How to convert Word documents to PDF by a SharePoint workflow using HarePoint Workflow Extensions?

IntroductionOne of the main purposes of SharePoint is collaboration: a group of people can conveniently work with shared documents, making teamwork especially efficient. Usually, text documents are created and edited using Microsoft Word, but when the work is complete, it is convenient to convert the resulting document to PDF. This gives two…

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Product Review: Virto SharePoint Calendar Web Part

Introduction: Virto SharePoint Calendar Web Part enables users to view all of their events from multiple data sources such as SharePoint Lists, Exchange Calendar, Google Calendar, SalesForce Calendar, SQL Tables, or XML and have different views for your easy navigation and reference in one single calendar/or Microsoft Exchange calendars and even from SalesForce Calendars. Virto…

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Find All Lists which Exceeds List View Lookup threshold in SharePoint

Requirement: Resource throttling feature in SharePoint controls the resource usage on SharePoint Farm for optimum usage. My requirement was to find all lists exceeding the configured list view lookup threshold limit in SharePoint. PowerShell script to find All Lists which are Exceeding List View Lookup threshold: This script scans all lists in…

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Mount-Dismount (Attach-Detach) Content Databases in SharePoint using PowerShell

There are occasions when you may need to attach or detach a content database to SharePoint web applications. E.g., during migrations, you want to restore a content database from another farm and would like to access the sites in the content database from a new web application. You can attach or detach…

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How to Get All Lists in SharePoint Site using PowerShell?

Get all lists in SharePoint site using PowerShell: Managing lists and Libraries is an essential part of any SharePoint administrator’s job. What if you need to get a list of all the lists on a particular site? In this blog post, we will cover how to get all lists from a SharePoint…

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How to Show a Status Message in SharePoint 2013/2016?

Requirement: After the launch of the new SharePoint intranet portal, we wanted to display a status message on each page. Solution: Here is the script to display a status message using the SharePoint JavaScript client-side object model. And the result of the SharePoint 2013 status message: This script can be used in…

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SharePoint Online: Update List Items using PowerShell

Requirement: SharePoint Online PowerShell to Edit List Item. Update List Items in SharePoint Online using PowerShell CSOM Script If you want to update a list item in SharePoint Online, but don’t want to go through the web user interface every time – as updates happen frequently, and are time-consuming, There is a…

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Apply Theme in SharePoint 2013 using PowerShell

Themes are the quick and easiest way to apply branding to SharePoint sites. In SharePoint 2013, Themes got changed and redesigned as the “Composed Look” feature. As it sounds “Composed” look, it simply defines theming by combining design elements: Master page – AKA site layout, Color theme, Font schemes, and background images….

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