You can use Internet Explorer 7's search box to search almost anything, and you can enable visitors to your site to do the same. Here's how: Create an OpenSearch XML Document such as the following: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <OpenSearchDescription xmlns="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch...

When building intranet web applications, I recommend making it very easy to allow your users to tell you what they think. If you are reading this blog, you know how important instant simple feedback is to web sites, their value, and the trust of their community. I’ve been using SharePoint lists for this...

I was curious if this was possible. A lot of people want to be able to show presence information in web pages, but don't want to have deploy lots of server controls. Here is an example showing how to show a count of unread email in your inbox: <object id="objMessenger" classid="clsid:B69003B3-C55E...

Because you can't copy the hyperlink on the "Export to spreadsheet" link on SharePoint lists, here is how you can create your own hyperlink. http:// [Server] / [Site] /( [Subsite] /)_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?CS=109&Using=_layouts/query.iqy&List= [ListGUID] &View= [ViewGUID] &CacheControl=1...

Matej writes, "How is it possible to display data in public folders on a web page!" Matej, this is not likely going to be as nice as you would expect, but there are a couple of ways to do this. If you use SharePoint, there are Exchange Web Parts that render Exchange data nicely. The other alternative...

Systems know who you are, but SharePoint and/or InfoPath solutions rarely take advantage of that awareness. Here is an easy way to create a more personalized experience for your users using built-in functionality of InfoPath and SharePoint . This approach will let you create a form that is aware of a...

Exchange public folders are not dead. There are still a lot of uses for them. For instance, it is a great way for a team to have a place to collect email by using drag and drop. You can have "favorite" public folders that are easy to locate if your company has a large public folder collection. You can...

Want to know who is using your SharePoint Portal Server 2003? You can find out pretty easily. A coworker of mine discovered this in an article. You can reveal usage details in portal areas by appending the following to the URL _layouts/1033/UsageDetails.aspx For Example: http:// [PortalName] / [PortalArea...

An article in EnterpriseAppsPipeline cites a recent Forrester study that indicates that the success of an enterprise portal deployment hinges on, amongst other things: a clear linkage between business processes and the technology Well defined budgetary requirements Identifying which areas will not receive...

These notes are in addition to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc296362.aspx These are the notes I generated that I used in overlay with the installation instructions.  Make sure Cert Server is installed and available Configure a certificate for ADAM Run ADAM setup from internet · Add...