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How do you create a link in a SharePoint links list via workflow? Recently I had an interesting request. Someone wanted to be able to run a workflow on any document in a library, and automatically have a hyperlink (to that document) added to a links list. So, I thought I’d share my quick workflow with you, so you’ll know
STOP USING INFOPATH In InfoPath, when using certain controls such as the Drop-Down List Box, Combo Box, List Box, or Multiple Selection List box, there are several different ways that you can obtain the list of choices that are available to people filling out the form. Enter choices manually – This option allows you to simply click the Add… button
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We like to give people the freedom to add content to SharePoint as they wish in most cases, and we like them to be able to add announcements on their site whenever they need to. Do you ever cringe when you look at a SharePoint site, because of some crazy font or ugly colors that were used in the announcements
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In SharePoint and SharePoint Online with Office 365, permissions have always been one of the major pain points when it comes to end users, training and adoption. The user interface on the permissions screens, and the complexity revolving around inheriting or breaking permissions, are in many cases quite challenging to grasp. This post applies to all versions of SharePoint. I
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Before I was a SharePoint consultant, I was a server admin at a large hospital system. Here’s a quick synopsis of how I got started in SharePoint, and some ideas around ways to drive user adoption of SharePoint from an email perspective. I was an Exchange 5.5 and then Exchange 2000/2003 admin for about 9 years. I was on the
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This post applies to SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010, and even SharePoint Online in Office 365. This DOES apply to SharePoint 2010 workflows created in SharePoint Designer 2013 (on prem or O365). This DOES NOT apply to SharePoint 2013 workflows. They store errors very differently, so there isn’t an equivalent solution. There is a way in SharePoint to create alerts based
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STOP USING INFOPATH This applies to SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010, and Office 365 In InfoPath, there’s a way to create a button that will create a new SharePoint site. First I’ll go through the steps on how to do it, and then the WHY, and how it could be useful. Open a new form in design mode. In the Fields
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