Changing versioning settings for a document library
Some of the document libraries I have created will need to have content approval and version histories enabled. This will give the owners of the libraries control over changes to documents. Here is an overview of the options: Content Approval…
Using SharePoint Designer 2010
I have just downloaded and installed SharePoint Designer 2010, a powerful application that makes it easy to design and manage custom sites and pages with no coding experience required. It’s a 250MB download and is easy to install using the…
Changing the Central Administration TCP port
During installation the SharePoint Central Administration site is assigned a randomly generated TCP port. I have decided to change mine to something memorable as I can never remember it and have to log on to the server to check. The…
Using the Central Administration
Once SharePoint is installed it can be configured and managed using the Central Administration. There will be a shortcut to this in the Start Menu on the server but, as it is web based, can be accessed anywhere on the…
Installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 – Standalone
My first installation of SharePoint 2010 will be quite straight forward as it will only consist of a single server and won’t be part of a farm. This means that I won’t require a Farm Administrator account. So, once presented…
Planning to install SharePoint 2010
SharePoint isn’t something you can just download and install without a bit of planning. You need to take many things into consideration, such as server configuration, disk space and user accounts. Server configuration The server configuration will depend on requirements. …
A bit about SharePoint
So what is SharePoint, and why would you want to use it? In a nutshell, it makes it easier for people to work together. With it you can set up web sites to share information and manage documents. There are…
Welcome to Adventures in SharePoint
Hello and welcome to Adventures in SharePoint – a new blog about exactly that. What is SharePoint? SharePoint is a Microsoft technology that allows a company to host intranet based web pages for collaboration, file sharing and web publishing. Who…
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