As noticed on a TechNet forum post, the August 2015 CU for SharePoint 2013 has a new regression with attaching files to List Items. This can be reproduced with a Custom List (possibly others) by creating a new List Item, clicking “Attach File”, identify any file that contains characters not listed in KB905231, then click OK. The error

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SharePoint 2013 List Attachment Error, Issues with the August 2015 Cumulative Updates

I recently noticed the following Color Picker dialog within the Video portal Channel settings. (It’s purpose in the video channel is to set the Channel Header background color). Out of curiosity, I started looking into it further to find out if it can be used as a color picker dialog for other features such as

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How to create a custom field using the new color picker (morecolors.aspx) dialog

For those of you unfamiliar with the event, Microsoft holds an annual internal conference called TechReady that pulls together the latest from internal teams, as well as some outside speakers, on basically every product area. People fly in from around the world to participate and get some technical training. Well, its been happening all this

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The SharePoint Governance Maturity Model, with Expert Melinda Morales

Imagine you have an Infopath field with choices, (e.g. Active, Canceled – Current Status of Primary Failed Part#) and you have another form field that you need to only display if ‘Canceled’ is chosen (Cancelation Date). See the screen below. This post will descripe the steps to disable the 2nd field within the Infopath form. Step-by-Step

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How to disable an Infopath field when a value is selected in another field