How to get the whole announcement to show up in SharePoint 2007?

1. Go into the Announcements section by clicking on the title.
2. Create a new view based on the existing default. I called mine "All items with Body"
3. Make sure the 'body' column is checked, and select "Newsletter" under Style.
4. Go back to your main page, and select 'edit shared web part' for the announcements section you're working on.
5. Change the view to be the new view you just created and click OK.

How to exclude content in a SharePoint 2007 site from being indexed by the search engine?

There are circumstances whereby content in a specific site needs to be excluded from the SharePoint 2007 search engine indexing process. This can be done at a list level and/or a site level.

 

 List level:

• Settings / List Settings
• Click on "Advanced Settings"
• At the very botton under "Search" set "Allow items from this list to appear in search results?" to "No"
• Click "OK" button

Site level:

• Site Actions / Site Settings
• under "Site Administration" click on "Search visibility"
• set "Allow this web to appear in search results?" to "No"
• Also choose "Never index any ASPX pages on this site" radio button
• Click "OK" button

Remember to reindex search results in central administration so that these new rules immediately take effect. One way to do this is as follows:

• On the SharePoint server, get into the "Central Administration" web application
• Click on the "Shared Services Administration" link on the left-hand-side
• Select "Open Shared Services Admin Site" from the dropdownlist of the default SSP site
• Click on "Search settings" link under "Search"
• Click on the link beside "Content sources:"
• Select "Start Full Crawl" from the dropdownlist of the content source

DevTeach & SQLTeach 2008 conference in Toronto

We are only two weeks away from this premier Canadaian technology conference which will be held in Toronto from May 12, 2008 to May 15, 2008. If you are a computer techie living on the eastern part of our North American continent, you must seriously consider attending this conferernce. It is well worth your time and money. There are some real well known heavy weight speakers who will be presenting. Check out the list at http://www.devteach.com. And if that is not enough to convince you, here are yet more reasons to be there:


Keynote by Scott Hanselman, Microsoft

Scott Hanselman is one of the most prolific, renowned and respected blogger (http://www.hanselman.com) and podcaster (http://www.hanselminutes.com) about technologies. Scott is a hands-on thinker, a renowned speaker and writer. He has written a few books, most recently with Bill Evjen and Devin Rader on Professional ASP.NET. In July 2007, he joined Microsoft as a Senior Program Manager in the Developer Division. In his new role he'll continue to explore and explain a broad portfolio of technologies, both inside and outside Microsoft. He aims to spread the good word about developing software, most often on the Microsoft stack. Before this he was the Chief Architect at Corillian Corporation, now a part of Checkfree, for 6+ years and before that he was a Principal Consultant at STEP Technology for nearly 7 years.

http://www.devteach.com/keynote.aspx

Silverlight 2.0 workshop

For the first time an independent conference is having a workshop on Building Business Applications with Silverlight 2.0. Join Rod Paddock and Jim Duffy as they give you a head start down the road to developing business-oriented Rich Internet Applications (RIA) with Microsoft Silverlight 2.0. In case you just crawled out from under a rock, Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in positioned to revolutionize the way next generation Rich Internet Applications are developed. Microsoft’s commitment to providing an extensive platform for developers and designers to collaborate on creating the next generation of RIAs is very clear and its name is Silverlight 2.0. In this intensive, full-day workshop, Rod and Jim will share their insight and experience building business applications with Silverlight 2.0 including a review of some of the Internet’s more visible Silverlight web applications. This workshop is happening on Friday May 16 at the Hilton Toronto.

http://www.devteach.com/PostConference.aspx#PreSP

Bonus session: .NET Rock host a panel May 14th at 18:00

This year the bonus session (Wednesday May 14 at 18:00) will be a panel of speakers debating the Future of .NET. Where is .NET going? How will new development influence .NET and be influenced by .NET? Join Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell from .NET Rocks as they moderate a discussion on the future directions of .NET. The panellists include individuals who have strong visions of the future of software development and the role that .NET can play in that future. Attend this session and bring your questions to get some insight into the potential future of .NET! This bonus session is free for everyone. Panelists are: Ted Neward,Oren Eini ,Scott Bellware

http://www.devteach.com/BonusSession.aspx

Party with Palermo, DevTeach Toronto Edition

Jeffrey Palermo (MVP) is hosting Monday May 12th in Toronto is acclaimed "Party with Palermo". This is the official social event kicking off DevTeach Toronto. The event is not just for the attendees of Toronto it’s a free event for everyone. It’s a unique chance for the attendees, speakers and locals to meet and talk with a free beer. The event will be held at the Menage club location and you need to RSVP to attend. Get all the details at this link:

http://www.partywithpalermo.com/

My presentations at this conference are:

Wed May 14, 2008 8:00 AM, SharePoint 101, Room: Lismer

Wed May 14, 2008 11:00 AM, Web parts for SharePoint 2007, Room: Lismer

Thu May 15, 2008 3:00 PM, SharePoint 2007 Advanced Development, Room: Lismer