Once an instance of SharePoint Server 2013 has been installed, configured and activated, it needs to be added as a host to a Windows network. In a short video tutorial, MCreating a SharePoint 2013 testing environment – Part 6 – Configuring DNS for hosting SharePoint sites and Apps, Asif Rehmani demonstrates the steps to take […]
Setting Up SharePoint Server 2013 for a Test Environment
In a video that take less than 7 minutes to watch, Asif Rehmani, SharePoint MVP and MCT demonstrates how to configure and install SharePoint Server 2013 in a test environment. Our new video tutorial, Creating a SharePoint 2013 testing environment – Part 5 – Installing and configuring SharePoint Server 2013 demonstrates the steps required to […]
Setting Up a Database and Initial Users for a SharePoint 2013 Test Environment
Two short video tutorials, Creating a SharePoint 2013 testing environment – Part 3 – Installing AdventureWorks sample database and Creating a SharePoint 2013 testing environment – Part 4 – Setting up service accounts in Active Directory, authored by Asif Rehmani, wrap up a presentation on how to build the supporting infrastructure required for a test […]
Installing SQL Server 2012 for a SharePoint 2013 Testing Environment
Asif Rehmani, SharePoint MVP and MCT, in a video tutorial titled Creating a SharePoint 2013 testing environment – Part 2 – Installing SQL Server 2012, demonstrates in a condensed tutorial less than 5 minutes in length how to set up a SQL Server 2012 backend for a SharePoint 2013 test environment. Administrators should first verify […]
Building a Test Environment for SharePoint 2013, Part 1
In a video tutorial Creating a SharePoint 2013 testing environment – Part 1 – Setting up Windows 2008 properties, Asif Rehmani, SharePoint MVP and MCT presents the required steps that must be taken with Windows Server 2008 to support a SharePoint 2013 test and development environment. The first step that Asif Rehmani takes is to […]
Use Promoted Links on SharePoint 2013 Team Sites to Publish Important Information Directly to Members
On February 18th and 19, 2013 we published posts to this blog on the topic of the new Promoted Links feature for SharePoint 2013 Team Sites. This afternoon we explored one of the web parts included in the out of the box SharePoint 2013 set of 4 Promoted Links for Team Sites, “Tasks, Timeline and […]
Use Newsfeeds to Follow Discussions and Participants on Community Sites in SharePoint 2013
This is a second post on Community Sites in SharePoint 2013. Asif Rehmani, SharePoint MVP and MCT authored a video tutorial on Community Sites in SharePoint 2013. In his video tutorial, which is available for unlimited viewing to any subscriber to SharePoint-Videos.com, he observes that users can follow discussions, and participants, as they engage on […]
Community Sites in SharePoint 2013 Promise Better Support for Team Collaboration
Community Sites are a new feature exclusive to SharePoint 2013. We read a case study on an upgrade from SharePoint Server 2010 to 2013 for Aeroports de Paris (ADP). This case study notes the customer’s interest in the new Community Sites feature when they decided to upgrade. We took a look at the feature with […]
Help Content for The Term Store Management Tool for SharePoint Online Office 365 E3 Plans has been Improved
The help feature for the Term Store Management Tool included in the Administration Center for SharePoint Online, Office 365 E3 plans is substantially improved over earlier versions. Help content is accessed with a click on the blue circle with a question mark in the center located on the upper right of the Administration Center screen. […]
Configure InfoPath Forms Services for Office 365 E3 Plan SharePoint Online through the Administration Center
This is another post in our current series, which looks at the features included in the Administration Center for Office 365 E3 Sharepoint Online. Office 365 E3 Plan SharePoint Online Administrators can configure InfoPath Forms Services through the Administration Center. It is important to note that ” . . . configuration settings [effected through the […]