How to hide column information from specific users or groups
Sometimes we need to hide necessary information in a SharePoint list for different purposes since there are confidential information that should not be exposed for all people in the company. One of our customers, needs to hide Salary column in a list which stores employee information, such as, Name, Contact information, Position, Department, Manager, Salary, […]
How to specify columns permissions based on user role
Since Column/View Permission released from 2008, it becomes the hot product which helps customers to resolve a lots of column permission issues. With SharePoint Column/View Permission, you can protect your sensitive information by hiding the columns which contains the sensitive contents, or restrict the users to edit columns by setting the columns as read-only. Also, […]
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
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 […]
A Comparison of Out of the Box SharePoint and SharePoint AD Information Sync
An Active Directory (AD) contains detailed information about people and other objects in an organization. Quick and easy data integration from Active Directory to SharePoint is a common requirement for business environments as it adds convenience to viewing, using and maintaining employee information. Many organizations need to sync their AD information to SharePoint list such […]
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 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 […]
Things to Know about SharePoint 2013 Quick Edit – Part 2
In my last post, I mentioned several enhancements and features of Datasheet view in SharePoint 2013 Quick Edit. In this post, I will outline some major issues and complaints about Quick Edit and list some bulk editing tools that could be helpful. No Support for Mass Change of Content Types In SharePoint 2013 Quick Edit […]