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If you have questions about the Open Specifications documentation, please visit the Open Specifications Forum group on MSDN. Forum information is available at the following locations:

Open Specifications Forum Group

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Using the Open Specifications

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Windows Protocols

Discuss technical content and implementation of the Windows (including .NET Framework) protocols described in the Open Specifications.

File Services

Discuss technical content and implementation of Server Message Block (SMB) protocols described in the Open Specifications.

Using the Office Protocols

Discuss technical content and implementation of the Microsoft Office protocols described in the Open Specifications.

Using the Exchange Server Protocols

Discuss technical content and implementation of the Exchange and Outlook protocols described in the Open Specifications.

Using the SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols

Discuss technical content and implementation of the SharePoint Products and Technologies protocols described in the Open Specifications.

Office File Formats

Discuss technical content and implementation of the .doc, .xls, .xlsb, .ppt and .pst Office file formats.

Using the Microsoft SQL Server Protocols

Discuss technical content and implementation of the SQL Server protocols described in the Open Specifications.

Documentation on Standards

Discuss technical content and implementation of certain standards as they are implemented in Exchange Server, Outlook and Internet Explorer.

Interoperability Scenarios: Technical Questions

Discuss implementation of technical scenarios around interoperability.

Office Open Document Format Implementation

Discuss technical content and implementation of the Office implementation of the Open Document Format (ODF) 1.1 standard in Microsoft Office.

Office Open XML File Format Implementation

Discuss technical content related to the implementation of the Open XML file format (that is, ECMA-376 and ISO/IEC 29500) in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This forum is for discussion of the Microsoft implementation of the Office Open XML file format – for questions about the format itself, you may want to visit the forums on OpenXMLDeveloper.org.

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