Microsoft SharePoint 2013How to use the Newsfeed in SharePoint 2013.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013. SharePoint Social Features.
How to use the Newsfeed in SharePoint 2013.

SharePoint 2013 provides a number of features for successful social activity inside the organization. One of the main social features is the Newsfeed page no personal sites. It allows users to keep track of changes on the sites they are following, participate in discussions and view updates, follow documents, sites, lists and co-workers. Newsfeed page also includes microblogging Web Part that makes communication more productive. Visit our PlexHosted Wiki to get more details about newsfeed in SharePoint 2013.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013How to delete and recover a list or a library in SharePoint 2013

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013. SharePoint Lists and Libraries.
How to delete and recover a list or a library in SharePoint 2013.

If you have lists or libraries that are not in use and not required you can easily delete them. All content inside such lists, libraries and folders will also be deleted. Deleted lists and libraries reside in site recycle bin for 30 days if other settings have not been applied. Lists, libraries and folders deleted by a mistake can be easily restored from recycle bin by a user with sufficient permissions. More information about deleting and restoring lists and libraries you can find on our PlexHosted Wiki.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013How to share documents and folders in SharePoint 2013

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013. SharePoint Lists and Libraries.
How to share documents and folders in SharePoint 2013.

If you need to give a user access to a document or folder inside your library, but do not want to grant access to the entire library, you can use Share button to do this. While sharing a document or a folder you can choose permission level for a user. You may give a View only permission or allow a user to edit a document. Additionally, you have notify a user that about granting access to the document. Folders can be shared by the same way as documents.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013List and Library permissions in SharePoint 2013.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013. SharePoint Lists and Libraries.
List and Library permissions in SharePoint 2013.

Depending on your security requirements, lists and libraries in SharePoint can inherit permissions from the site or have a unique permissions. All permission options for lists and libraries are assigned to five default permission levels and in addition to this SharePoint provides the functionality to combine different permission options and create your own custom permission levels. Take a look at the following page to learn how to create lists and libraries with unique permissions.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013How to create a view in SharePoint 2013.

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How to create a view in SharePoint 2013.

Views in SharePoint 2013 are used for convenient content filtering and easy access to the relevant information. They are also useful for content organization. A user can create a personal view to see only the necessary items and a public view can be created to allow all users to use it. Take a look on how to use this great SharePoint feature on PlexHosted Wiki.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013How to create content types in SharePoint 2013.

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How to create content types in SharePoint 2013.

Content types in SharePoint define the type of data stored on your SharePoint site. They help to store information about an item, add properties like metadata or template and filter content inside lists or libraries by a content type. Content types are created on the top level site and can be used on all subsites below it. You may consider to create a content type if you need to add to items more information than the default content type requires and find it time-consuming to add additional columns to every library.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013How to setup ratings in SharePoint 2013.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013. SharePoint Lists and Libraries.
How to setup ratings in SharePoint 2013.

SharePoint 2013 allows you to setup ratings for lists and libraries and enable users to rate content. You can use likes as your rating system or stars. This will help you to get users feedback on documents and items inside lists and libraries and improve the interactivity of your site. Take a look on how to setup ratings on our Wiki site.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013Setting up column validation in SharePoint 2013.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013. SharePoint Lists and Libraries.
Setting up column validation in SharePoint 2013.

The out-of-the-box SharePoint features include the option to setup column validation for lists and libraries. You can enforce users to follow defined rules and enter only valid information to the columns and fields. On the Validation Settings page you can setup rules for columns and a custom messages for the case when a user enters incorrect data according to these rules. This will allow user to correct the entry. Take a look on how to do it at our PlexHosted Wiki.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013Managing Library Advanced Settings in SharePoint 2013.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013. SharePoint Lists and Libraries.
Managing Library Advanced Settings in SharePoint 2013.

Library Advanced Settings include a lot of options similar to the list advanced settings. These are configuring content types, folders, search, library reindexing, and offline client availability. But it also provide options specific for libraries like Document Template, Opening Documents in the Browser, Custom Send To Destination and Sites Assets. The detailed information about these settings you can find at the following page of PlexHosted Wiki site.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013Managing List Advanced Settings in SharePoint 2013.

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013. SharePoint Lists and Libraries.
Managing List Advanced Settings in SharePoint 2013.

The Advanced Settings page of SharePoint lists provide you with powerful configuration options and allows to manage content types, item level permissions, list attachments, folders, search, list reindexing, offline client availability, and dialogs. Item level permissions and attachments settings are unique for lists and not available for libraries. Learn the details about List Advanced settings on our great PlexHosted Wiki site.

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