Tag: SharePoint 2013

Book Released – SharePoint 2013 First Look for Power Users
Book Released – SharePoint 2013 First Look for Power Users
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This book is designed to be a practical guide to jump start the reader’s learning about the specifics of SharePoint 2013. The focus is on Team Sites and MySite – not Publishing Sites – and specifically the visual elements of the sites. The book is filled with images and embedded videos to give the reader a complete visual understanding of what to look for in the new release and how each area operate

SharePoint 2013 Drag and Drop Load Test Results and a Few Tips
SharePoint 2013 Drag and Drop Load Test Results and a Few Tips
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I have been anxious to better understand SharePoint 2013 / Office 365 preview and the new drag and drop. I’ve learned a few things in the process. I’m a fan of the drag and drop… love seeing that you can drag and drop on Surface, Mac, Chrome, Safari, Firefox and even drag between folders and libraries. I hope we can keep up the sharing…

Creating SharePoint 2013 Themes, First Look, Gotchas, Provisioning with Visual Studio 2012
Creating SharePoint 2013 Themes, First Look, Gotchas, Provisioning with Visual Studio 2012
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So, I checked the Internet and yes, it’s the first ever video/post on how to create custom theme in SharePoint 2013 with Visual Studio 2012.

In here we cover:

1. Basics of how to change the theme
2. Components of the theme
3. Adding new theme with UI
4. Adding new theme with Visual Studio
5. Gotchas and things that took me a day to figure out
6. Putting it all together in Visual Studio 2012 solution

Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 Reached RTM
Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 Reached RTM
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Microsoft has just announced (okay, it was three days ago…) that the new Office 2013 family of applications reached the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) milestone. If you’re not familiar with the term, this means the development and testing phases of the product are finished

Using the Chrome Control in SharePoint 2013 Apps
Using the Chrome Control in SharePoint 2013 Apps
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In the new SharePoint 2013 App model, there are essentially two ways to host apps – within SharePoint itself or from an external web site (also known as “provider hosted” or “autohosted”). One of the disadvantages of external apps is that they don’t look or feel like SharePoint. All the familiar navigation menus and shortcuts are missing, resulting in a stark contrast between the default SharePoint visual experience and whichever app is currently being used unless the app developer went the extra mile (or ten) to style their app.

Top Ten Productivity Reasons to Move to Microsoft SharePoint 2013
Top Ten Productivity Reasons to Move to Microsoft SharePoint 2013
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Microsoft is heavy in its campaign since publically making available the Microsoft Office 2013 Preview for client and server operating systems in July. I spend a great deal of time discussing with our customers all things business productivity. One of the biggest questions that keeps coming up is whether they should upgrade to SharePoint 2013 sooner rather than later.

Whats New With the Task List in SharePoint 2013
Whats New With the Task List in SharePoint 2013
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SharePoint 2013 offers new methods for collaboration. A simplified user interface helps you organize your projects (and teams), and helps you to discover people and information easily. Moreover, you can sync and share all your content. This way, you can keep track of what your colleagues are working on, and discover experts you never knew existed. In this article, I will show you how to use Task List in SharePoint 2013.