Questions tagged [document]
In the context of SharePoint a document refers to a computer file, usually stored in a SharePoint library.
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How can you move a document with its version history to a new library?
Here's the scenario:
2 document libraries
Both contain multiple documents
The documents have multiple versions
When I copy a document from library A to Library B using the Content and Structure tool ...
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How do I check in a LOT of files all at once?
I put a lot of documentation on our SharePoint site, and it all lists as being Checked Out To me. How do I check all of those files in, in one shot?
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How to restrict a document library to a specific file type (extension)?
I have a SharePoint intranet site where I need to allow users to upload certain documents. These documents need to be only PDF files for example.
What is the simplest way to restrict the document ...
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How can I move a document from one directory to another?
How can I move a document into a sub-folder and still maintain its version history from the old location in the new location?
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Deleting Old Versions in a Document Library
I have a Very Large List (~5000 documents) which has been chugging along for about a year. It has had versioning turned on, with major versions, keeping 2 old versions. We're totally restructuring ...
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Cannot upload to a permissions-enabled document library even with RunWithElevatedPrivileges
In our WSS 3.0 application, we have a document library that has an elevated folder called "Approved". It has different permissions from the rest of the Document Library in order to prevent people from ...
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What is slowing the opening of Office documents?
When opening an Office document the splashscreen gets stuck for about 30 seconds with the message "Contacting the server for information". How can I get more information about which information it is ...
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Duplication of documents in library
We are implementing SharePoint Online (Office 365). We are finding that changes made to a document (open in Word Online) save as a new document by the same name rather than updating the existing ...
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SharePoint Document Library version restore not behaving as expected
I have some code which I am attempting to use to "rollback" a SharePoint document and it's metadata properties to a previous version using ootb version control and the SharePoint API. Here is a ...
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SharePoint 2010 Document ID Link Opens to Search Page [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
DocIdRedir.aspx sometimes redirects to search results instead of document preview
I have set up my document libraries (2 of them) to utilize the DocID attribute. I have then ...
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Unable to convert the document to pdf using word automation service
I have created custom action in which the document is converted to .pdf file. To do so, I am using Word Automation Services to convert document from .docx to .pdf.
My code is as per below.
using (...
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Difference b/w Read and View Only
I have a requirement to setup a permission level, where user can only see the document and see the associated metadata columns but cannot download or open the document.
We have a permission level "...
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Document Library - show a list of different one
I need you advise regarding Document Library in SharePoint 2013.
Setting up a Doc Library is straight forward but here is where I am stuck:
I have 2 departments IT and HR. Each of the department have ...
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"Document could not be checked out" permission problem?
I am facing problem with document check out in a SharePoint document library.
This is the message I am getting:
alt text http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1575/libraryerror.jpg
I'm using the out of ...
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How can I link from one location to another?
I have a directory of files and accidentally got two versions of the same document under different names, how can I create a symbolic link from one to the other, so that there is only one file, yet ...
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I can no longer live edit a Word document, it just downloads a copy?
I'm a SharePoint designer and I work in SharePoint Server 2013. I work in a
test environment, I do not have OWA configured (but it will be on the production environment).
I uploaded a document to a ...
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How can I tell if a document is 'being published'?
I need to use the relevant event receiver to tell if a document is being published, is this possible? I will settle for has 'just been published' - i.e. I have no preference between itemupdating and ...
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Identifying duplicate documents
The search results webpart has a boolean property which can be used to configure whether "duplicate" results should be returned.
Looking at documents, when is a document A considered to be a ...
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make a document visible but not readable
I have a SharePoint library that uses major and minor versions and has draft item security turned on so that Drafts are only visible to those with the Edit permission level.
What I want to do is ...
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SharePoint 2010 DocId for Non-Office Documents redirects to DispForm.aspx instead of Document [closed]
Right now we have a site collection with Document ID service enabled.
In a document library, we add a PDF or BMP files. Initially, the DocID column in the view links directly to the file. A few ...
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Where are uploaded files stored?
Very naive question here: when you upload to SharePoint, are the files stored in the file system or in SQL Server?
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Allow commenting on a document but not editing
Is there a way to allow specific users to add comments to documents without allowing them to make changes to the document content?
I am creating a SharePoint Document Library with a bunch of SOPs and ...
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Why can't I add a Document Content Type to my custom list
I am working on a SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013, and I have created a custom list. Then I try modifying the default content type for the custom list, so I try adding the built-in Document content ...
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SP2010: Use Workflow to move library item into folder
I need my workflow to move library documents into a folder in the same document library. I can copy items, then delete the original item. I'm not seeing how to specify a folder or sub-folder, just the ...
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Open docx file in Word (client) from hosted app (SP 2013)
I have a client hosted app (written in Javascript) which includes links to documents in a document library on the tenant. If I point the url's straight to the documents, they simply download.
What I ...
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Can't open document in library with ''é'', ''à'' and other character with accent SharePoint 2016
I just finished the installation of SharePoint 2016 using AutoSPInstaller. Everything works fine except when I want to open any document in a document library which contains the character ''é'', ''à'' ...
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How do You Navigate Back to Search Results from an Open Document?
Problem:
User searches for documents in a Document Library and gets a list of search results back.
User opens a document, which opens in the browser, not in the client app.
After viewing the document,...
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Restrict Folder Creation on a Document Library
We have SharePoint Owners group who will need to create folders on a particular document library and SharePoint Members group who should not be allowed to create folders.
Is there a way to accomplish ...
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Best way to migrate Document Library files to file system
We are looking to migrate all of the files in a SharePoint Site Collection to the local file system. This site collection has multiple sub sites and document libraries, which we would want to migrate ...
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Is there a way to refire a retention policy after a document has been updated.
Scenario:
Retention policy set on "Expiry Date" column. Starts a workflow that notifies a user.
User updates the document (and expiry date)
Retention policy no longer fires when the new expiry date ...
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This document is locked for editing by another user
I am using sharepoint 2010 for my company. The endusers are working on there desktop which is OS "Windows 7". The browser version is IE8. The office tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint are version "...
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Stop page refreshing when closing documents in SharePoint 2010
We had previously used the following to stop the page refreshing when closing a document. This works fine in Sharepoint 2007 but doesn't work in 2010. Does anyone know the SP 2010 equivalent
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Can SharePoint link to a bookmark/anchor within a word/pdf document?
I understand linking to bookmarks internally within a document works within both PDF and Word files however is it possible to link to these bookmarks from outside of the document?
Ideally this would ...
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Extract text from document in a SharePoint 2013 library
I would like to extract the text from documents stored in a SharePoint 2013 online Document Library.
I have the document loaded using:
ClientResult<Stream> data = file.OpenBinaryStream();
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How to disable Adobe Reader message asking you to Check Out & Open the file?
When i open a PDF file from Sharepoint page, an Adobe Reader message pops up that reads -
Tip: WHen finished with the file, you can check it in using the "Sharepoint Server" option in the FIle Menu.
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Users unable to edit document properties
I have a document library on SP 2010 in which all users, including myself as the admin/owner, are unable to update properties of certain documents.
Documents were moved to this folder from another ...
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Remove download option for document library
I have a requirement for my document library. I want to hide or disable the download option for all users. They should only be able to view the documents.
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Simple SQL Query Problem
When performing a FullTextSQLQuery against my SharePoint site's document library and retrieving field 'Path', I occasionally get the likes of "Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=45" returned at the end of a ...
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How can I upload a file to a SharePoint Document Library using Silverlight and client web-services?
I'm using C# in Visual Studio with a Silverlight app. I want to upload a file to a document library, but none of the web-services here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms479390.aspx seem to ...
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Custom Document Preview on anchor tag hover
We have listed custom document links in our custom page.
Our users want document preview, just like search document preview, on our custom link when hovering a tag.
How can this be done?
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How to document an entire sharepoint site?
I have been given the task of documenting my MOSS 2007 site. What is the best way to go about documenting an entire sharepoint site?
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SharePoint 2013 shared with "lots of people"
I've been tasked to be the admin of a SharePoint 2013 site that was created by someone who never completely implemented it. I'm wondering why every site, page, list, folder, document at every level is ...
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AE and Æ in document names
We've got a small problem with file names in SP 2013. It's probably some SQL collation thing, but would like to hear if there's a way to solve it.
Example:
We have a document with the name TestAE....
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Is there any way to merge documents together?
I'm working with a policy committee that's transitioning from a centrally-managed document to distributed management (that is, they plan to split IT responsibilities off to a separate working group, ...
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Do doc hyperlinks not work in the Word WebApp in Chrome?
I have been adding Word documents to my document library in SharePoint and I only recently became aware that hyperlinks don't seem to work when I preview documents in the Word WebApp using Chrome. Is ...
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Programmatically create a new document based on a content type template
As in the title, I need to programmatically create a new document based on a content type template. Does anyone know the best way to do this? Normally, to add files you use Web.Files.Add(), but all ...
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Automatically fill in metadata on new document created from template
I have a custom button on my application page to open a new document from a document template, like you would do directly on a list. The code is similar to:
<a href="http://Site/test/documents" ...
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File name "not valid or too long" when copying a file?
I have a document library which contains some Word documents that I'm trying to copy down to my local disk. I've opened the document library using Windows Explorer, and am dragging the individual ...
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SP2010 possible to create a text file in document library and fill with data from list using JSOM JavaScript/jquery
Is it possible to create a new item in a library and default that to a txt file or XML and using JavaScript or jquery insert data from a list into that file?
For example from a page click a button ...
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Create and Edit non-Office documents in SharePoint 2010
This is something I've been looking into for a while.
We use sharepoint here as well as our own bespoke bit of software that lets you create and edit our own type of documents.
I've written a COM ...
