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SharePoint 2013 Autocomplete textboxes using the term store and CSOM

I wanted to create an autocomplete textbox in a SharePoint app recently by using terms from the term store. Since retrieving items from the term store can be a bit involved I wanted to show you the steps involved. This solution make use of...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2013 10:30 AM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, Office 365, Office 365 Grid, SharePoint 2013, Apps, Client Object Model, JavaScript

How to: Query SharePoint 2013 using REST and JavaScript

I have a session coming up at SharePoint Summit Toronto this year about the many different ways you can query search. Whenever I am working on a new talk, it is customary for me to write blog posts about my examples so here it is. :) I first...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2013 2:15 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, Office 365, Enterprise Search, Office 365 Grid, Visual Studio 11, SharePoint 2013, Apps

Importing Search Configurations with SharePoint Apps

The Office Developer Tools team snuck a new feature into the RTM version of the tools for Visual Studio 2012. This new feature allows you to deploy apps and actually alter the search schema on the host web . That’s right. You can deploy...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2013 11:21 AM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint Online, Office 365, Enterprise Search, Office 365 Grid, Visual Studio 11, SharePoint 2013, Apps

Configuring and using IRM with Office 365 and SharePoint Online

I’ve always founds IRM quite fascinating and the nice thing about Office 365 is that it is really easy to configure and use. There are a few steps involved, but I managed to figure them out without having to go read a heap of documentation. ...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2013 4:34 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, Office 365, Office 365 Grid, SharePoint 2013, IRM

Determining the most popular items in a document library in SharePoint 2013

With the combination of analytics and search in SharePoint 2013, there is a heap of new features to help determine which content is actually being used. No longer is this information buried in reports for administrators, but it in fact is available...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2013 2:39 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint Online, Office 365, Enterprise Search, Document Library, Office 365 Grid, SharePoint 2013

Microsoft Partner Benefits: Rocking your SharePoint Online demos

If you haven’t heard, Microsoft released a new site recently that allows you to create a new Office 365 tenant that is pre-populated with users, content, and social data. It even comes with demo scripts that you can use to walk users through the...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2013 10:51 AM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint Online, Office 365, Office 365 Grid, SharePoint 2013, Office

Workaround for freezes in Client Web Part Editor in Visual Studio 2012

If you have tried to do any work with SharePoint 2013 Client Web Parts with the Office Developer Tools Preview 2 in Visual Studio 2012, you know it’s an exercise in frustration. It literally locks up every three or four lines of code you try to...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2013 9:55 AM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, Office 365, Office 365 Grid, Visual Studio 11, SharePoint 2013, Apps

How to: Sort search results by query string with the ResultScriptWebPart in SharePoint 2013

By now you may have noticed that Search has changed quite a bit in SharePoint 2013. The ResultScriptWebPart powers most of the magic behind the Search Center. It replaces the CoreResultsWebPart that we have been using since SharePoint 2007. ...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2013 2:21 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, Office 365, Enterprise Search, Office 365 Grid, SharePoint 2013, Office 365 Preview

Seven reasons why I prefer developing SharePoint apps with SharePoint Online

If you know me then you know I’ve been doing a lot of work with apps lately (SP2 – link , twitter ). I started developing primarily with an on-premises virtual machine running SharePoint 2013, but I have recently switched to using SharePoint Online...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2012 3:53 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint Online, Office 365, Office 365 Grid, SharePoint 2013, Apps

How to: Use PowerShell with SharePoint Online Preview

I recently spoke about PowerShell at SharePoint Conference 2012 ( SPC195 ). It turns out PowerShell support slipped into SharePoint Online Preview without a lot of people noticing. In my session at SPC12, I walked users through a lot of common...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2012 7:59 AM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, PowerShell, SharePoint Online, Office 365, Office 365 Grid

Licensing Changes for Extranets with SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online

In the past, licensing for Extranets proved to be quite confusing. Many people including myself weren’t always sure what to recommend. I found this useful information in the slide deck for SPC181 and I thought it was worth sharing since I...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2012 1:40 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint Online, Office 365, Office 365 Grid, Extranet, SharePoint 2013

How to: Build a SharePoint-hosted Client Web Part in SharePoint 2013

I am extremely interested in the new SharePoint 2013 App model so I have been doing a lot with them lately. The latest thing I was trying was building a SharePoint-hosted Client Web Part. I have found that there is not a lot of information...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2012 8:33 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: Office 365, Office 365 Grid, Visual Studio 11, SharePoint 2013, Office 365 Preview, SharePoint 2013 Preview, Apps

Slides and Video from my Lync and Learn Session on SharePoint Online Development

Thanks to everyone who attended my Office 365 Lync and Learn session last week. I enjoyed the opportunity to show everyone how they can use Visual Studio 2012 RC to get started with SharePoint Online development. I’ve attached a link to my...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2012 3:36 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint 2010, Office 365, Office 365 Grid, Visual Studio 11

How to: Take your SharePoint Online Preview Public Web Site Online

Maybe, this was more obvious to other people but it took me a while to figure out. When you first provision your Office 365 Preview Enterprise account, a public site collection is created. It took me a while to find it at first because I was...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2012 5:32 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint Online, Office 365, Office 365 Grid, SharePoint 2013, Office 365 Preview

How to: Drag and Drop files into SharePoint 2013 Document Libraries

One of the simplest but most exciting features in SharePoint 2013 is the ability to drag and drop files into document libraries directly in the web browser. That means the user can drag a file off of his or her desktop and literally drag and drop...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2012 9:38 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, Office 365, Office 365 Grid, SharePoint 2013, Office 365 Preview

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