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Calendar E-Mail Extension for Office 365 Add-In now available!

UPDATE (09/01/2015) – The Calendar E-Mail Extension for Office 365 add-in has been released! Click here to find out more. You can now download the add-in from the Office Store. The long-awaited Calendar E-Mail Extension for Office 365 add-in is finally here! A preview is now available for SharePoint Online/Office 365. We expect the full […]

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How to: Check attendee & resource availability in Calendar E-Mail Extension for SharePoint Online

After you have successfully added the Calendar E-Mail Extension for Office 365 Add-In to your SharePoint Online site, you can now continue by configuring the resource availability check. If everything is configured correctly you will see the availability for all rooms and equipment when clicking on the ‘Check Resource Availability’ button. In this article I […]

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How to: Use a survey list to collect feedback

In Employee Training Management it is possible to collect feedback using a survey list. To do this please follow the steps below: 1. First you must create a survey list and add the questions you want on your feedback form. 2. In the Scheduled Training Events list there is a column called Link to the […]

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How to: Confirm attendance after an event

In Employee Training Management and Event Management you can also collect information on whether a user has actually attended an event or not. To do this just follow this simple guide. The first step is to go to your Enrollments list and click on the List Settings. Here you need to create a new column […]

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How to: Configure a shared mailbox in Exchange Online

[The following content is deprecated – please read the new version] In this post I will explain how to create a shared mailbox in Exchange Online. This can be used if you want to use a shared mailbox to send invitations, book resources and handle replies using one of the following add-ins. Calendar E-Mail ExtensionEvent […]

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How to: Configure a service account in Office 365

[The following content is deprecated – please read the new version] In this post I will explain how to configure a service account in Office 365. This can be used to send invitations, check availability and book resources using one of the following add-ins for SharePoint Online. Calendar E-Mail Extension Event Management Employee Training Management […]

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Error: Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131904

A customer has told us they are experiencing the following error in SharePoint: Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131904. Researching the problem on the internet returns stories of SQL Server problems, such as this one which can be due to the content database being out of space. However, this was not the problem in our case. After […]

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How to: Remove username from enrollment title

By default in Employee Training Management and Event Management all enrollments also display a username in their title. However, if you wish to remove this username you can do so by following this simple guide. Firstly you need to create a new column by going to the list settings and then clicking on Create column. […]

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Filtering external lists using the List Filter Web Part in SharePoint 2013

When using the List Filter Web Part to filter an external list your search will simply return the original list and is not filtered. It is possible, however, to configure the List View Web Part to correct this problem. To do this you need to edit the list List View Web Part settings. Click on […]

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Distinct lookup values feature

We have added a new feature to the List Filter Web Part. The distinct lookup values feature allows you to group multiple occurrences of a specific value into one option in the filter dropdown, whereas before you would see all occurrences of this value. This is because the filter displays each occurrence according to the […]

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