Enable Anonymous Access in SharePoint 2010
This blog post introduce use two different ways to enable anonymous access in SharePoint 2010. As a SharePoint administrator, you should be familiar with SharePoint Central Administration. So you can use the following 10 steps to set up anonymous access in SharePoint 2010. 1. Open the SharePoint 2010 Central Administration. 2. On the Central Administration […]
Navigating the ribbon command interface
Here’s another great post from Microsoft Office Blog that talks about navigating the SharePoint command interface. This blog post introduces the ribbon feature and provides a guide to finding familiar tools and commands in this updated user interface (UI). The ribbon is a command interface that brings many controls out from hiding and onto the […]
How to Add Trust Domains in a SharePoint Farm
How to Add trust domains in the SharePoint Farm? This article will introduce how to build trust relationship with local domain of SharePoint server, finally the users of the trusted domain can be used in the current SharePoint farm. Example: The local domain: spbmd10.com ; IP: 192.168.6.152(Domain control of SP). The other domain: fl2000.com; IP:192.168.6.193. […]
Adding a link to a file is more efficient
When communicating through email, adding a link to a file is more efficient than adding an email attachment. It ensures that the latest copy is being accessed and reduces network traffic and email storage. When you work with library files, lists, and list items, you might want to use the link (or URL) for the […]
Create an alert or subscribe to an RSS Feed
Stay updated on changes to documents and list items on your SharePoint site by subscribing to RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to receive notification of changes as alerts, if your site is configured to send them. BoostSolutions also has a nifty add-on that is more featured than SharePoint default alert system. Alert Reminder Boost 2.0 can […]
How to find SharePoint Version
SharePoint now has two major releases; they are SharePoint 2007 (with version 12.0) and SharePoint 2010 (with version 14.0). For developers, it’s important to know which version they are working on. Sometimes developers have to working on both and write different code for different version. Here are 5 ways to find SharePoint version. Find the […]
How to Create External Lists in SharePoint
Creating an external list is a very simple task after you create an external content type and can be done using Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 or the browser. Prerequisites Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or later installed on the server running Microsoft SharePoint Server. The Northwind SQL Server 2000 database installed on the server running SharePoint […]
Create an External Content Type Based on a SQL Server Table By SharePoint Designer
To create and open a SharePoint site in SharePoint Designer Browse to the server running SharePoint Server and create a new Web site. Type the URL of the new Web site as http:// yourservername/sdksamples. Select any site template, for example, Blank Site. Click OK to create the site. On the client computer, start SharePoint Designer, […]