Organizations in need of proven methods to surface external data in SharePoint 2013, and to work with it via no-code process development approaches, should consider a new set of video tutorials on BCS, External Data, and Workflows, led by Fabian Williams, SharePoint Server MVP. The set has just been published by SharePoint-Videos. A review of […]
Comments on Office 365 Network Architecture for Sites and OneDrive for Business
Over recent posts to this blog, this writer has explored OneDrive for Business as a uniquely featured SharePoint Online document library. An effort has also been made to report on some of the special features of this component of Office 365 and some methods of automating some tasks, associated with OneDrive for Business, likely to […]
More on Quick Steps for OneDrive for Business, Office 365
An entry to the help section of Microsoft’s Office web site titled “Automate common or repetitive tasks with Quick Steps” presents this new feature of OneDrive for Business, as originally introduced with Outlook 2010. As the article makes clear, Quick Steps were intended to reduce the repetitive nature of performing tasks, for users, with automation […]
How to Move Items from OneDrive for Business to Document Libraries in SharePoint Online, Office 365
End users with a need to move items out of OneDrive for Business and into document libraries in SharePoint Online, Office 365 can be challenged. It is not easy for them to find a simple method of successfully completing this task. There are even issues using Windows Explorer to accomplish this task. So this writer […]
Microsoft Announces Matter Center for Office 365 and for SharePoint 2013 On Premises
On August 18, 2014, Microsoft announced the availability of Matter Center for Office 365. Together with improvements in eDiscovery, which were implemented earlier this year, this new addition may contribute to the attractiveness of Office 365 for law firms. According to the promotional content on the web page introducing this feature, Matter Center works with […]
SharePoint-Videos to Present VisualSP, a Help System for SharePoint in a Webinar Scheduled for September 4, 2014
On September 4, 2014, SharePoint-Videos will use a webinar to present VisualSP™, a help system for SharePoint. Our help system may be a solution for organizations looking to provide communities of SharePoint users with the tools they require to successfully accomplish the SharePoint computing tasks required of them. By empowering these users to manage themselves, […]
How to Migrate a Full Trusted Solution to an App for SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online, Office 365
Many organizations with a commitment to SharePoint 2010, on premises, permit their communities of SharePoint users to consume full trusted solutions.. These custom processes are both a plus and a minus for the organization, as Thomas Mechelke, a Senior Program Manager for Microsoft’s Office Developer Platform team spells out in a video tutorial on MSDM’s […]
Microsoft Virtual Academy Offers SharePoint Administrators Short Video Presentations Of Features of SharePoint Online and Management Options
In a two part Office Guide, Microsoft Virtual Academy Offers IT Pros (including SharePoint Administrators) a short overview of features of SharePoint Online and management options. The Office Guide is titled Office Guides: SharePoint Online Overview for IT Pros. The time required to watch the two modules in this guide is approximately 20 mins. Some […]
Use Yammer to Support Users As They Migrate to Office 365
Perhaps there is no more universal application for a social media feature like Yammer than to provide a forum for users as communities migrate to Office 365. Regardless of the hierarchical structure of an organization, implementing news feeds for this purpose should return positively in the effort invested to implement this service. Yammer has risen […]
Project Siena, a New No-Code Solution for Building Apps for Office 365 and SharePoint 2013
Anyone paying a recent visit to the Business and Productivity homepage of Microsoft’s MSDN content site will notice a mention of Project Siena, a mobile app builder for enterprise class organizations. This development tool can be downloaded as an app to any computer running Windows 8.0 or 8.1. Best of all, it appears to be […]