Why you should never attach documents in a SharePoint list
I see this happening again and again – users attach documents in a SharePoint list. Yes, you can do it – but that is not what the SharePoint list was…
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3 ways to store images in SharePoint
We tend to think of SharePoint as strictly a repository for business-type/Office documents, like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDFs. However, even in the business world, it is not just about…
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Do we really need SharePoint?
I got an interesting email a few days ago from CIO of a prospective client of mine. He asked me whether his organization really needed SharePoint. His viewpoint was that…
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3 ways to use the Title field in a SharePoint list or library
I am sure you saw this appear and wondered what it is for. You upload a document to a document library, and there is a field called Title, that you…
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How to hide rows in a SharePoint list
Some time ago I published a post on item-level permissions on a list. The functionality allows you to set read or edit permissions to an item in a list based…
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7 reasons you cannot find the documents in a SharePoint document library
You know that feeling when you cannot find your car keys or wallet in your house? You know they are there, somewhere, but, yet, you spend the whole day searching…
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How to edit SharePoint Metadata inside of the Office Documents
Did you know that you can edit SharePoint metadata inside of the Office Documents? That’s right, SharePoint is not the only place where you can tag your documents. Here is…
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New Year, New Location
Hope you had wonderful holidays! Not sure about you, but my holidays and the whole month of December were pretty busy. I was packing (lots of) boxes and moving. For…
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I received a Microsoft MVP Award, thanks to my Mom
I got a nice Hanukkah present from Microsoft this year. On December 1, 2017, I received an email from Microsoft telling me that I have received the Most Valuable Professional…
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Do you really need to check out a document in SharePoint?
In an earlier post, I explained the concept of Co-authoring in SharePoint. Co-authoring allows multiple users to work on the same document simultaneously. The concept of check-in/check-out is a total…
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How to smoothly transition your users from folders to metadata
I get this question all the time. It goes something like this. “Yeah, Greg, we know you love metadata, and it makes sense to me, but how do I convince…
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Best practices for SharePoint Site Templates
The ability to create site templates in SharePoint is one of its core strengths. This capability allows organizations to build unique look and feel and functionality into the template and…
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About Me
I’m Greg Zelfond, a U.S. based SharePoint consultant, and I provide affordable out-of-the-box SharePoint consulting, training, and configuration assistance to small and medium-sized businesses all over the world.
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