As described in an earlier blog post SharePoint Online comes with a very useful template "Express Team Site", from which you can easily fire up Office documents by clicking the built in icons (see below). Default behavior is that the document opens in the Office rich client if such is installed on the PC. If … Continue reading So you’d like SharePoint Online documents to open in Office Web Apps always
BCS in Office 365 – read and write connections to External Data
The long awaited Business Connectivity Services has entered our Office 365 E3 (and E4) tenants. Business Connectivity Services bridges the gap between SharePoint sites and other web services, databases, and external business applications. It enables SharePoint to create read and write connections to external data in lists, and to display external information in Web Parts. Imagine … Continue reading BCS in Office 365 – read and write connections to External Data
Easy documents in Office 365
Did you know – SharePoint Online in Office 365 comes with a site template called “Express Team Site”. It’s a very fast and snappy way to get at team site up and running. And best of all: the preconfigured document library “Documents” comes preconfigured with icons for easy launching of new documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint … Continue reading Easy documents in Office 365
Limiting access to Microsoft Office 365, depending on where the client resides
Many customers who have implemented our federated SSO feature have asked us to enable more control over external access based on the location of the client e.g. limit access to Microsoft Office 365 services, depending on where the client (trying to access the Office 365 services) resides. While this feature is officially on the roadmap for the first … Continue reading Limiting access to Microsoft Office 365, depending on where the client resides
Understanding Shared Mailboxes in Office 365 (updated)
Many potential customers are asking about departmental mailboxes in Office 365. How can a department, a team etc share a mailbox, and does it involve a license? Shared mailboxes in Office 365 Exchange Online allow a group of users to view and send e-mail from a common mailbox. A shared mailbox: doesn’t have a username and … Continue reading Understanding Shared Mailboxes in Office 365 (updated)
Never forget to reset your Office 365 password again
In Office 365 your password will expire every 90 days (unless your admin has changed the policy). If you are using Outlook Web App (or other online apps), you'll receive directions to change your password when it is about to expire or has expired. But if you are solely using the rich apps (e.g. Outlook … Continue reading Never forget to reset your Office 365 password again
Understanding Recipient Rate Limits in Office 365 (updated Nov 2012)
To discourage users from sending unsolicited bulk messages, Exchange Online has restrictions that prevent users and applications from sending large volumes of email. Customers who send a lot of e-mails will need to understand the limits to how many messages can be sent from a single account in a period of time in the different Office 365 … Continue reading Understanding Recipient Rate Limits in Office 365 (updated Nov 2012)
How to back-up a Office 365 SharePoint Online site and data
If you are considering moving you data and documents to Office 365, you might wonder how you can perform the reverse operation - move data from Microsoft Online Services to file shares or to a local computer (called off-boarding). In this version of Microsoft Online Services, this is a manual process using the “Connect & … Continue reading How to back-up a Office 365 SharePoint Online site and data
How to map an Office 365 Document Library in Windows Explorer
Fair Warning Since the launch of the New Office 365 early 2013, this 2011 blog post has become outdated. SkyDrive Pro is now the way to sync files from SharePoint Online to your Windows 7 or 8 desktop. Read more here. //Jesper Osgaard, July 2014 ********************* I often get asked if its possible to map a … Continue reading How to map an Office 365 Document Library in Windows Explorer
Hybrid SharePoint Environments with Office 365 – new whitepaper
Are you evaluating how Office 365 fits into your overall communication and collaboration strategy plan, both today and into the future? Specific to SharePoint, are you planning for full cloud adoption within your firewall, or will you begin your move to the cloud with a mixed deployment across SharePoint environments – both on-premises and online … Continue reading Hybrid SharePoint Environments with Office 365 – new whitepaper
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