Just realized you could include SharePoint list data in a SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services report. Now on top of that learned that you can format so that exporting to excel will create named worksheets.
Did you know that as of SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2 you can give the worksheets a customized [...]
Apr
5
2011
5
2011
A Developer’s Blog · Reporting Services
Oct
22
2010
22
2010
Multiple column lookup field for SharePoint « Second Life of a Hungarian SharePoint Geek
I think I’m not alone missing the possibility in WSS 3.0 to include multiple columns from the target list when creating a lookup or user field in a list.
If you have read my former posts about custom fields and reordering of list fields you already know what you need to create such field types yourself.
Multiple [...]
Oct
21
2010
21
2010
Site – PrintOverview
3 Different methods for printing lists from SharePoint.
Welcome to Print Overview where I will show you several ways to print cleaner pages or to print specific lists. All of the examples use some form of JavaScript or JQuery to perform the solution. The nice part is that you only have to add a Content [...]
Oct
19
2010
19
2010
How to get Edit in Datasheet Option When Using Office 2010 and SharePoint 2007
Various editions of Microsoft Office 2007 include SharePoint support component, which is installed by default: Microsoft Office >> Office Tools >> Windows SharePoint Services Support. Specifically the “Edit in datasheet” feature is supported by the sub-component named “Microsoft Office Access Web Datasheet Component”. I went and checked out the components installed for my Office 2010 [...]
Sep
7
2010
7
2010
KPIs for the Masses: A Dashboard based upon a date-time field | EndUserSharePoint.com
Includes XSL templates you can plug in to your page, then have the ability to date-diff between today’s date and some other date based on number of days.
In my the first two articles of this series, Visual Indicators for the Masses and Embed KPIs as a List View, I discussed ways to create simple [...]
Jun
22
2010
22
2010
Creating a cloneable SharePoint 2010 Development Environment with PowerShell, Windows Sysprep, and SQL Server 2008 R2 Sysprep – Overview
awesome. Thank you Josh.
With most SharePoint development being done in VMs, it is useful to have a set of sysprepped base VMs that can be cloned at any time to create a new environment, whether it be for a new project, to test some tool or software, or whatever. Sysprep is a great tool [...]
Apr
13
2010
13
2010
PointBridge Blogs – Office 2010 Wave
In previous versions of SharePoint it was impossible to add corners to a Web Part with just CSS (unless you were building sites for only the latest browsers). The best way was to style a container DIV on the Page Layout and put a Web Part Zone inside. Then, a Web Part in that zone [...]
Apr
13
2010
13
2010
PointBridge Blogs – Changing the background colors in SharePoint also changes the gradient
The backgrounds in SharePoint 2010 were designed to allow end users to change gradients by simply picking solid colors on the settings page. For example if you choose an orange background color the result is a fade from orange to lighter orange. The change can be very subtle but is an effective way to create [...]
Apr
13
2010
13
2010
Starter Master Pages for SharePoint 2010
Project Description Starter Master Pages for SharePoint 2010 are a clean, commented starting point for creating your own SharePoint 2010 branding. Starter Master Pages were known previously as Minimal Master Pages in SharePoint 2007. Project Details In the tradition of [...]
Apr
8
2010
8
2010
Upgrading your Content DB to SharePoint 2010 – Part 1 – The preupgradecheck | SharePoint George
Check out this two part series if you need detailed upgrade instructions for SharePoint 2010
I’m sure there are a lot of SharePointers out there who are excited about the 2010 release and as I have been working my way through the installation and configuration of this updated beast, I have also been providing you [...]