How to create your own custom menu/item/actions in Sharepoint?
Often times we have to customise SharePoint’s stock user interface, particularly elements such as edit block, toolbar, menus, etc. It’s possible to have our own custom items in these areas, but first...
View ArticleHow to customise own theme in Sharepoint 2010
I had been customising Sharepoing theme lately in 2010 version, and i have to say it's not very fun, mainly due to lack of documentation online and a big change in UI elements comparing to version...
View ArticleBlack screen after login Windows 7
I have seen some people having the problem of getting to black screen after logging into Windows 7 and nothing happens from then on. Desktop not showing up, nothing... and all you could see is a...
View ArticleUser Profile in People Picker Not In Sync with Active Directory
User profile management can be a nightmare in Sharepoint 2010 when some users reporting their job title or email address appearing incorrectly in People Picker search tool. This seems to vary if they...
View ArticleSystem.InvalidOperationException: There is an error in XML document
Recently we had client experiencing an ugly error when adding a list item, which the error appears to be System.InvalidOperationException: There is an error in XML document (1, 43). Done lots of...
View ArticleRestricting People Picker to single site collection
Typically, users that are already added to a site collection are displayed in the People Picker. This prevents anyone from using the People Picker to browse a different user directory. ...
View ArticleHow to customise Sharepoint Alert Email Template
Sharepoint allows users to setup email alerts on any change or adding to a list or libraries. However, the management of the email alert template can be pretty limiting as many users like to know if...
View ArticleFix for Firefox opens Office files with data connectivity
Sharepoint is a product developed only for Internet Explorer, and all non-IE users would probably hate Sharepoint, as there are lots of incompatible functions missing out. Recently I found out that...
View ArticleHow to make AJAX call to ASP.NET C# from Javascript
Lately, I found out a very handy way to call C# server side code from front-end Javascript with the use of JQuery and AJAX....
View ArticleHow to import Custom AD Attributes into Sharepoint User Profile?
A lot of times, organisations have custom attributes in their Active Directory user profile. However, by default the user profile sync happening between Sharepoint and AD does not include these custom...
View ArticlePrevent users from accessing Site Settings application page
Just this week, I accidentally found out that users were able to access Site Settings page, with some sections open out publicly accessible, for example the Regional Settings column! This raise a...
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