September 2008 - Posts

• The Only Constant in Life is Change

  "What's In a Name?" The recent turmoil in the financial industry has got me to thinking. (And no, this isn't an article about the finance industry, or the turmoil.) What happens when something really foundational changes? How will you adapt your SharePoint environment to the new situation? How can you adapt it to the new situation? Find out in this article on my new site... Posted Sep 29 2008, 03:27 PM by WoodyW with no comments Filed under: SharePoint, MOSS, Redirect, Governance

• First, Do No Harm

  When I was speaking at the Wisconsin SharePoint Users Group last week, someone asked me: "How do you know when to choose SharePoint Designer or Visual Studio for a particular change to a site?" I explained that I had a sort of "Hippocratic Oath" for SharePoint customization. Read all about it on my new blog site. Posted Sep 22 2008, 02:24 PM by WoodyW with no comments Filed under: SharePoint, MOSS, Training, Redirect, SharePoint Designer

• Got it "Covered"!

  I just got the cover art of my book from my editor this week! Check it out on my new site! (Have you changed your Feed Link yet?) Posted Sep 13 2008, 10:16 AM by WoodyW with no comments

• On to Wisconsin!

  I'm excited to announce that I will be speaking this month at the Wisconsin SharePoint Users Group. The meeting will be held September 16th, at the Microsoft office in Waukesha, Wisconsin - just outside of Milwaukee. My topic will be how to Create no-code/low-code solutions using SharePoint Designer. I'll be talking about the some of the things you will find in my forthcoming book, Professional SharePoint Designer (from Wrox), and more. Currently on the Agenda: Customizing the Data View Web Part Demonstration of Dynamic Mapping from List Data. Displaying complex information from an XML web service Use the data view to retrieve data from your database If you are going to be in the area, you can register to attend here. (Note: this post was short enough that I just mirrored the whole thing from my New Site) Posted Sep 08 2008, 10:52 AM by WoodyW with no comments Filed under: SharePoint, User, Training, SharePoint Designer

• The "Language" of Advanced Search (Part 2)

  This is the conclusion of a two-part article about customizing the SharePoint (MOSS), and Search Server, Advanced Search Web Part. In Part 1, you learned about the basic settings of the Web Part - which search options are shown, and how they are labeled. In Part 2, I'll show you how to change which language and document type filters are available to your users. See the whole article on my new server... Posted Sep 05 2008, 10:21 AM by WoodyW with no comments Filed under: SharePoint, MOSS, Search, Training, Redirect, Search Server

• Farewell, Patrick

  One of the bright stars in the SharePoint firmament has faded away. Patrick Tisseghem - author, blogger, Microsoft MVP, co-founder of U2U, and all-around nice guy, passed away on Wednesday. I would like to express my condolences and deepest sympathy to his family, friends, co-workers, and fellow MVP's. He will be missed. Posted Sep 05 2008, 07:15 AM by WoodyW with no comments

• The Write Stuff

  I promised to to let you know what I've been doing all this time that I haven't been posting on my blog. Well, there have been two major things, which I talk about in this article on my new site... Posted Sep 04 2008, 09:07 AM by WoodyW with no comments Filed under: Redirect, SharePoint Designer

• The "Language" of Advanced Search (Part 1)

  If you have been using MOSS Search or Search Server, you have probably noticed that the Advanced Search page gives you lots of options to restrict results. From different word filters, to particular languages, to document types - even specific document properties. You may have wondered how (or even if) you could cut back the list of word filters. For example, you might only want your users to search for exact phrases. Or maybe you want the language list or document types to reflect the languages and documents actually in use by your enterprise, without reinventing the whole form. Find the whole article on my new server…. Posted Sep 02 2008, 08:10 AM by WoodyW with no comments Filed under: MOSS, Search, Training, Redirect, Search Server