This may just be the smallest and yet most appreciated new features of Outlook 2016. The attach file ribbon button has a dropdown that lets you select recent files saved from any other application. Sounds ridiculously simple, but in practice it is a real time saver. Here’s the use case. I’m working on a file... Continue Reading →
Working with Non-Office File Types in SharePoint & Office 365
Office 365 and SharePoint work quite nicely when you are working with Microsoft Office file types. Things like Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. Once you really start using SharePoint however, you want to store many more types of files in SharePoint. This is natural and you can actually get the files into SharePoint without too... Continue Reading →
Does Microsoft have an InfoPath Forms Replacement in the Works
It’s been one of the most asked questions since the death of InfoPath; What is InfoPath's replacement? There are some great 3rd party forms products that have been around for a long time now (namely Nintex and K2). Microsoft has been keeping very tight lipped on any official replacement to InfoPath and Forms in general... Continue Reading →
Preparing for Microsoft Ignite 2015
The excitement is starting to build as the Microsoft technology conference of the year is almost upon us. I feel this year is going to be a first time experience for all attendees. We've got many individual conferences combined into one, even the old timers that have been attending these individual conferences year after year... Continue Reading →
Office Lens: The simple and free way to create an Outlook Contact from a business card
I’ve found Office Lens to be an awesome app for Windows Phone. Recently the app was enhanced to allow for the specific task of scanning business cards. So how does it work? Simply fire up the free Office Lens app on your Windows Phone and tell it you want to scan a business card. Take... Continue Reading →
More out-of-the-box ways to get Email into SharePoint (2013 and Office 365)
This is a continuation of an article I wrote back at the beginning of 2012 Five out-of-the-box ways to get Email into SharePoint. Since then we have seen the launch of SharePoint 2013 and also more widespread adoption of Office 365 (SharePoint Online). These more recent versions of SharePoint have introduced new ways of getting... Continue Reading →
Where and why to find me at the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas (SPC14)
SPC is THE largest SharePoint Conference on earth, nowhere else will you find so many subject matter experts and people willing to talk SharePoint. I encourage you to be brave and speak to the myriad of Exhibitors and Microsoft people at conference. The Exhibition Hall is a lot quieter outside of the peak lunch/break periods... Continue Reading →
SharePoint Conference 2014 Las Vegas – Essential Links
These are the essential resources I’ll be keeping my eye on as the SharePoint Conference 2014 in Las Vegas draws nearer. The Official Site Conference Site Goes without saying, this site IS the official conference site. Announcements, news and details released here are the real deal and your getting the information first hand. ... Continue Reading →
SharePoint per-location view defaults (capabilities, limitations & pitfalls)
This article describes some of the capabilities, limitations, and pitfalls of using SharePoint per-location view settings to set default views. The per-location view settings require the Metadata Navigation and Filtering site feature to be activated. To activate this go to Site Settings | Manage site features Now activate the Metadata Navigation and Filtering feature Now... Continue Reading →
Making the most of the Top 50 SharePoint Blog Sites
Dynamics 101 recently compiled a list of the top 50 SharePoint Blog sites.I’m very honoured that my blog site made the list, and humbled that the community feels that my site contains such useful SharePoint information. Thanks for the recognition. This list got me thinking… how can people best utilize these resource sites? I’m... Continue Reading →