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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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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6 ways to save files to SharePoint
I had an interesting and trivial question being asked the other day by one of my clients. “How do I save files to SharePoint?” I almost responded, “You must be…
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How to implement SharePoint in 5 meetings
In this post, I would like to explain the way I implement SharePoint for my clients. That is correct, I do this in just 5 meetings. This is my own methodology,…
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How to brand SharePoint and Office 365 Out of the Box
First impression counts. So if you created your Intranet/sites in SharePoint, I strongly encourage that you change them from the default “blue and white” SharePoint colors and brand according to…
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SharePoint and Office 365 backup alternatives
Malicious or accidental deletion of content and the digital Intellectual property has always been a major concern for the organizations. On-premises this has always been mitigated with regular backups, meticulously…
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How to organize Metadata in the SharePoint Term Store
If you are using the Term Store to manage metadata, I am sure you are wondering if there are certain best practices to follow when it comes to taxonomy/metadata structure.…
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Don’t change that default view in SharePoint!
Where SharePoint really shines is its flexibility with metadata and views. The new library experience and the new custom list experience make it really easy to add/edit metadata columns and…
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Stop gathering business requirements for SharePoint Intranet!
I see this happening over and over and can’t resist the urge to speak up again on the topic. I see many companies and even potential clients of mine developing…
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Why your SharePoint Implementation Failed
I hear this over and over again. Every once in a while, I get an email from a distraught blog follower complaining and telling me that SharePoint Implementation failed miserably…
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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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