SharePoint 2013 & 2010 OOTB Web Parts Comparison

There are many changes made in SP 2013 in OOTB web parts. I tried creating a summary which shows the following: 1. What category is added or removed in SP 2013? 2. What are the web parts removed from SP 2013? 3. What are the new web parts added and their functionality? Downloadable Link for the below...

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Promoted Links in SharePoint 2013

Promoted Links is a new list type added in SharePoint 2013. What it is and how to use this? 1.   New app in SP 2013 available Out of Box 2.   It is similar app like “Get Started with your site” in the home page  3.   It is a very cool feature which allows you...

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Site Administration in SharePoint 2013

In this article, we will have know how does Site Administration in SharePoint 2013 looks. Here is the screenshot of SharePoint 2013 site administration. ...

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New Features of SharePoint 2013

It has been a while here, there are many reasons and I was busy as well. Let’s start it again with SharePoint 2013J SharePoint 2013 has many new features and it is trending in the market. Let’s see the list of features which is new and what is different from the other versions of SharePoint. HTML 5 and CSS 3 support  - Cross browser compatibility and optimized browser experience. Device...

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The Server could not complete your request SharePoint Designer 2013

Problem: When I tried opening SharePoint 2013 site in SharePoint Designer, I got the following error: When I clicked on Details, it opened another dialog and continuously pop up window is opening and not able to open the SharePoint site.  Finally got an error message Solution:  ...

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News feeds not working in SharePoint 2013 - microsoft.office.server.microfeed.microfeedexception

To know about Micro Blogging in SharePoint 2013, read this post. When I tried to use the News Feed Feature in SharePoint 2013, it thrown exception: microsoft.office.server.microfeed.microfeedexception The below is the screenshot:   Solution: As I mentioned in the earlier post about...

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Micro blogging in SharePoint 2013

Introduction: Microsoft has introduced a new social feature called “Micro blogging” in SharePoint 2013 to enhance the social networking and collaboration features. This powerful feature is added as an OOTB web part to SharePoint 2013 and ready to useJ So, what is micro blogging? It is a type...

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Migrate SharePoint 2010 to 2013

In this article, we will learn how to migrate SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013. This migration is applicable for OOTB features migration not for Custom Solution migration to SharePoint 2013. Steps:       1. Change the Authentication mode of SharePoint 2010 application...

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Create Custom Page Layouts in SharePoint 2013

In this article we will learn how to create Custom Page Layouts for SharePoint 2013. Like SP 2010, we can create Custom Page Layouts in SharePoint 2013 using Visual Studio 2012 and Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 either from the scratch or by using the existing Layouts. New in SharePoint 2013: In SharePoint...

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Creating Master Page with HTML Templates in SharePoint 2013

SharePoint 2013 has many new and improved design features for designing and branding it. In SP 2013, a new concept called Design Manager has been introduced where all the site branding is managed. The following article explains the step by step process of converting HTML Master Pages for using Design...

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