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How to: Use a dropdown to select the location for an event

When creating an event from a calendar you can usually only use a text box to specify the location of an event. This is because the location column is sealed and you cannot change the field type of this column. However, if you wish to use a dropdown to select the location, there are 3 […]

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How to: Resend invitations to attendees

A new feature has been added for the Calendar E-Mail Extension, Employee Training Management and Event Management. The Sapiens.at.SharePoint Resend Invitation add-on allows to you resend any invitations which for any reason may not has been received by a user. You can download the add-on here: sapiens.at.setup.addons.ri.zip The add-on requires either the Calendar E-Mail Extension, […]

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How to: Create events with different time zones

In SharePoint it is not possible to create events in various time zones. Our Sapiens.at.SharePoint Time Zone per Event add-on allows you to do this. You can download the add-on here: sapiens.at.setup.addons.tz.zip The add-on requires either the Calendar E-Mail Extension, the Employee Training Management or the Event Management to be installed, however it will also […]

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How to: Include ‘Show As’ in the meeting request using the Calendar E-Mail Extension

NEW! Now also available for SharePoint Online. Learn more… In this post I want to explain how you can include the ‘Show as’ option in a meeting request using the Calendar E-Mail Extension. By Default, meeting invitations will always be sent with ‘Show as busy’. In the latest version you can now change this default […]

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SharePoint Calendar E-Mail Extension R2

Today we published the new release of the SharePoint Calendar E-Mail Extension (R2). New and improved Features Improved configuration Verify e-mail communication The e-mail communication can be verified during configuration. Other small fixes and improvements How to obtain and upgrade The new version is published as the latest setup: sapiens.at.setup.cee.zip The download contains one setup […]

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Meeting room reservation from a SharePoint calendar

The Calendar E-Mail Extension gives you the ability to invite attendees directly from a SharePoint calendar to your events. You can then view their responses in the calendar and edit any information if needed. The meeting room reservation feature additionally allows you to check the availability of Exchange rooms and equipment and then book them […]

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Invite attendees from SharePoint calendar

Calendars are one of the most important tools when using SharePoint. The ability to schedule meetings, which can be viewed by users, is particularly popular as it allows you to have a publicly visible calendar. Out of the box it’s possible for users to add any SharePoint Calendar to their personal Outlook, in order to […]

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Calendar E-Mail Extension – How to troubleshoot incoming email issues

With the Calendar E-Mail Extension you can send invites from a SharePoint calendar to attendees’ mailboxes and handle their replies. But this is only one feature provided by the Calendar E-Mail Extension. It is also possible to send an invite to the SharePoint calendar from Outlook. In this post I will explain how meeting requests […]

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Not supported calendar message – possible reasons and solutions

With the Calendar E-Mail Extension you can organize meetings in a SharePoint Calendar and invite attendees directly from SharePoint via e-mail meeting requests. If your attendees receive an email with an attachment “not supported calendar message.ics” instead of a valid meeting request, it is possible that something is configured incorrectly in your Exchange or that […]

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Calendar E-Mail Extension – Status replies cannot be processed

Applies to the Calendar E-Mail Extension. With the Calendar E-Mail Extension you can organize meetings in a SharePoint Calendar and invite attendees directly from SharePoint using e-mail meeting requests. The attendees can then accept or decline the invite. This status reply should be processed by the SharePoint Calendar and the status reply and the detailed […]

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