This one has been stuck in my drafts pile for longer than planned. It shouldn’t still be a problem because it was addressed in the December 2010 Cumulative Update. But if you do have problems opening PDFs from SharePoint 2010, the first step should be to apply Cumulative Updates. But here’s the hack that worked [...]
Read more »SharePoint 2010 includes service applications for managing information that traditionally has been stuck in spreadsheets. The challenge can be choosing which tool best fits your needs. Here’s a rough guide, based on only editing and viewing data in a web browser. From the user’s perspective, no Office client required… …however, first a licensing note. SharePoint [...]
Read more »Microsoft have announced the upcoming planned release of SharePoint 2010′s first service pack. Due to arrive in late June 2011. Full details in their blog. Short version here for my memory as much anything else Introducing the Site Recycle Bin – self-service recovery of site collections and sites! Shallow Copy – improved method for managing [...]
Read more »SharePoint 2010 has changed a few things regarding search. One of which is the use of a different master page to control the navigation, providing a minimal global navigation (aka top link bar) and removing the left sidebar (aka current navigation or the quick launch bar). The left sidebar needs to be removed to make [...]
Read more »Here are a few tips and tricks to use when working with user profiles in SharePoint 2010. Note: Most also apply to SharePoint 2007. 1. Displaying all profiles in the service application When you go to edit user profiles in the User Profile service application, you will see a blank screen with a search box [...]
Read more »[Update] Please note that this solution does not quite get to a full address book search. When Microsoft says ‘Sort by name’, they actually only sort by first name. Daft I know but go complain to them. The best approach is to add a note for people – add at least the first letter of [...]
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