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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…