Policy and Procedures : Using SharePoint Search to find policies quicklyThis post is part of a series illustrating how SharePoint can help manage the life-cycle of a policy. In this post we explain how SharePoint search can meet the requirement below: “It should be possible to find a policy in seconds“. To view all of […]
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How to add a web part to every users MySite in 5 minutesThis post will outline how to add a web part to every users MySite. The web part we are going to add is the standard DocRead Reading Tasks web part, but this process can be applied to any web part in SharePoint.MySite host […]
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How to delete a SharePoint Survey in 4 stepsThis blog post will explain the steps needed to remove/delete a survey from SharePoint. It does not matter whether the survey was created in SharePoint or with DocSurvey, the steps required to remove it are the same. 1) Navigate to the site containing the survey and then […]
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Code Sample : How to programmatically get an SPFile in SharePointThis example illustrates how to develop a helper method to return an SPFile based on a Web, folder and filename.
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Word experienced an error when trying to open the file – from Office 365 or SharePointIf you receive the ‘Word experienced an error when trying to open the file’ (as below), it’s highly likely you are running Office 2010 in protected mode. How to solve this issue? There 2 ways that I know of detailing […]
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How to configure a yearly reminder on a SharePoint documentSharePoint Information Management Policies are very useful for automatically performing actions on a document at some point in the future.For example, your organization may conform to ISO 9001 standards which require that documentation should be regularly reviewed and refreshed. It’s also extremely good practice to clean, […]
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What is Selenium and how can it help me test SharePoint?I don’t want to give a full blow account of what Selenium is because it’s very well documented at Selenium HQ, however, I do want to give a quick insight into how it can help you test the UI of a SharePoint application. Quick overview […]
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10 Steps for Implementing Successful SOPs with SharePointStandard Operation procedures (SOPs) are key in many industries to keeping a company moving and sometimes more importantly, compliant with the vast array of regulations, legislations, and Laws. Bespoke SOP Compliance software can be used to help you manage the process, however you can also manage your SOP’s […]
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Note: The information in this post relates to DocRead for on-premises SharePoint only. If you are considering migrating your SharePoint 2013 Farm to SharePoint 2016 then please read through this article for steps on how to achieve this. Before proceeding, it’s important that you read ‘migrating between editions‘ to understand how this effects your DocRead and DocSurvey licensing.Preparing your […]
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How to create an anonymous SharePoint survey By default a SharePoint Survey shows the user names of each responses in the results. However, it’s often a common requirement to be able to hide the identity of the respondent. This post will explain the steps to achieve this using the SharePoint Survey.Here’s how to create an […]
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