Removing the Default Document Content Type from the Allowed Content Types for a Document Set

ByMarc D Anderson

I’ve been searching on and off for days on this one. When you create a Content Type based on the Document Set Content Type, it’s fairly common to want to restrict the Content Types which are allowed to be added to the Document Set. Here’s an example. Say you have a Document Set Content Type…

Adding SharePoint Groups as Term Store Contributors Error “This operation cannot be completed. The term store may be unavailable.”

ByMarc D Anderson

I’m working with the Managed Metadata Service for a client project, and we ran into an issue in the Term Store Management Tool. We’d like to add a SharePoint group as Contributors to a specific Term Store Group. On the Term Store Management screen, the instructions say: Contributors Enter user names, group names, or e-mail…

SharePoint vs. Google Docs for Impromptu Collaborative Editing

ByMarc D Anderson

My father-in-law Fred Lutz died in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. He had been in declining health due to pulmonary fibrosis, and we knew that it was coming, we just didn’t know how soon. We’re all in a bit of shock around here. Part of what I can offer to the family during this time…