Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Office 2010 cannot save document to SharePoint Document Library

From Office 2010, when you save document to SharePoint, the save dialog does not display target SharePoint document library, instead it displays only path on local computer.

Resolution: Disable "Protected View" in Office 2010.
Steps: Word > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Protected View
Uncheck the first 2 check boxes

Words nows display correct target SharePoint site.
See the screenshots below


Tuesday, 12 April 2011

View Professional Developers Conference videos

The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is the definitive event to inform you about the latest Microsoft technology to enable you to create awesome software. There are tons of great videos that cover a plethora of developer scenarios, best practices, and deep dives into product features. The PDC is for developers, architects and technology leaders who are involved in making strategic technology decisions for their company or organization

Access all old PDC videos here at Channel 9

Sunday, 10 April 2011

Going to the Cloud with Microsoft



The newly launched Microsoft Cloud Hub offers the latest cloud news, videos and community content, plus an in-depth look at Microsoft's cloud solutions. Check out the new videos featuring Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Management and Security Brad Anderson discussing the choices IT pros can make in building their own clouds with Microsoft technology.

Friday, 8 April 2011

SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search IT Pro Training


This has been a big month for Enterprise Search content! The following comprehensive, advanced training series is now available on TechNet, covering both SharePoint Server 2010 and FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint. The online, self-paced training is intended to help IT professionals deploy enterprise search with SharePoint at full scale, and be capable of doing amazing things with it.

The training consists of 16 modules of lessons – including 57 videos and 19 labs – with downloadable content and learning assessment questions available for each module.

SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Search IT Professional Training
Be sure to also check out the developer set of this training series on MSDN as well.

Also recently published is a resource center on Updates for Enterprise Search Products, which provides resources for IT professionals who are responsible for installing software updates on Search Server 2010, Search Server 2010 Express, or FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint.