SharePoint is here to stop large attachments and different versions of the same file flying about the workplace, but how do users send attachments to external users if they have to? ... [More]
So you have been given a project and been told to build your company Intranet, but you have not had experience of SharePoint 2010, where do you start? Capture some requirements, install SharePoint out of the box or undertaking a pilot are all common examples of where a project can begin. Internal IT teams are often called upon to undertake projects when they may not have experience of SharePoint before. This article is intended to cover a number of areas and be a starter for 10 approach, seasoned SharePoint professionals, look away now. ... [More]
Last week Myself and Adam Burcher visited the International SharePoint conference at the QEII conference centre at Westminster in London. The three day conference which is held every year attracts some of the best speakers in the SharePoint world to speak to around 550 delegates. The co... [More]
I finally got around to installing Windows 8 this week and I am have now been using it in anger for a few days. I installed Windows 8 via a USB key to a bootable VHD to test it whilst still having access to Windows 7, just in case some of the programs have incompatibility issues. First impress... [More]
I wanted to use the capabilities of Lync on a custom domain so I got setup, trying to follow the instructions given. Neadless to say they didnt work and I had to make it up a little and do some research. So how did I get Lync working on SharePointrescue.com. Well here are the steps that I under... [More]
Before you can use Lync, SharePoint Online and Exchange Online with a custom domain you need to add your custom domain to Office365, see my post on vanity domains to do that. Follow these steps to complete setup of Exchange Online. 1. “Edit domain intent” of the domain to include “... [More]
As part of Office365 Lync is a great communication tool for your business, we have set this up internally and I will share some of the issues that we experenced. On the whole it is a great product and I think it will help communication internally and reduce the time it takes to get things done, but ... [More]
On projects that I manage we are often amending the default CSS of SharePoint master pages to make things look a little better. I thought I would share the common tools that we use and also how to use these to get the CSS of pop-up menus and message boxes which aren’t always on the page to inspect. ... [More]
In SharePoint sites that have custom templates if you do not want to re-write the whole page you end up substituing certain elements for your nice looking design. In some cases elements that you remove or do not use may be referenced by JavaScript and removing these can cause errors on the page in the browser that you cannot resolve.... [More]
One of the biggest challenges that you will face when launching and rolling out an Intranet is stopping the intranet from sprawling. Ensuring the structure is maintained is a big job especially when users can create sites for collaboration or projects or customers. If you have customers and projects the engagements usually stick to a certain pattern and so does the files and information that is needed for that engagement.... [More]