Sadiq Javer

BoostSolutions SharePoint Newbie, Editor, Content Writer, Document Engineer and More. Come and learn SharePoint with me. If you have any comments or questions you can email me at: sadiq@boostsolutions.com. You can also follow me on Google Plus.

PDF Conversion From Within Your SharePoint Environment

PDF Conversion From Within Your SharePoint Environment

SharePoint PDF Converter is a new lightweight, easy to use solution from BoostSolutions that will help you convert MS Office files and more to a PDF file, merge multiple files into one PDF file and the ability to convert PDF files back to a Word file. As with all BoostSolutions’ products, SharePoint PDF Converter is […]

Site templates in SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online

Site templates in SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online

SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online have a number of ways you can organize your site. Besides the default team site that you always see when you use SharePoint, SharePoint also contains a number of out-of-the-box site templates. There are a total of four sections, of which three sections, Collaboration, Enterprise and Publishing, contain the site […]

Understanding Permission Levels in SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online

Understanding Permission Levels in SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online

Permissions are important as they determine how much access and control you have over your SharePoint environment. They can be elusive and sometimes confusing to understand. The following illustration will help you to understand permission levels that are available when you are using your team site on SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online. These are default […]

Upcoming SharePoint Events for May and June 2014

Upcoming SharePoint Events for May and June 2014

Here are some upcoming SharePoint events which will take place in May and June, 2014. You will find these events useful to help you harness the full potential of SharePoint; a place to discuss problems, possibilities and solutions for your SharePoint environment.   May 2014 What is it? A place to meet SharePoint architects, developers […]

Understanding the Basics of the Team Site in SharePoint 2013 and Office 365

Understanding the Basics of the Team Site in SharePoint 2013 and Office 365

A few blog posts ago I first explained what SharePoint is (The Basics for Users of SharePoint). This time around I will focus on the team site. This is the first page you will see when you access your SharePoint environment. You could almost say it is your home. This is how the site lists […]

Upcoming SharePoint Events for March and April 2014

Upcoming SharePoint Events for March and April 2014

March is here and that signals the start of the much anticipated SharePoint Conference 2014 that will be held in Las Vegas, ending on March 6, 2014. If you are not attending, don’t worry as there are plenty of other events that you can go to. Here are some upcoming SharePoint events which will be […]

Upcoming SharePoint and Related Events for January and February 2014

Upcoming SharePoint and Related Events for January and February 2014

Although January is quickly coming to a close there is still an opportunity to attend some events that are in your area. Here are some upcoming SharePoint events which will be taking place in January and February 2014. You will find these events useful to help you harness the full potential of SharePoint; a place […]

The Basics of Metadata in SharePoint

The Basics of Metadata in SharePoint

As a SharePoint user you probably encounter metadata every day. You probably even hear the word but are not sure exactly what it is. So what is metadata?   Metadata and Attributes Metadata is basically the attributes of an object; metadata equals attributes. Metadata has been used in many fields for a long time. Let […]