Target Audience: Site Administrators

Assuming you already have Active Directory & Profile Database Synchronization working and your own My Site is flawlessly functioning, you may still get the User Not Found error while trying to assess your esteemed colleagues’ sites. The steps below saved my afternoon (and hopefully yours as well), and I still had daylight [...]

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Target Audience: Site Administrators & End Users

Certain applications, including Microsoft Visual Studio, require the files to be saved to a disk drive. How delighted would you be if I revealed how to use SharePoint document libraries as mapped drives? Let’s find out!

Open Windows Explorer Right-click on My Computer Click on Map network drive Pick [...]

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Target Audience: Project Managers & End Users

It is time to bust out my PMP (Project Management Professional) hat. Many people have a love-hate relationship with MS Project. This great product indeed packs many neat features. However, this long list of options may also intimidate some end-users who merely need to make simple updates.

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Target Audience: End Users

A nice enhancement in SharePoint 2010 is the multiple document upload functionality. Now you may drag and drop files directly into a newer Internet Explorer browser (IE 8+) and have these files uploaded to your SharePoint list. When you are cranking away with 50 applications open, this little trick will save you some time!

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Target Audience: End Users

The single best way to share documents with your peers is using the “E-mail a Link” function that is built right in the Ribbon. Occasionally, your recipients do not have access to your SharePoint environment, and you need to resort to the old-fashioned route by emailing these files as attachments.

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