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Associate SharePoint Documents with Application Specific Icons
Problem: You can’t tell what types of documents are in a SharePoint document library because they show a blank icon: Solution: Add an icon for the document types. For pdf’s, download the small 17×17...
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Remove the header row from a SharePoint list.
Problem: You’ve added a picture column to your SharePoint “Announcements” list and you now have an unwanted column header that shows up. You only want to remove the column header for specific lists....
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Installing MOSS 2007 on Windows Server 2008 R2
I recently built a test machine with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007. Before you get started with the MOSS installation, you need to add the .Net Framework...
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SharePoint Web Parts that Connect to the Internet
A weather web part on your corporate intranet home page is something that sounds like a great idea since it will increase your end users productivity by reducing the amount of time they spend visiting...
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SharePoint Saturday New Orleans 2011
Over the past year or so, I’ve attended several SharePoint Saturday technology events to include Birmingham in 2009, New Orleans, Atlanta, and Huntsville in 2010. These technology events are a great...
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Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Installation – Part 1
You’re ready to introduce SharePoint 2010 into your SMB and you’ve chosen to install the “free with Windows Server” version called “Foundation”. Details about this version can be found on the...
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Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Installation – Part 2
This blog is a continuation from last weeks blog (Part 1). We’ll jump right in where we left off. Verify you are logged into the server that you want to install SharePoint on as the spNameInstall...
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Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Installation – Part 3
This blog is a continuation from last weeks blog (Part 2). We’ll jump right in where we left off. Verify you are logged into the server that you want to install SharePoint on as the spNameInstall...
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Slipstream SP1 into Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
This blog article will guide you through the process of slipstreaming SP1 into Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010. The process for the non-foundation edition is identical with the exception of the...
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Set SharePoint 2010 Outgoing E-Mail Settings with PowerShell
Configure the outgoing email settings in a SharePoint 2010 Farm with PowerShell. Launch the PowerShell ISE. Import the SharePoint PowerShell Snap-in, modify the script below using your specific email...
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Resolving SharePoint 2010 PDF Issues with PowerShell
PDF’s that have been uploaded to your SharePoint 2010 document libraries do not show the correct icon and only give you the option of saving instead of opening them: The following PowerShell script...
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Restore a Replaced Document in SharePoint Server 2007
A few weeks ago I had someone ask me about restoring a single Excel spreadsheet in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS). The spreadsheet had been overwritten by uploading another one in its...
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Reset the SharePoint 2010 Passphrase with PowerShell
You’re attempting to add an additional web front-end server to your SharePoint 2010 farm and find out the passphrase you’ve documented is incorrect or it isn’t documented. Resetting the passphrase is a...
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Add an Additional Web Front-end Server to an Existing SharePoint 2010 Farm...
You’ve followed the instructions in my other three blogs and built a SharePoint 2010 farm (not a stand-alone installation) with one or more web front-end servers. Per one of the notes in a TechNet...
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Open a SharePoint Document Library with Windows Explorer
When attempting to open a SharePoint document library from a machine running Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2 by using the “Open with Explorer” button as shown in the image to the right, you receive:...
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Your Search Cannot Be Completed Because This Site Is Not Assigned To An Indexer.
Your attempting to search a SharePoint 2010 Site (Foundation Edition) and you receive the following error message “Your search cannot be completed because this site is not assigned to an indexer.”...
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2013 a Microsoft Software Release Odyssey
An Odyssey is defined as a “Long and Eventful Journey”. The first version of Microsoft Office that I can remember supporting professionally is Office 4.3 and the first version of Exchange was 5.5. It’s...
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Install SharePoint 2013 with PowerShell to Prevent the Dreaded Database Names...
Do you have a shared SQL Server back-end for multiple SharePoint farms? Do you like being able to easily tell which SharePoint databases go with which SharePoint farm? If you install SharePoint 2013...
View ArticleLearn how to Get-Started with PowerShell at SharePoint Saturday Nashville on...
Know anyone who is interested in PowerShell but not sure how to Get-Started? I’m presenting a beginner session at SharePoint Saturday Nashville on Saturday, June 6th. Not a SharePoint person?...
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This past Saturday, I presented a session titled “PS C:\> Get-Started -With ‘PowerShell for SharePoint’” at SharePoint Saturday Nashville and I’m happy to say that it was the highest rated...
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