Collaborative workspaces allow users from various physical locations to work together efficiently Office is designed to allow easy integration between applications

We discuss two types of integration—embedding and linking. Embedded information becomes a part of the other file and is not updated if the source file is updated.

integration — occurs when software programs that serve different purposes are able to work together to support the transfer of information from one program to another program. collaborative workspace — a virtual environment designed to enable programs and users of those programs to work together. source file — the file that contains the information that you want to put into another program. connection between the two files — made, but it does not become part of the other file.