Microsoft released an Administration Toolkit last month!
This tool pack is oriented towards helping SharePoint administrators with complex or demanding tasks—and we will have updated releases several times each year. Each release of this kit will include...
View ArticleThe importance of doctype in stylesheets and html
I don’t know if many people realize how important it is to place the appropriate DOCTYPE declaration at the top of their HTML files so I have created the following HTML sample to illustrate some of the...
View ArticleNifty little encoder decoder utility
Found a nice website tool that can used to encode or decode text strings as you like. I found this particularly useful for decrypting a SharePoint GUID, however it could be handy for turning encoded...
View ArticleApp Offline – Nice feature to bring down Microsoft SharePoint based sites
the “”App_Offline.htm”” feature in ASP.NET 2.0 provides a super convenient way to bring down an ASP.NET application while you make changes to it (for example: updating a lot of content or making big...
View ArticleCreating a KPI list based on a SharePoint list
SharePoint as a business tool can be utilized for displaying data for the end users. And not just displaying the data, but displaying it in brief so that the users get to know the overall scenario...
View ArticleIssues with repeated SharePoint feature installation
Having recently encountered issues with features not being installed correctly when you are trying to deploy an updated version, I think I have stumbled upon the secret recipie to success: Deactivate...
View ArticleAttach a file to a SharePoint list record item
Attach a file to an existing list itemOn the top link bar, click Documents and Lists.Click the list in which you want to attach a file.Point to the existing list item, click the down arrow that...
View ArticleUsing SharePoint to manage Visio data
You can share documents among team members by placing them in a document library. The team can manage documents directly from the SharePoint site. Working from the SharePoint site provides the team...
View ArticleGetting the public key of an assembly
To get the public key value of our assembly we need to open a Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt. This can be found via the start menu by going Start > Program Files > Visual Studio 2005 >...
View ArticleWorkflow development checklist
This checklist broadly describes the tasks that need to be completed to get a custom workflow deployed correctly from Visual Studio 2005…Create Visual Studio 2005 Project using the SharePoint Server...
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