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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 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 […]

Things to Know about SharePoint 2013 Quick Edit - Part 2

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 […]

Things to Know about SharePoint 2013 Quick Edit - Part 1

Things to Know about SharePoint 2013 Quick Edit – Part 1

You may often have to edit properties or metadata for multiple items or documents after uploading. Editing items separately can be frustrating tasks. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could edit properties in one shot? In SharePoint 2010, you can perform bulk operations in Datasheet View. In essence, it allows you to bulk edit metadata […]

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 […]

How to keep user information consistent between SharePoint and Active Directory

How to keep user information consistent between SharePoint and Active Directory

As we know, a User is created in the User Information List when a user is granted access to a site in SharePoint. But this list is hidden and we are not able to use the data directly. As well there may not be a lot of metadata in this list. Sometimes you may create […]

Introduction of SharePoint 2013 Active Directory Import

Introduction of SharePoint 2013 Active Directory Import

SharePoint Active Directory Import (AD Import) is one of the new features in SharePoint 2013. It enables you to import user information from Active Directory into SharePoint User Profile Application. This article will introduce how to configure SharePoint Active Directory Import in Central Administration, what the limitations of this feature are and how AD Information […]

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Migrating Your Email to Office 365 part 2

Migrating email to Office 365 can be a daunting task. But with some preparation and planning you can easily migrate your email to Office 365. Here are three more vendors you can look at to help you migrate your email to Office 365 successfully.   CloudMigrator by CloudSolutions essentially helps you move all messages, appointments, […]