Category Archives: SharePoint 2013

SharePoint Column: Count Related Items

I also refer to this as a reverse lookup field.  In this post I’ll show you how to display the number of items that look up to any given item.  For example, if there is a list of doctors and a list of patients, each patient can have one doctor, but any doctor can have multiple patients.  In this post,

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The “My Groups” View

In SharePoint 2010/2013, there’s a cool little feature in task lists that lets you create a view that shows you all items assigned to any SharePoint groups that you’re a member of.  Even though it’s not as apparent in other lists, this post will show you how to accomplish it using SharePoint Designer.  This solution can be done in either

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InfoPath Radio Button Bold Selection

STOP USING INFOPATH This is just a quick little fun one.  In this post, I’ll show you how to make your radio button text show as bold when that radio button is selected, like this.  See, the “Approved” word is bold when selected.  This can be done in any version of InfoPath, but these instructions are specific to InfoPath 2010

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Workflow: Create a Hyperlink

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

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InfoPath–”Save and New” button

STOP USING INFOPATH Do you want people to be able to quickly fill in a form on your site, over and over again?  One option for this has always been datasheet view, but sometimes you have a more complex form.  In this post, I’ll show how you can create a button that will save the current record and immediately go

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Getting PerformancePoint up and running

Thought I’d kick the tires on PerformancePoint in SharePoint 2013 today, and share with you the steps I had to take to make it usable. In Central Administration, in the list of service applications, click on the PerformancePoint Service application. (assuming you already installed this service app) Click PerformancePoint Service Application Settings – type your unattended service account, in my

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Free SharePoint 2013 Webinars!

Next week, starting on 8/27, we will be doing free SharePoint 2013 webcasts all week, ten in all! Mine is going to be all about the social networking features for the enterprise, and yes they will all be recorded. SharePoint 2013: A More Social Enterprise with Laura Rogers, Monday, Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. In SharePoint 2013, it is more

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