I’m going to create a new SPWebApplication called which answers to the url sharepoint.local on my dev box / lab environment. I will have the SPWeb Application answer to http://sharepoint.local in my lab environment. I have already performed the necessary loopback registry settings changed for my Lab environment. I learned how to do that via the … Continue reading Creating a New Web Application using Central Administration in SharePoint 2010
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How to create Calculated Columns in SharePoint to show differences between dates
In this blog I will create a Calculated Column in SharePoint and add it to my blog tasks list to indicate the number of days I am early or if I’m late with due dates. I created some data for the month of January 2013 and I calculated the number of days my blogs were … Continue reading How to create Calculated Columns in SharePoint to show differences between dates
How to use Explorer View in SharePoint 2010 to copy files between folders in a Document Library
Recently a student asked me how they could copy files between two folders within the same document library. In the end the desired effect was to have the same documents in both folders (at least for the time being). I couldn’t think of a much better scenario to use than the Explorer view. Explorer view allows … Continue reading How to use Explorer View in SharePoint 2010 to copy files between folders in a Document Library
How to Create a Site Collection using Central Administration in SharePoint 2010
In this blog I will go through the process of creating a new site collection via Central Administration. In order to do this you will need to be in the Farm Administrators Group and have access to the Central Administration Web Site. The basic steps are: 1. Get to Central Administration 2. Choose Create Site … Continue reading How to Create a Site Collection using Central Administration in SharePoint 2010
How to Create a Named Region in Excel 2010 using SharePoint
Frequently when getting data into SharePoint 2010 from Excel 2010 it becomes necessary to create named regions in the Excel Worksheets before getting them into SharePoint 2010. Often times when working with clients or students I find that they don’t know how to do this, so I decided to make a blog post to quickly … Continue reading How to Create a Named Region in Excel 2010 using SharePoint
How to Create a DataSheet View on a List in SharePoint 2010
In this blog post I will create a Datasheet View on a list in SharePoint 2010. Datasheet Views are very powerful and allow for quick data entry. You can even cut and paste from an Excel spreadsheet into a Datasheet View. If you have the 64 bit version of the Office 2010 programs installed on … Continue reading How to Create a DataSheet View on a List in SharePoint 2010
How to tell if you have 32 Bit or 64 Bit Office installed
When installing SharePoint Designer 2010 on a computer it is important to match the bit version of SharePoint Designer with the Bit Version of the Office Installation. Most of the time, Microsoft Office will already be installed. In this blog I will go through how to quickly check which bit version (32 or 64) of … Continue reading How to tell if you have 32 Bit or 64 Bit Office installed
How To Correctly Configure and Use Document Workspaces in SharePoint 2010
Document Workspaces were very popular in SharePoint 2007. In SharePoint 2010 they are often overlooked. I have found that some of the functionality is a bit weird but with a little tweaking, they can be made very very useful. They are an excellent collaboration solution especially when an organization wants all of the functionality of … Continue reading How To Correctly Configure and Use Document Workspaces in SharePoint 2010
Using PowerShell to create wildcard Managed Paths in SharePoint 2010
Managed Paths allow us to extend Web Applications to hundreds of thousands of site collections without having to bother the I.T. Administration staff with a bunch of DNS entry requests. It's easy enough to go into Central Administration as a member of the Farm Administrators Group and go to Manage Web Applications and add a … Continue reading Using PowerShell to create wildcard Managed Paths in SharePoint 2010
Create a Team Site in SharePoint 2010 with PowerShell including Default Security Groups
Many times when testing, or teaching SharePoint 2010 I need to spin up a quick site collection. Of course the fastest way to do this is through PowerShell using the New-SPSite commandlet and passing in a couple of parameters. Recently at one of the AZSharePoint Pros user group meetings I joked about how amazing this … Continue reading Create a Team Site in SharePoint 2010 with PowerShell including Default Security Groups