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    Kim Ryan commented on the blog post Color-Code Events on a SharePoint Calendar   1 month, 1 week ago

    I’ve tried setting up each room with a separate calendar and using overlays, and also setting up a resource list with each room there and then using a lookup column in a calendar to select a room. Both ways work OK, only with a total of over 100 resources (rooms, meeting rooms, AV equipment, etc.), [...]

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    TL Ferrell commented on the blog post Color-Code Events on a SharePoint Calendar   1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Hi Kim
    It would help to know a little bit more about the set-up. Does each room have its own calendar? Or is everything on one calendar? Or … ? Also, where are the difficulties? What is he trying to “manage” that is presenting issues?

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    Kim Ryan commented on the blog post Color-Code Events on a SharePoint Calendar   1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Hello,
    I’ve read your blog posts on calendars and lists — The instructions are accurate and easy to follow, thanks. Question: I have a client who is in charge of managing 50 – 100 different types of rooms at his company (meeting rooms, guest rooms, dining rooms, etc.). I’ve helped him with calendar overlays and the [...]

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    Robert Schley wrote a new blog post: Custom Discussion Board Rollup using Content Query Web Part and XSL   1 month, 3 weeks ago

    A problem was recently posted on one of our SharePoint Solutions Help Community Forums. The situation was that an individual wanted to “roll up” multiple discussion boards from multiple sub-sites; essentially pulling the content from different discussion board lists.
    One solution is to upgrade to SharePoint 2013 and take advantage of all the new [...]

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    admin wrote a new blog post: SharePoint Solutions’ Webinar: The Microsoft Self-Service BI Toolset   2 months ago

    It used to take months for highly specialized IT professionals to gather, assimilate and share Business Intelligence data. Now that process can be done in days by business professionals – if you have the right tools.
    Join us March 21 at 11 a.m. EDT for our new webinar “What is Microsoft’s Self-Service BI Toolset?”

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    Ricky Spears commented on the blog post Including List and Library Items in a SharePoint 2010 Calendar Overlay   3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Great article, TL! Most people probably don’t think about combining list calendars and library calendars.
    One thing I might do in this scenario, to take it to the next level, would be to create a calculated column in the document library to contain the phrase “Renew: “, followed by the name of the document. Then use [...]