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Site collection basics SharePoint 2010

Every single min we talks about site collections as they are the heart core section of SharePoint. There are so many things that we usually do on site collections that consist of changing of site collection name, creation, deletion, change site quota, activating some features…… n so many things How to delete a site collection in SharePoint 2010? § Open the Central Administration § Application Management § Site collections § Delete a site collection § Select the appropriate site link § Click OK How to create a site collection in SharePoint 2010? § Open the Central Administration § Application Management § Site collections § Create site collections § Select the web application on which you wants to create a site collection § Enter the name of the site and URL as per your requirements § Select the template § Enter the primary and secondary admins § Select the storage quota that you want to assign § ...

Backup Restore in SharePoint 2010

Microsoft SharePoint 2010 has comes up with so many enhancements and backup restore is one of them. I will try my best here to cover the backup-restore based on GUI (Graphical User Interface), STSADM and Powershell so that you will be proficient enough to work on these mentioned methods independently. Backup Operations Backup operations are associated with: · Site collection · Subsite · List and Document Libraries How to take the backup of the site collection: By using Central Administration · Open the central administration · Backup and Restore · Granular Backup · Perform a site collection backup · Select the appropriate web application and site collection from the dropdown · Provide the filename · Start backup · You will be redirected to _admin/sitebackuporexportstatus.aspx · It shows the status ‘Operation initi...

Webpart basics in SharePoint 2010

A Web Part is a modular unit of information that forms the basic building block of a Web Part Page. You can add Web Parts to Web Part zones in a Web Part Page and then customize the individual Web Parts to create a unique page for your site users. Restore closed web parts? · Open the sharepoint site · Site actions · Edit page · Click on Insert · Specify the location of the mouse cursor where you need to place that webpart · Click on webpart · It will open the web part gallery page · Scroll down towards the bottom by means of categories section · You will see a section named as “Closed webparts” · As soon as you click on closed webpart then you will see a list in the right hand side · Select the appropriate one which was closed and click on Add · That’s it-webpart will be successfully restored back to the page where it ...

15 Apps to Help You Compress Images Without Losing Quality

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t’s a known fact that search engines place great importance on how fast is your website. That’s why webmasters work hard on optimizing the process of reducing the page size. The process includes multiple factors, but among most important are: image optimization creating cache for pages minimizing css if you are using WordPress than you should check the optimizing process… Today we will talk about image compression which can improve the page loading time a lot. Online Apps The online apps are very practical because they don’t require you to install anything on your computer so no space is needed. You only need a image and the process will be executed on the website. 1.  JPEG Mini This is an incredible easy to use and comprehensive tool for minimizing the size of your photo. With JPEG Mini you can reduce image sizes up to 5x and manage to keep the same appearance. 2.  Smush.it A service created by Yahoo! specialists to reduce unnecessary bytes ...

What is UI Kit and Why You Should Use it

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What is this “User Interface Kit” thing? UI Kits  are files  (usually PSD’s, but the premium ones comes with a lot of additional stuff, as you can see above)  with a lot of useful components –  User Interface Elements  – for user interface design. They come with the possibility of a lot of color variations and they easily integrate with your own design since they actually are done for this propose. They can also include patterns, brushes and asl files, which make the integration process even easier, you can play with colors, create new components and just include them as smart objects in your own design If you want. They contain a lot of components that you just shouldn’t be designing, like default  (and pretties)  selects, checkboxes, slideshows, avatars, lists. Also sometimes they include components that you don’t even think about using, until you see them. This is the case of those sliders form components. Before them designers ...