Last year I was put on a project where the customer had a requirement to use logo images as the column headers on a matrix visualization. I wasn’t sure how to do this but I was determined to figure it out and then one day I happened to be sitting…
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Even though I have been working with SharePoint & Office products for a very long time I still always learn something new especially when authentication methods change. Many of my customers have started enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) which is the smart thing to do however this does cause problems authenticating…
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My Life before SharePoint & O365 Since I was little, I have always loved technology. I’ve done everything from graphic design, 3D animation, video editing, web development, programming, database administration, built/fixed computers…and a few other things. I’ve always been one of those people where I never stuck to just one thing. If…
Leave a CommentOn October 1st, I received my very first MVP Award. It was a nice surprise when I received the email in my inbox and it really made my day. Now I will admit, the anticipation of anxiously waiting after you’ve been nominated and submitted your contributions sucks but when you…
Leave a CommentThank you to everyone who attended my CQWP sessions at SPTechCon Austin and SPFest a while back. After lots of travel this year, I’m finally home catching up on long overdue blog posts. In my sessions, we had some great discussions and questions that came up. Session Questions Does the CQWP…
4 CommentsI recently presented a session at the Atlanta SPUG entitled “A Business User’s Guide to Migrating to SharePoint Online”. There were some great conversations in the group about the process of migrating to SharePoint Online. Many organizations don’t realize that there are some key steps in SharePoint migrations that can help…
Leave a CommentAs a speaker of tech conferences, it is beneficial to receive feedback on sessions presented to help know what was good, bad, and how things can be improved. Recently, I presented at 2 conferences the same week and had a good amount of attendees in all my sessions at both conferences.…
Leave a CommentOne of the really cool features of the Content Query Web Part (CQWP) is the ability to do dynamic filtering. The two options for dynamic filtering include: PageFieldValue Token allows specify field on page layout and dynamically replaces value of filter with current page’s field value PageQueryString Use URL query…
Leave a CommentContent types are an essential part of SharePoint that enables you to organize and manage content across SharePoint sites. SharePoint already has out-of-the-box (OOTB) content types defined however you can create your own as well. It is best practice to create your own custom content types and site columns instead…
1 CommentSome people have said the Content Query Web Part (CQWP) is dead. It is not dead and is still very much alive and used especially in O365 SharePoint sites. Also, the Content Search Web Part (CSWP) is not available in O365 (however should be available in the near future) so…
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