Enter an e-mail address.
 * 2) Type the e-mail address of the invitee, click Add, and then click OK.
 * 3) Select a role and other appropriate options. Then, to send the invitation, click Invite.

For more information about how to invite other people to a Groove workspace, see the Groove Help.

Save an invitation as a file
To save an invitation as a file, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Save an invitation as a file in Groove 2007 or in Groove Virtual Office 3.x

 * 1) On the File menu, click Save Invitation as File.
 * 2) Complete the Save Invitation as File dialog box, select a file location, and then click OK.

Method 2: Save an invitation as a file in Groove Workspace 2.x

 * 1) On the Options menu, point to Invite, and then click Save Invitation File.
 * 2) In the Save Invitation File dialog box, fill in the requested information, select a file location, and then click OK.

Note Methods 1 and 2 let you save the workspace invitation as a file to a local drive. After you have saved the file, you can make it available to other people who you want to invite by using any means that will preserve a binary file. For example, you can put the file on an FTP server or on a Web page. Make sure that you include instructions to download Groove with the file. Also, instruct the invitees to double-click the invitation file after they download and install Groove.

Additional query words: TCN-00449 Groove2007

Keywords: kbinfo kbexpertiseinter kbtshoot KB922157

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