SharePoint Tips: Search Results at Your Fingertips

On May 26, 2011 By

Target Audience: End Users

As everyone in your organization starts adopting document collaboration using SharePoint 2010 instead of email attachments, the ability to quickly and accurately search for the right information has become even more critical.

The search box in the upper right corner of SharePoint 2010 requires little explanation. Let’s, however, further streamline our lives by enabling document [...]

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SharePoint Tips: O Behave and Find My Site

On May 4, 2011 By

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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SharePoint Tips: Mapping Drives to Document Libraries

On Apr 28, 2011 By

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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SharePoint Tips: Managing Project Tasks from Outlook

On Apr 27, 2011 By

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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SharePoint Tips: Uploading Multiple Files with Drag-and-Drop

On Apr 21, 2011 By

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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