SharePoint (SPS 2003, MOSS 2007, WSS 2.0, WSS 3.0), Infopath, Project Server and related Microsoft technologies

SharePoint (SPS 2003, MOSS 2007, WSS 2.0, WSS 3.0), Infopath, Project Server and related Microsoft technologies - Tips, Tricks, Articles, Tutorials, FAQs, Source code, web parts and all you want to know about SharePoint.

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Customize Your Quick Launch With Flyouts SharePoint

Customize Your Quick Launch With Flyouts - Michael Gannotti on SharePoint +

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SharePoint Designer Support Team Blog : A small introduction to the SharePoint Designer Support Team Blog

Michael Mongeau : I am a Support Engineer for SharePoint Designer, FrontPage, and FrontPage Server Extensions (yep, still supported). When I can, and often on my personal time, I answer community questions on the MSDN forums, MSDN newsgroups, and SharePoint University forums under the alias "monjo". Additionally, I own and sometimes to blog about SharePoint Designer on my personal site http://dataformwebpart.com/. However, my focus going forward will now be directed at creating content for this blog instead of my own.

Dalibor Kovacevic: Supports SharePoint Designer, FrontPage, and FrontPage Server Extensions. Dalibor is our Knowledge Engineer and helps review and revise internal support documentation. He has a BS in Information Technology Management. He enjoys seeing what crazy things he can get SharePoint to do with SharePoint Designer.

Lucas Koehntop: Supports SharePoint Designer, FrontPage, and FrontPage Server Extensions. Lucas has a BS in Computer Science, and has his MCSE. He loves high tech country life, along with enterprise computing.

SharePoint Designer Support Team Blog : A small introduction to the SharePoint Designer Support Team Blog Have any suggestions for content, or questions about the blog? Please email us at blogspd@microsoft.com, and we will do our best to respond and take your suggestions into consideration.
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SharePoint Infrastructure Architecture Resources

This page contains a list of guidance and best practice topics for planning and architecture for the deployment of SharePoint. I will update this list and make changes and add new information and links to articles when I come across them. SharePoint Infrastructure Architecture Resources - Chandima.Net Blog for SharePoint solutions
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Vice-Président Club UGO2007
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Installing a Language Pack for MOSS

The multi-lingual capabilities in MOSS are very cool. You can create sites in non-English languages simply by installing the appropriate language pack. This is especially slick when you are using variations (will cover this in another post).

Note, the installation process is not very intuitive so I’ll provide details below.
1. Download the appropriate files.
a. For MOSS, you will need the MOSS and WSS files
b. Remember there are specific 64bit versions
c. On each of the download pages, change the language in the selector to the language pack you want
d. Here are your download links
i. WSS Language pack http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=36EE1BF0-652C-4E38-B247-F29B3EEFA048&displaylang=en
ii. WSS Language pack SP1 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=EF93E453-75F1-45DF-8C6F-4565E8549C2A&displaylang=en
iii. MOSS Language pack http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2447426B-8689-4768-BFF0-CBB511599A45&displaylang=en
iv. MOSS Language pack SP1 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1F5C7D10-B4F9-482D-B0E5-9547A7F508E5&displaylang=en

2. Install the files
a. The install wizard will be in the language of the language pack… so know how to say ‘Next’ in that language!... or practice on the English version
b. Follow these steps
i. Install WSS Language Pack (don’t run the MOSS Configuration Wizard)
ii. Install MOSS Language Pack (don’t run the MOSS Configuration Wizard)
iii. Install WSS Language Pack SP1 (don’t run the MOSS Configuration Wizard)
iv. Install MOSS Language Pack SP1
v. Run the MOSS Configuration Wizard (choose to not disconnect from farm)
3. Test
a. Create a new site; you should see a drop down for Language which includes your newly installed language
b. Go to the new site and learn how to say ‘Site Actions, ‘Edit Page’ in a foreign language!

By Mauro Cardarelli : Installing a Language Pack for MOSS
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Sharepoint Training Solutions

The following training solutions are available for Sharepoint:
1.Instructor Led Training (ILT) with a Microsoft Learning partner in your area (CPLS)
2.eLearning
3.Free learning content on line.
Webcast
Podcast & Webcast Audio
TechNet Podcast: Collaboration in SharePoint Server 2007
Virtual Labs SharePoint Server 2007
Sharepoint Training Solutions - Blog for Sharepoint Hunter

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SharePoint 2007 Hosting Services - Hosted WSS 3.0

SharePoint 2007 Hosting Services - Hosted WSS 3.0

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Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 Best Practices

Achieve your IT objectives with proven, best-practice guidance on using SharePoint solutions.

Get field-tested best practices and proven techniques for designing, deploying, operating, and optimizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Part of the new Best Practices series for IT professionals from Microsoft Press®, this guide is written by leading SharePoint MVPs and Microsoft SharePoint team members who’ve worked extensively with real-world deployments and customers. You’ll find out how to deploy the software, design your environment, manage content, analyze and view data, perform disaster recovery, monitor performance, and more. You'll learn how to create SharePoint sites that help your organization collaborate, take advantage of business insights, and improve productivity—with practical insights from the experts.


Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 Best Practices

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Best Practices Conference | Mindsharp

Microsoft SharePoint is one of the most useful tools in business. And the least understood in practice. Read the BLOG : http://admincompanion.mindsharp.com/BillBlog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=94

Widespread confusion about the best ways to design, deploy, organize and administer SharePoint hinders virtually every implementation.

The 2008 Best Practices Conference replaces confusion with Clarity, Direction and Confidence by establishing key principles to guide effective SharePoint decision-making in any situation.

Parallel sessions will define, explain and demonstrate real-world Best Practices for decision-makers at every level: CIOs, architects, designers, developers, administrators, taxonomists, librarians and project managers.

In this critical 3-day conference, you'll learn the Key Principles of SharePoint governance … how to make consistent, confident decisions at every level, across your enterprise … and finally break the cycle of “avoidance • disagreement • sub-par results • ignorance” that impedes almost every SharePoint application.

Key presenters include Microsoft MVPs, Microsoft Product Team Members and other industry experts.

For the first time, you have the opportunity to learn the most practical and productive SharePoint practices, in person, from the industry’s leading authorities. If you must achieve maximum return from your SharePoint investment, this is the must-attend event of 2008.

Questions? Contact Customer Service.

Best Practices Conference | Mindsharp

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Vice-Président Club UGO2007
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MOSS 2007/WSS V3.0 Version guide

Here is a quick table for those who want to find out what version of WSS/MOSS you are currently patched up to: by Aaron Saikovski's Information Worker & SharePoint Blog Quick field reference:
Service Pack/Hotfix Version WSS V3.0 and MOSS 2007
Infrastructure Update (KB951695 & KB951297) 12.0.0.6318
Post-SP1 hotfix (KB948945) 12.0.0.6303
Post-SP1 hotfix (KB941274) 12.0.0.6301
Post-SP1 hotfix (KB941422) 12.0.0.6300
Service Pack 1 12.0.0.6219
Release To Manufacturing (RTM) 12.0.0.4518
Aaron Saikovski's Information Worker & SharePoint Blog : Quick field reference - MOSS 2007/WSS V3.0 Version guide

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Vice-Président Club UGO2007
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Download details: SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit

SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit
Brief Description: This Solution Accelerator provides a set of System Center Ops Manager 2007 Management Packs for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (including SP1). The Toolkit also includes user documentation for each of the Management Packs.Download details: SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit

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Vice-Président Club UGO2007
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Microsoft Case Studies: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

2008 Olympics Moss

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The 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, will host 10,000 athletes, 302 events, 7 million spectators, and more than 20,000 international media personnel. Beijing will use a Web portal called INFO 2008 to provide Olympics partners and media with continually updated information and event results. To provide accurate information promptly, the BOCOG needed a powerful search solution for INFO 2008 that would perform at high levels and integrate into the portal’s user interface. The BOCOG used Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 to create powerful search features for INFO 2008, so users can find the facts they need easily and quickly. Olympics athletes, officials, partners, and the accredited media will be able to search and find the information they need to successfully present, promote, and report the 29th Summer Olympics. Microsoft Case Studies: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

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Vice-Président Club UGO2007
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Forefront Security for SharePoint

Forefront Security for SharePoint with Service Pack 2 Now Available
Download the latest release of Forefront Security for SharePoint with SP2 to protect Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 from malware and inappropriate content. New features include support for Windows Server 2008 and installable key word lists for automatically blocking documents containing profanity and discriminatory content in 11 languages.
Next Generation of Forefront Security for SharePoint Now in Public Beta
Get a first look at the next-generation release of Forefront Security for SharePoint. This early release includes an improved, easy-to-use user interface and greater efficiency and control in managing incidents, quarantines, and configuration settings. Download the public beta today.
Forefront Security for SharePoint ICSA Labs Certified
Forefront Security for SharePoint is the first server antivirus product for Office SharePoint Server 2007 to be ICSA Lab certified, and to be certified under ICSA's Enterprise Content Management program.
Forefront Security for SharePoint
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Updates Resource Center for SharePoint Products and Technologies

Updates to the SharePoint Products and Technologies become available periodically. To successfully plan for and deploy these updates, use the process outlined in the Deployment Roadmap for Updates and in the articles linked to from the roadmap. Updates Resource Center for SharePoint Products and Technologies on MICROSOFT TECHNET.
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Upcoming conferences with plenty of SharePoint oriented content

Hosted by MindSharp (one of the premier SharePoint training partners), sponsored by Microsoft Press (which recently published the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Best Practices book), and keynoted by Tom Rizzo (who needs no further introduction), the SharePoint Best Practices Conference in Washington D.C. on September 15-17, 2008 is the key conference for those of you, who want to learn the best ways to design, deploy, organize, and administer SharePoint-based business solutions. Presenters include Microsoft SharePoint MVPs and SharePoint experts from Microsoft and Microsoft partners. Register by August 1st and get a free copy of the MOSS 2007 Best Practices book!
If you missed the Microsoft TechEd conferences in Orlando, FL this past June, then the Microsoft TechEd conferences in Barcelona, Spain, on November 3-7 and 10-14, 2008 are your next opportunities to get in-depth technical information about the breadth of Microsoft products and services as well as those from our many partners. Several SharePoint team members (including me!) will be there as speakers, to man our exhibit booth, and to participate in the Ask-the-Experts session. Register by July 31st for a €300 discount!
The SharePoint Connections Conference in Las Vegas, NV on November 10-13, 2008 (yes, it overlaps with the MS TechEd Developers conference in Barcelona) is one of the few non-Microsoft hosted conferences that the SharePoint product group supports in a significant way. Aside from the sessions presented by SharePoint experts from Microsoft and the industry, a key benefit of this conference is that it's an integral part of a larger conference that includes technical deep-dive SQL Server, Visual Studio, and Exchange sessions, so you can easily hop into one of the other conference sessions and/or network with people doing interesting work with those other Microsoft products. Register by August 27th for a $100 discount!
Last, but not least, while the SharePoint team will have just a few sessions at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, CA on October 27-30, this is indeed the premier conference for developers interested in the latest and best technical information about products, services, and tools for building business solutions on Microsoft's web and application platforms. Register by August 15th for a $200 discount! by Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog : Upcoming conferences with plenty of SharePoint oriented content

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Président du Club MOSS 2007 et MUG.
Vice-Président Club UGO2007
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Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 with MOSS

If your company relies on Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 to manage and deliver information, who will you trust to maximize its protection and recovery?
SharePoint administrators are looking for a better way to protect and recover their collaboration infrastructures. Microsoft has listened to its customers and has delivered a complete solution with System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007.
Watch the webcast
TechNet Webcast: Protecting Microsoft SharePoint with Data Protection Manager (Level 200)
DPM 2007 is a member of the Microsoft System Center family of management products, which are designed to help IT professionals manage their Windows Server infrastructure. DPM 2007 sets a new standard for Windows backup and recovery—delivering continuous data protection for Microsoft application and file servers to a seamlessly integrated secondary disk and tape solution on the DPM server. DPM enables rapid and reliable recovery through advanced technology for enterprises of all sizes. Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007: Features

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Vice-Président Club UGO2007
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Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 - IT Professionals

Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 - IT Professionals

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Vice-Président Club UGO2007
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NET Rocks! - Sahil Malik Shares the Point

.NET Rocks! - Sahil Malik Shares the Point, Sahil Malik talks about the latest developments and challenges around Sharepoint 2007. Sahil always brings a fresh perspective to the table.
Download details: .NET Rocks! - Sahil Malik Shares the Point
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Vice-Président Club UGO2007
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Microsoft SharePoint Designer Team Blog : Creating Re-usable Email Templates for SharePoint Designer 2007 Workflows

Creating Re-usable Email Templates for SharePoint Designer 2007 Workflows
Hi there, I’m Jordan Hull, a Software Development Engineer in Test on the SharePoint Designer Workflow team. I’d like to walk you through an example of how you can create re-usable e-mail templates for use in your SharePoint Designer 2007 workflows.
The goal of creating these templates is to enable site administrators to (a) define rich e-mail content that can be re-used across multiple workflows, and (b) enable site administrators to push out changes to e-mail formats,and branding, without having to modifythe workflows that send them.
To make it happen, we’re going to: create a new SharePoint list and populate it with a collection of e-mail templates, design a custom workflow action to substitute placeholders in the e-mail content with dynamic values, and publish a workflow that sends the e-mail to a distribution list.
Let’s start with the coding of our custom workflow action.I won’t go into too much detail on the deployment of custom workflow actions, as there are already some great posts on this topic: Phil Allen's - Custom Action to Retrieve Workflow Information and Eilene Hao/Gabe Hall’s - How to Deploy Custom Conditions. As a quick recap, the steps that you’ll need to take are Microsoft SharePoint Designer Team Blog : Creating Re-usable Email Templates for SharePoint Designer 2007 Workflows
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Vice-Président Club UGO2007
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Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development: Building Publishing Sites with Office SharePoint Server 2007

Amazon.com: Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development: Building Publishing Sites with Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Wrox Programmer to Programmer): Andrew Connell: Books

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Président du Club MOSS 2007 et MUG.
Vice-Président Club UGO2007
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