Announcing the Release of Chart Plus 3.5 for SharePoint 2010
The ability to clearly communicate information through reports utilizing data visualization is of critical importance to most organizations, so it’s my pleasure to announce the release of Chart Plus R3.5 for SharePoint 2010. The new features...User’s Guide to Chart Plus 3.5, Part 3: Using an External List
As you may already know, an External List is used to display content that comes from Business Connectivity Services (BCS) Enterprise content types in Chart Plus. To do this, you must first create an External List, and in order to create an External List, you must...Extending SharePoint Lists Without InfoPath, Part 1: Bamboo Rich Text Column
As we continue our series on the complete line of Bamboo Custom Column products available in the Bamboo Store, we will now introduce the Bamboo Rich Text Column. With our Rich Text Column, you can add multi-language spell check, automatic Picture Library image...Extending SharePoint Lists Without InfoPath: Introducing a Series on Bamboo Custom Columns
As solutions using SharePoint continue to expand, the need to go beyond the basic columns provided SharePoint out-of-the-box expands as well. SharePoint provides a powerful integration point between SharePoint List Forms and the form designer program, InfoPath....Announcing the Release of List Bulk Import 2.5
With the introduction of an enterprise-wide platform such as SharePoint to an organization, it takes users time to adapt to their new environment, and to get used to new ways of accomplishing their daily tasks. Providing them...Office 2013 Receives RTM Badge!
Microsoft has just announced Office 2013 has earned its RTM badge from the Microsoft Engineering Team! See the official announcement here: http://blogs.office.com/b/office-news/archive/2012/10/11/office-reaches-rtm.aspx “Volume Licensing customers with Software...You’re Invited to Take Part in SharePoint Leadership Forum 2012 in Washington, D.C. on October 18
As of today, we're just one week away from SharePoint Leadership Forum 2012. Presented by Bamboo in collaboration with a host of world-renowned SharePoint thought leaders, the inaugural SharePoint Leadership Forum will take place Thursday, October 18 at...This Week in Bamboo (September 30th, 2012 – October 6th, 2012)
This week in Bamboo, a minor release of Password Change Web Part Release 4.1 for SharePoint 2010 was released to the storefront along with some patches. For a complete list of this week’s releases, new features, new known issue and bugs fixed please see...Fifth SharePoint Saturday Vietnam to be Entirely Dedicated to SharePoint 2013
The fifth SharePoint Saturday Vietnam has been confirmed to take place this Saturday, October 13. One of the things attendees are excited about is that all sessions will be dedicated to SharePoint 2013 (Preview). As with past SharePoint Saturdays...Extending SharePoint Lists Without InfoPath, Part 6: Bamboo Rating Column
As we continue our series on the complete line of Bamboo Custom Column products available in the Bamboo Store, we come now to the Bamboo Rating Column. The Rating Column allows SharePoint users to provide effective feedback for items in Lists, Libraries, and Site...What’s New with the Task List in SharePoint 2013
SharePoint 2013 offers new methods for collaboration. A simplified user interface helps you organize your projects (and teams), and helps you to discover people and information easily. Moreover, you can sync and share all your content. This way, you can keep track of...What’s New with Discussion Board Lists in SharePoint 2013
SharePoint 2013 adds many new features to Lists. In this article, we will take a look at the differences between Discussion Board lists in SharePoint 2010 and Discussion Board lists in SharePoint 2013. As you know, the Discussion Board is used for communication...How to Create Data Sources Using SharePoint Designer 2013, Part III: Custom Connection String
With Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013, you can connect to any kind of database, including Microsoft SQL Server (SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008), Oracle, and OLE DB protocol. Moreover, there are three options for connecting to databases: Part 1: Connect to a...How to Create Data Sources Using SharePoint Designer 2013, Part II: Single Sign-on Authentication
With Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013, you can connect to any kind of database, including Microsoft SQL Server (SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008), Oracle, and OLE DB protocol. Moreover, there are three options for connecting to databases: Part 1: Connect to a...How to Create Data Sources Using SharePoint Designer 2013, Part I: Saving User Name & Password
With Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013, you can connect to any kind of database, including Microsoft SQL Server (SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008), Oracle, and OLE DB protocol. Moreover, there are three options for connecting to databases: Part 1: Connect to a...How to Customize the Discussion Board Plus User Interface
Discussion Board Plus is a useful tool for enhancing collaboration and sharing information in SharePoint without bombarding your team with email. We recognize, however, that the default HTML output of Discussion Board Plus may not meet the needs of all...How to Design & Brand a Site Using SharePoint Designer 2013
SharePoint Designer 2013 is the tool of choice for the development of SharePoint Applications.?Using SharePoint Designer, you can rapidly create SharePoint solutions in response to business needs. Moreover, with SharePoint Designer 2013, you will see many changes that...How to Create Custom Forms Using SharePoint Designer 2013
SharePoint Designer 2013 is the tool of choice for the development of SharePoint Applications. Using SharePoint Designer, you can rapidly create SharePoint solutions in response to business needs. Moreover, with SharePoint Designer 2013, you will see many changes...This Week in Bamboo (September 9th, 2012 – September 15th, 2012)
This week in Bamboo, the following patches were released to the storefront: Cross-Site Display Web Part and Workflow Conductor. We added some new features on latest release of Cross-Site Display Web Part for SharePoint 2007. Please check out the new features and...How to Create Custom Views Using SharePoint Designer 2013
SharePoint Designer 2013 is the tool of choice for the development of SharePoint Applications. Using SharePoint Designer, you can rapidly create SharePoint solutions in response to business needs. Moreover, with SharePoint Designer 2013, you will see many...How to Create Lists and Libraries Using SharePoint Designer 2013
SharePoint Designer 2013 is the tool of choice for the development of SharePoint Applications. Using SharePoint Designer, you can rapidly create SharePoint solutions in response to business needs. Moreover, with SharePoint Designer 2013, you will see many...Introducing SharePoint Designer 2013
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 is a new application design program. With SharePoint Designer 2013, you can create data-rich pages, build powerful workflow-enabled solutions, and design the look and feel of your site. In this series of articles, I will...STP Nairobi: Mark Miller’s Keynote: ‘Building Community Around the World’
Following introductions provided by individual members of the STP team, Mark led a roundtable presentation on building community around the world, using images from past and present STP Tours by way of example. With contributions from the team, Mark essentially...STP Nairobi: Michael Noel’s ‘The Ultimate SharePoint Infrastructure Best Practices Session’
Michael's session at STP Nairobi (AKA SharePoint Saturday Nairobi) was dedicated to "best practices around setting up SharePoint." Beginning with the topic of architecting the farm, Michael said that it's "most important to understand that there...
Bamboo Solutions Initiates SharePoint Leadership Forum
Bamboo Solutions provides collaborative tools for SharePoint, bringing a mix of business developers, CIOs, decision-makers, and SharePoint users.
Bamboo Solutions Initiates SharePoint Leadership Forum
Attendees at the SharePoint Leadership Forum will learn from decision-makers and CIOs through actual use-case experience.
STP Johannesburg: Joel Oleson’s ‘Social Intranet Evolution’
Joel began his session by acknowledging that “intranets are changing,” and mentioned that he was “hoping to make this [session] an interactive conversation” around the various ways that they’re changing. Joel explained that he’s...Bamboo Presents SharePoint Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. on 10/18
On October 18th Bamboo Solutions will be hosting SharePoint Leadership Forum at the beautiful House of Sweden in Washington, D.C. We have pulled together some of SharePoint’s finest in an effort to present a half day event on collaboration. Attendees will hear...This Week in Bamboo (August 26th, 2012 – September 1st, 2012)
Patch for Community Central SharePoint 2010 release 1.1 with new features and some resolved bugs was released to the storefront this week along with Calendar Plus, Team Calendar, List Rollup Web Part and Lookup Selector Column. Please check out the...Using Bamboo SP Analyzer to Create Reports
Now that we have successfully installed and configured the solution, it’s now time to start creating reports. To begin, open Central Administration and click on Web Part Auditor within the Bamboo SP Analyzer section. In SharePoint 2007, this can be found under...
Configuring Bamboo SP Analyzer
Configure your Bamboo SP Analyzer with proper permissions to access SharePoint Content Databases and generate accurate reports.
Installing Bamboo SP Analyzer
Uncover what’s running in your SharePoint environment—a free tool for auditing Web Parts across sites, collections, and applications.
New to Bamboo Labs: Bamboo SP Analyzer
A powerful, free diagnostic tool that reveals Web Part usage, tracks solution adoption, and helps troubleshoot SharePoint site issues.
This Week in Bamboo (August 19th, 2012 – August 25th, 2012)
At Bamboo this week, we resolved many customer issues and released the following patches: Workflow Conductor, List Search Simple, Alerts Administrator, Lookup Selector Column, Column Level Security and Cross-Site Display Web Part. We added new feature on latest...
SharePoint 2010 Cookbook: How to Remove a web.config Modification Using PowerShell
Some custom SharePoint products make changes to the web.config of a Web application via SPWebConfigModification objects.
How to Customize Discussion Board Plus Email Alerts for SharePoint 2010
Alerts are an essential method of keeping the lines of communication open between colleagues, but the default SharePoint Alert template most likely does not meet all your company’s needs. This is where from Discussion Board Plus comes in. Did you know that...Float On: Free Float, Total Float, & Slack
Please pardon the interruption, folks. My paying job has had me hopping with deliverables, and I wasn’t able to whip out a high-quality post in time for publication last week. I’m sure you missed me. But having missed a week posting –being a big fat...How to Deploy Apps Remotely to the Office 365 Preview
As a developer, one must be aware of the limitations in SharePoint 2010 when developing and deploying SharePoint solutions, namely, the requirement that Visual Studio and SharePoint coexist on the same box. Luckily, with app development for the Office365 Preview (and...This Week in Bamboo (July 29th, 2012 – August 4th, 2012)
This week in Bamboo, we released patches for Video Library and File Share Library to our storefront. For File Share Library SharePoint 2010 version, after successfully migrating from a SharePoint 2007 site to SharePoint 2010, users will no longer receive the...
Following the Critical Path, or, Avoiding Rips in the Fabric of Spacetime
Now that we’ve created some dependencies on our test project, it’s probably time to take another detour from the actual doing and discuss a bit more theory. If you have any involvement at all in PM on a regular basis, you’ve probably heard of the...
Sharing the Point Tour Heads to Africa Next Month
On the heels of Asia, South America, and Antarctica, the Sharing the Point (STP) Tour, will mark its fourth continent in under two years next month when STP team members converge on Africa for what promises to be an absolutely epic tour. With four official...This Week in Bamboo (July 22nd, 2012 – July 28th, 2012)
Have you checked out the latest release of our Discussion Board Plus R1.5? At Bamboo this week, a major release of Discussion Board Plus R1.5 was released to the storefront. At the same time, we were very busy fixing bugs and rolling out patches for the...
You Can Depend(ency) on Me
There are four types of dependencies: Finish-Start, Start-Start, Finish-Finish, and Start-Finish. Learn more about these in this article!
How to Automatically Receive Updates from Topics and Threads with Discussion Board Plus 1.5
Most of us have participated in different online communities, and know from experience that there are times when we really need to get reliable answers fast. Consequently, we’d like to be able to get those answers, and potential updates to those answers, without...World Clock & Weather App for SharePoint 2013 Now Available at the Microsoft Office Store
What an exciting couple of weeks it’s been for Microsoft. In case you missed it, early last week, Microsoft made available the Beta release of Office 2013 which includes—and what we here at Bamboo are most excited about—SharePoint 2013! SharePoint 2013 provides...
Announcing the Release of Discussion Board Plus for SharePoint R1.5
If you’re close to my age (or older), you can probably recall taking a class in college that was so hard you had to tape the daily lecture so you could listen to it over and over in order to accurately capture the information in...Free eBook: Deployment Guide for SharePoint 2013 Preview
Hello early adopters! A little over a week ago, Microsoft released the free eBook “Deployment Guide for SharePoint 2013 Preview”, a comprehensive, 390 page guide into planning, installing and configuring SharePoint 2013. It comes in...
SharePoint 2013 Cookbook: Prepare Your Environment to Create Apps for the SharePoint 2013 Preview with Visual Studio 2012 RC Preview
In our SharePoint 2013 blog, we’ll be delivering content for all manner of SharePoint disciplines, so for this post we’re going to jump over to the developer world. First, we should clarify a new term that’s been introduced to the ecosystem in...
