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(Part 4 of How to Use SharePoint series) This post is a continuation of the ongoing blog series, How to Use SharePoint. Thus far, we have focused entirely on SharePoint lists, since that is one of the building blocks of SharePoint; at least from a user’s perspective. This entry [...]
Automating a common manual process in Office 365 is easier than ever with Microsoft Flow. We will dive right in and create an approval workflow for the review, approval, and classifying a blog as “ready to submit.” Here is the basic workflow for our process that we’d like to [...]
(Part 3 of How to Use SharePoint series) In the previous entry in this How to Use SharePoint blog series we took a look at utilizing SharePoint lists. A common complaint from users when making the transition from Excel is that editing information in an Excel sheet is far [...]
There is a Rackspace dedicated SharePoint alternative for businesses looking for a better customer experience. A few years ago, we had several Fpweb clients leave us for better pricing at Rackspace. Recently, some of those clients have returned to Fpweb for dedicated SharePoint and managed SharePoint support services. We’ve [...]
(Part 2 of how to use SharePoint posts) In part one of this how to use SharePoint blog series, we looked at why you want to use a SharePoint list instead of an Excel document. Now let's take a look at how to best utilize these lists to maximize [...]
If you have a background in workflow with SharePoint you are probably familiar with SharePoint designer workflows. SharePoint designer workflows allow power users to automate basic document or list item-based processes mainly constrained to a single SharePoint site. SharePoint Designer is limited in its user experience and integration capabilities. This [...]
(Part 1 of a series of how to use SharePoint posts)There are thousands of blogs about configuring and customizing SharePoint, but very few about how to use SharePoint. The problem this creates is a knowledge gap between IT and the end-users which often generates some angst among users and frustration [...]
Microsoft has dominated once again with Office mobile. Both across Android and iOS the most popular productivity apps are Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but don’t forget OneDrive, SharePoint, or Groups. Believe it or not, your Office documents are very usable on all of the popular devices now. From iOS [...]
What is the maximum number of items that a SharePoint list can contain? 60 million items What is the maximum number of lists that a single SharePoint server can host? 250,000 sites in a content database and 500 content databases in a farm (Note: You don’t get more items in [...]
Why Upgrade to SharePoint 2013 There are at least seven good reasons to upgrade if you're on SharePoint 2010. SharePoint 2010 is Out of Support Microsoft hasn't provided support for SharePoint 2010 since 2015. The end-of-life date is approaching as well. Microsoft will only be issuing updates for SharePoint 2010 [...]