Year: 2013

Automate Variations in SharePoint 2013 Using PowerShell & C#
Automate Variations in SharePoint 2013 Using PowerShell & C#
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Let’s Start.. Automating variations settings and configuration so whenever a deployment is needed, you will be ready with your PowerShell scripts.
Manual deployment is time consuming as it is repetitive task, in this post I will let you know how to automate one of those many tasks when it comes to deployment.
SharePoint Variations has a UI which I will show you its steps now;

Podcast: SharePoint in the Cloud
Podcast: SharePoint in the Cloud
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In this episode we catch up with well known SharePoint expert, author, comedian and fellow podcaster, Todd Klindt to discuss podcasting, movies, Star Wars, Highlander, PowerShell, SQL, and SharePoint in the Cloud. Could you ask for more?!?

How To: Create Custom SharePoint 2013 Content Editor Web Part Styles
How To: Create Custom SharePoint 2013 Content Editor Web Part Styles
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When you deploy a SharePoint solution, especially if this is a public facing site or large intranet, you will have content authors, some of which have zero knowledge of HTML and web technologies, author content on the site.
For situations like this – you want to make sure your content authors use pre-defined styles when adding content to content editor web parts etc.

SharePoint Social Versus Yammer: What Makes Sense For You?
SharePoint Social Versus Yammer: What Makes Sense For You?
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In my second Social 101 session presented this week at the Worldwide Partner Conference (#WPC13, www.digitalwpc.com) in Houston, I tried to shed some light on the confusion between social features in SharePoint 2013 and Yammer. My session directly followed that of the Yammer team, who stood by throughout my session (I suspect to ensure that I didn’t say anything crazy).

Dell Software is Ready for the International Launch of the SharePoint App Store
Dell Software is Ready for the International Launch of the SharePoint App Store
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It’s been an exciting week for Dell Software and many others who have gathered in Houston for the Microsoft World Wide Partner Conference. One of the many exciting themes of the conference has been Microsoft’s announcement that the US Office and SharePoint App Stores will be supporting an additional 22 markets with localized Office and SharePoint storefronts.

The Real Marwan Tarek
The Real Marwan Tarek
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Marwan Tarek is a recognised industry expert in collaboration technologies, enterprise content management, search and software. He is MVP since 2008.

Video: Creating an Access 2013 Web App
Video: Creating an Access 2013 Web App
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Access web apps can be created and hosted directly in a SharePoint 2013 site. The advantage of Access web apps are to share an Access based application directly with users of a SharePoint site. This facilitates rapid application development. This video by Asif Rehmani shows how to create and use an Access web app.