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Deep Dive into the Confusing SharePoint 2013 MySite Quick Launch Left Nav

Post author:Adam Toth
Post published:October 30, 2013
Post category:Office365 SharePoint Technology

The Quick Launch (left nav) of SharePoint’s MySite Host (profile pages area) and personal sites (SkyDrive/MySite/My Content area) is a horribly confusing animal. The navigation changes completely depending on which page you are accessing, and it isn’t entirely clear how to manage the links, or which links appear for all users or just for ME. Definitely a point of confusion for our designers and customers. This post is the result of an internal discussion I started with our designers at Blue Rooster – hopefully you will find it of value to help understand better what you can expect to see in the Quick Launch in the different SharePoint 2013 social/personal areas, and where you might be able to customize it and add your own links. (more…)

Adding Social Capabilities for Office365/SharePoint Online External Users

Post author:Adam Toth
Post published:October 6, 2013
Post category:Office365 SharePoint Technology

This is the third in a series of posts exploring the limits, boundaries, options, and possibilities with external users in Office365/SharePoint Online. In this post, I’ll show how you can use audiences to provide basic social capabilities for external users.

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Creating Audiences for Office365/SharePoint Online External Users

Post author:Adam Toth
Post published:October 3, 2013
Post category:Office365 SharePoint Technology

This is the second in a series of posts exploring the limits, boundaries, options, and possibilities with external users in Office365/SharePoint Online. In this short post, I’ll explore creating SharePoint audiences to target external users. (more…)

My SharePoint Saturday Redmond (SPSRED) Lightning Talk Sessions

Post author:Adam Toth
Post published:September 26, 2013
Post category:Azure SharePoint Technology

Last weekend I presented at SharePoint Saturday Redmond (SPSRED). My two lightning talks included Advanced Scenarios with External Users in Office365/SharePoint Online, and Cleaning Out Your IT Closet – Offloading Infrastructure (and Headaches) to Windows Azure IaaS. Following are my presentations:

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Checking User Permissions from the SharePoint 2013 REST API

Post author:Adam Toth
Post published:September 9, 2013
Post category:Office365 SharePoint Technology

Working with Apps and the REST API in SharePoint 2013, you’ll at some point come across the need to check if the current user has a particular permission level. In CSOM/JSOM, the API is pretty straightforward, but in the REST API, the approach is a bit backwards. Read on to see how to do it… (more…)