Creating Custom List Templates for SharePoint Server 2010

It makes sense for SharePoint Site Owners, Team members, and Site Collection administrators to gain familiarity with building custom list templates. List building is a regular daily activity in most organizations. Providing one’s team with custom templates for popular lists can help them successfully accomplish work in less time. When information is structured in a […]

Mapping Content Type to Custom Crawl Properties Won’t Work for SharePoint 2010 Search

Robert Piddocke mentions a popular managed property, “Content Type.” He notes that users who intent to use this managed property as a method of adding information to the search index will be disappointed. In fact this managed property is locked, and not configurable by the user. He demonstrates in this webinar how users can and […]

Care Must be Exercised when Granting Site Collection Administrator Privileges to SharePoint Users

We discuss the process by which SharePoint 2010 Farm Administrators can set up Site Collection Administrators in a video training class that is available to the public. As we explain, the process of setting up a Site Collection includes designating a specific user (and, optionally, a second user as a secondary) in the role of […]