Questions tagged [sharepoint]

SharePoint is a collaboration platform by Microsoft.

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"Incompatible Office products are installed on your machine" when opening Office documents or browsing OneDrive or SharePoint Site

I'm running Office 2013 Pro Plus 32-bit (MSI-based) on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. When trying to open an Excel, Word, or PowerPoint documents I get this error message: Sorry, we can't perform this action. Incompatible Office products are installed…
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Mount SharePoint Online (Office 365) in Linux

We have started using SharePoint Online included with our Office 365 subscription. Our windows users can install software that automatically syncs the Shared Documents from SharePoint to their Windows computers. How do I enable my Linux (Ubuntu)…
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Default SA password of SQL Server automatically installed by SharePoint Server 2010 setup

I installed SharePoint server 2010 recently on a test server. It was installed in standalone mode. After the installation, I realized that it had installed SQL Server Express 2008 (10.0.2531.0) automatically as well. I need to know the password for…
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serve "normal" HTML pages from a Sharepoint server

I have a document authored in HTML with a TOC index page linking to numerous other pages, some having imgs etc. In other words, standard web content. My work location uses Sharepoint exclusively for document exchange. Is there a way to…
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Is there any documentation for the wiki markup for a Sharepoint wiki?

I am looking for a list of markups that the Sharepoint Wiki (3.0) supports. The starter page they give you when you first start a wiki shows how to use the "[[ ]]" tags to create links, but I am looking for a complete list of supported markup, but…
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IE8 Printing Issue - Shrink to Fit is not Shrinking, right side getting hacked

I'm having this problem in a Sharepoint Extranet site. Several long/wide forms and grids are getting their right sides hacked off when printed. In IE7, Shrink to Fit solves this problem. However in IE8, when I go into Print Preview, it SAYS it's set…
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Determining if a OneDrive file is synced locally via a terminal

Is there any way to check if a OneDrive file is saved locally via a terminal in Windows? I'd like to automatically run a check of all data files associated with a project without the user having to ensure all files are saved locally by selecting…
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Good bug tracking with Sharepoint?

At my place of work, it has been decided to move many processes to Sharepoint. I'm now looking into how Sharepoint can be used for bug tracking (à la Mantis, FogBugz etc. but within Sharepoint). Specifically, we're using a collaboration room and the…
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Why can I create a remote directory through Windows Explorer, but not from the command prompt?

I'm using Windows 7 and have a remote folder available. Let's call it \\mycompany-portal\somefolder\attachments. I can map a network drive to the folder root, so Z:\ points to \\mycompany-portal. I originally used the command prompt pushd…
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I only have Office 2013. How do I access a Sharepoint 2010 Workspace?

When I only have Office 2013 available to me, is there still a way to sync with a Sharepoint 2010 Workspace for offline access? e.g. will skydrive pro work with a Sharepoint 2010 Workspace? Or is there some other method? Or is it the case that I…
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Sharepoint for trouble ticket tracking?

Our main Help Desk (servicing some 50,000 users) is investigating whether to move their main problem tracking system onto a customized Sharepoint application. They are currently using a 7-year-old BMC Remedy system. Does anyone have experience…
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What tool can I use to allow multiple teams to share files?

I need to work with several teams and need to be able to share requirements and design documents. Most people won't be too technical, so I want to avoid source code tools. The main requirements are: Easy sharing via links. I don't want people to…
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Can I add voting to an Issues list on SharePoint?

I've created a SharePoint list on my site from the Issues template. I want to add a column for people to vote on issues they want to see fixed. Is there any way of doing this?
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Shell extension for SharePoint libraries

Is there a shell extension for Windows Explorer that is optimized for SharePoint libraries. Expected features are: Displaying Check-in/check-out status (as an icon overlay or additional column) Context menu to allow check-in/check-out/undo…
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Sharepoint - Pitfalls to plan around?

Management is taking steps to rectify an issue with have with document management. The issue with our document manage is: we don't have any... Currently, we have a drive on the NAS with upwards of 90,000 documents, in various levels of…
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