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SharePoint 2010 – Content Query Web Part Continued
Categories: CQWP, Development, How To, How To Code, SharePoint, SharePoint 2010
So in the last post we looked at some of the basic Content Query Web Part functionality within SharePoint 2010. In this post we will go a little deeper and look at how items are tied together with the new tool pane UI and the XSL renderings. So fi.....
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SharePoint 2010 – Content Query Web Part
Categories: SharePoint 2010, SharePoint, How To, CQWP
One of the greatest web parts that made its way into SharePoint 2007 was the Content Query Web Part. I have been a great advocate of this control for a long time, so felt it useful to look at the new features of the control and what we still have .....
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SharePoint 2010 – Metadata Services
Categories: How To, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint
In SharePoint 2007 we had a great story for metadata but it had its limitations. SharePoint 2010 has a bunch of new features for managing Metadata. In this post we will look at the "Managed Metadata Services". So I suppose what is it? .....
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SharePoint 2010 – My Sites
Categories: SharePoint 2010, SharePoint, How To
So now that SharePoint 2010 is available for everyone to test I have noticed that some people have been struggling with getting My Sites to work, so I thought I would walk through the process I use. Firstly you will need a SharePoint 2010 Server t.....
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SharePoint 2010 User Experience – Document Set (Update)
Categories: Administration, How To, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint
After posting about document sets, someone asked me a question about how document sets and the documents within show up in the search. Well to answer this I will show you the screen shot from my Virtual Machine. You will notice that it not only sh.....
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SharePoint 2010 Records Management
Categories: Administration, How To, Records Management, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint
Over the past few years we have seen the advent of some basic records management features work their way into the SharePoint platform. Well in SharePoint 2010 it just got even better and easier to work with records. So to begin with the records ce.....
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SharePoint 2010 – Install Steps
Categories: SharePoint 2010, How To, Administration
As you are all aware the SharePoint 2010 NDA was lifted last week at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2009. So from now on there should be lots of posts about what 2010 can do and how it can be used. In this post I will walk you through the bas.....
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MOSS2007 - Incoming Email (Multi SMTP Domain Configuration)
Categories: Administration, How To, Office System 2007, SharePoint
If like me you have worked with quite a few SharePoint installs, probably at some point you will have configured incoming email. It works well and relies on the following: SMTP Server installed on MOSS Server Targeted Drop Folder for SharePo.....
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HiSoftware aRTE
Categories: How To, Office System 2007, SharePoint, WSS
Finally HiSoftware have released their version of an accessible rich text editor, so I decided to install it on my server and see how it goes. You will firstly need to visit the site, register if you have not already and then you can download the .....
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Telerik RadEditor Control and MOSS 2007
Categories: Development, How To, Office System 2007, SharePoint, WSS
So like me I am sure that you have installed and deployed the free replacement editor control from Telerik. This is great and works really well when working with Cross-Browsers. However maybe you knew or maybe you didn't there is another version o.....
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SharePoint – Ports and Protocols
Categories: Tech Ed 2008, Security, Office System 2007, SharePoint, How To
During Tech Ed last week, quite a few questions were about what TCP/IP ports and protocols and server traffic. After various conversations and realizing that there was not really a definitive document that covers what you need I thought I would tr.....
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SQL 2008 – Installation
Categories: General, How To, SQL
Yes, I finally had time to do this. I sat down and took screenshots of the whole of the installation of SQL 2008 Standard onto my Windows 2008 Domain Controller. It works like a treat!! The following is the process I took to install it on my VM......
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SharePoint – Implementation Tips
Categories: General, How To, Office System 2007, SharePoint, WSS
Over the past few months, well years really, it has become evident that SharePoint is viewed very differently in organisations. Some businesses see it another product from Microsoft that they can purchase and install along with their current syste.....
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