Friday, May 30, 2014

Microsoft SharePoint 2013
How to create a site policy in SharePoint 2013


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How to create a site policy in SharePoint 2013.


SharePoint 2013 site policies help you to manage site closure and deletion, it allows creating retention schedules for sites and site mailboxes. When a site is closed you can schedule automatic deletion of it basing on the closing date. If you are closing a site collection it becomes read only. If a site includes subsites they all also will be deleted. Learn more about SharePoint 2013 site policies and how to create them on PlexHosted Wiki.

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Monday, May 26, 2014

Microsoft SharePoint 2013
How to create reusable content in SharePoint 2013


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How to create reusable content in SharePoint 2013.


If you have a text like copyright, quote or company statement that is used on multiple SharePoint pages, you can use SharePoint 2013 Reusable Content feature and insert such text on a page with a few clicks instead of typing it each time. This feature can be also helpful when creating a text sample or product outline. Reusable content can be used only on publishing pages and on sites with Publishing feature enabled. Learn more about reusable content in SharePoint 2013 in PlexHosted Wiki.

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Friday, May 23, 2014

Microsoft SharePoint 2013
How to manage page layouts in SharePoint 2013


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How to manage page layouts in SharePoint 2013.


In SharePoint 2013 you can not only to create page layouts, but also set a site to use certain layouts or configure it to use a specific page layout. You can also configure a subsite to inherit defined layouts from the parent site. To learn more about managing page layouts please refer to the page below.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

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How to create page layouts in SharePoint 2013


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How to create page layouts in SharePoint 2013.


One of the greatest features of SharePoint publishing sites is the ability to define and control strict look and feel of the SharePoint pages using content layouts. Each publishing page is based on a page layout, which in its turn is based on a content type. And a content type consists of a number of site columns. Content type allows to define field controls that the page layout can use when this content type is associated with the Pages library. Learn how to create page layouts in SharePoint 2013 in PlexHosted Knowledgebase.

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Monday, May 19, 2014

Microsoft SharePoint 2013
How to create a publishing site in SharePoint 2013


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How to create a publishing site in SharePoint 2013.


SharePoint 2013 publishing site is the best way to provide and control web content. Publishing sites will be helpful for you if you need to have a delegated group of users that will create a content on SharePoint and pass this content through an approval system. Only after content approval it becomes available to other users. Learn more about it on PlexHosted Wiki.

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Friday, May 09, 2014

Microsoft SharePoint 2013
Configuring in place records management in SharePoint 2013


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Configuring in place records management in SharePoint.


In SharePoint 2013 a Records Center site is usually used for storing company records and configuring records management policies. But if you would like store records on different site, you can enable and configure in place records management for a library to protect organizationally important documents and gain better control over them. Learn more about configuring in place records management in SharePoint 2013 on PlexHosted Knowledgebase.

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Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Microsoft SharePoint 2013
How to manage records in SharePoint 2013


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How to manage records in SharePoint 2013.


SharePoint 2013 Records Center site provides you with the ability to easily manage records of your organization using Information management policies. You can create compliance and retention rules to control records and configure Content Organizer to route the files into proper locations. For more information about managing records in SharePoint 2013 visit PlexHosted Wiki.

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Monday, May 05, 2014

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How to create a Records Center in SharePoint 2013


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How to create a Records Center in SharePoint 2013.


In SharePoint 2013 you can create a Records Center site that will be a central repository where you can store and manage company records and ensure their integrity. Records are electronic or physical entities that are organizationally important and require retention for legal or regulatory reasons. SharePoint Records Center site includes specialized features that will help to declare records, handle their routing and retention schedules, protect documents and log all the changes. You can create a Records Center as a top level site or a subsite. Take a look on how to create it on the page below.

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Friday, May 02, 2014

Microsoft SharePoint 2013
How to use Content Organizer in SharePoint 2013


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How to use Content Organizer in SharePoint 2013.


Content Organizer in SharePoint 2013 can be very useful feature if you deal with big amount of documents. It allows to route files to different libraries and folders automatically and also control the maximum number of documents within folders. Using this feature you can make managing documents much easier and be sure that all the necessary files are in the proper locations on your SharePoint 2013 site. Learn more about SharePoint Content Organizer in PlexHosted Knowledgebase.

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