Monthly Archives: September 2011

SharePoint tip: Save site as a template

For WSS v3 or MOSS 2007  sites the option to ‘Save a site as a template’ is not available for subsites which can be frustrating. There is a very useful tip to get around this. Add _layouts/savetmpl.aspx to your sub sites

Posted in SharePoint 2007

Measuring the benefits of your intranet

Justifying an intranet is complex. What benefits does an intranet bring to staff? What benefits does an intranet bring to the business? Does an intranet save a business money? To find out the answers to these questions is an extremely

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Posted in Governance, ROI and metrics

My beautiful intranet

Intranet examples of the great and the good can be found on the very useful IBF website. Have a look at My Beautiful Intranet 2011 for screenshots of some of the more aesthetically pleasing intranets. It would be good to

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SharePoint tip – View all webparts

To view all webparts on a page add ?contents=1 after the .aspx e.g. Pages/Default.aspx?contents=1 This is useful if a broken webpart is affecting the page.

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InfoPath form security

There are a number of issues surrounding the security of InfoPath forms on MOSS 2007 sites. Some of the forms I’ve created contain sensitive information which should not be accessed by all staff. Unfortunately there is the Relink Documents view

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Introduce your intranet by creating an intranet induction video

There is a definite need for new starters at any organisation to quickly get up to speed with what your intranet does and how it can help them. There are numerous ways to do this including: – Introduce the intranet

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