Send to OneNote button is missing

Problem Description:

When you work in Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 buttons or OneNote 2010 buttons may be missing as follows: 

• When you work in an e-mail item, the Send to OneNote button is missing. 

• When you work in a calendar item or in a task item, the Notes about This Item or the Linked Meeting Notes button is missing. 

This issue may occur when the OneNote add-in is disabled in Outlook or if the Outlook Integration has not been installed.

For Windows Vista or Windows 7

1.  Click Start, type programs and features in the Search box, and then press ENTER. 

2.  Right-click on the version of Office or OneNote that is installed, and then click Change. 

3.  Select Add or Remove Features, and then click Continue. 

4.  Expand Microsoft OneNote. 

5.  Expand Send to OneNote Add-ins. 

6.  If there is an X next to Outlook Integration, click on the X, and then click Run from My Computer. 

7.  Click Continue. 

To enable the OneNote add-in in Outlook, follow these steps.

For Outlook 2010

1.  On the File menu, click Options. 

2.  Click Add-ins. 

3.  If OneNote Notes about Outlook Items is listed under Inactive Application Add-ins, follow these steps: 

• In the Manage box, click COM Add-Ins, and then click Go. 

• In the COM Add-Ins dialog box, click to select the OneNote Notes about Outlook Items check box, and then click OK. 

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues J Thank you.

The "Send To OneNote 2007" printer is missing in the Print dialog box in a 2007 Office program

In a 2007 Microsoft Office program, the Send To OneNote 2007 printer is missing in the Printer list in the Print dialog box.

This issue can occur when the Send To OneNote 2007 printer driver is missing.

NOTE:  You will be unable to install the Send To OneNote 2007 printer driver on a 64-bit version of Windows as it is incompatible with 64-bit operating systems.

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Repair the 2007 Office program installation

1.  Click Start, and then click Run. 

2.  Copy and then paste (or type) the following command in the Open box, and then press ENTER:

appwiz.cpl 

3.  In the Currently installed programs list, click the installed version of the 2007 Office program, and then click Change. 

4.  Click Repair, and then click Continue. 

Method 2: Install a generic printer driver, and then configure it for Microsoft Office OneNote 2007

1.  Install the generic printer driver in Windows Vista. To do this, follow these steps:

·         Click Start, type printers in the Start Search box, and then click Printers in the Programs list. 

·         On the left side of the page near the top, click add a printer. 

·         In the Add Printer dialog box, click Add a local printer. 

·         Click to select the Use an existing port option, select the appropriate port, and then click next. For example, you can select LPT1. 

·         Under Manufacturer, select Generic, select Generic / Text Only under Printers, and then click next. 

·         If you receive the following message, click to select the Use the driver that is currently installed (recommended) option, and then click Next :

·         Which version of the driver do you want to use? 

·         Click next, and then click Finish. 

2.  Configure the generic printer for OneNote. To do this, follow these steps:

§  In the printer list, right-click the Generic / Text only printer, and then click Properties

§  Click the Ports tab, and then click to select the Send to Microsoft OneNote Port check box. 

§  Click the Advanced Tab, select Send to Microsoft OneNote Driver in the Driver list, and then click Print Processor. 

§  Under Print processor, select OneNotePrint2007, select RAW under Default data type, and then click OK. 

§  Click the General tab, change the name of the printer to Send to OneNote 2007, and then click OK. 

OneNote has encountered a problem and cannot complete the action

Using shared notebooks with SharePoint sites. When Office OneNote 2007 notebooks are stored in a shared location, such as a SharePoint library, multiple users can simultaneously access shared notes and contribute to them on an ongoing basis. A library is a central location on a SharePoint site where people store and manage their files.

When you share a notebook on a SharePoint site, you can use the features of a library to manage and share your notebooks. You can manage who has permission to view the notebook or contribute notes. You can store additional information about the notebook or its pages, such as the department name or project number. You can also track versions of the notebook, so that people can view or restore an earlier version if needed and receive updates when the content changes by using alerts or RSS Feeds.

The 2007 Microsoft Office Suites provide the best level of rich, contextual integration with Windows SharePoint Services and Office SharePoint Server, allowing users to interact with SharePoint sites without leaving their Office programs and to have two-way synchronization with collaborative information and documents as well as business data stored on SharePoint sites.

Problem Description:

§  Synchronization problem between SharePoint and Office OneNote application.

§  Updates are not being reflected on the users end/not able to see the current data i.e. correct versioning information

§  After having proper permissions at the site level but users are still getting read only notebooks

Error Message: OneNote has encountered a problem and cannot complete the action

Resolution: This problem has been fixed in Microsoft Office 2007 service pack2 and use the following links for the detailed description.

Reference:

Microsoft Office 2007 service pack2 can be downloaded from: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5

Complete summary based on number of issues fixed in service pack2: http://office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?a=850

The list or library contains a large number of items. Learn about managing a large list or library and ensuring that items display quickly.

Today we have received one incident ticket in which the user was facing the below mentioned error message:

The list or library contains a large number of items. Learn about managing a large list or library and ensuring that items display quickly.

Hmm…Pretty much enough to understand that the library or list consist of so many items and now it’s affecting the performance. If you wanna see the performance criteria which have been defined by Microsoft then please refer this link:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-sharepoint-services-help/manage-lists-and-libraries-with-many-items-HA010173667.aspx

Microsoft has given a very detailed description regarding the performance criteria:

Once you’ve exceeded the 2000 item limit, you may see this message on the list settings page (red exclamation point):

The list or library contains a large number of items.

Please keep one more msdn article handy with you to make the clear understanding of this point: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ecm/archive/2010/04/05/it-looks-like-you-re-building-a-large-library-would-you-like-help.aspx

If you still has any queries/questions then please let me know. I would be more than happy to discuss the problem and helps you to resolves your issues as soon as possible. Thank you.

Business Data Catalog

   The BDC is essentially a catalog of business applications that are of interest to SharePoint Server 2007 users, and it bridges the gap between the portal and business applications by bringing in key data from various applications to SharePoint sites, lists, search, and user profiles. The BDC is the key infrastructural component around which most of the other business data features of SharePoint Server 2007 are built. Administrators can register business applications in the BDC, after which the data in the application is immediately available to SharePoint through the business data features described below. A key requirement for each registered business application is an XML-based metadata model that describes the application programming interfaces (API) of the application or the schema of the database that maps to business objects (e.g. customer) and properties (e.g. name) that a SharePoint user can understand. These metadata models can be easily created by DBAs or database developers.

Business Data Web Parts

SharePoint Server 2007 ships with four out-of-the-box Business Data Web Parts: Business Data List, Business Data Items, Business Data Related List, and Business Data Actions. These Web Parts rely on the Business Data Catalog, and their main purpose is to display business data in a portal application without the need for any programming. Moreover, these Web Parts are generic and can show any type of data (entity) registered in the Business Data Catalog.

These Web Parts support Web Part Connections, which enable Master-Detail types of data display – again, without any programming. For example, you can display customers and their details using the BusinessDataList and BusinessDataItems Web Parts.

Web Part	Description
Business Data List Web Part	Displays a list of entity instances from a business application registered in the Business Data Catalog. For example, you can use a Business Data List Web Part to display all the customers or orders from the AdventureWorksDW database.
Business Data Items Web Part	Displays the details of an entity instance from a business application. For example, you can use a Business Data Items Web Part to display the details of a particular customer or order from the AdventureWorksDW database.
Business Data Related List Web Part	Displays a list of related entity instances from a business application. For example, you can use a Business Data Related List Web Part to display all the orders for a particular customer from the AdventureWorksDW database.
Business Data Actions Web Part	Displays a list of actions associated with an entity as defined in the Business Data Catalog. For example, you can use a Business Data Actions Web Part to display all the actions that portal users can perform on the Customer entity. Some examples of these actions are to send e-mail to a customer or edit the address of a customer.

Business Data in Lists

Windows SharePoint Services V3 provides custom field types. SharePoint Server 2007 leverages this feature to provide a new field type called Business Data that is available to all lists in SharePoint Server 2007. The Business Data field type enables users to add data from business applications registered in the Business Data Catalog to any SharePoint list. For example, in your RFP (Request for Proposal) Document Library, you can add a Business Data column to the document properties that specifies the customer who issued the RFP. This enables users to view the customer’s details and perform actions associated with them from within the Document Library.

Business Data Actions

You can define actions for each entity in the Business Data Catalog. Some examples of actions for a customer entity are to send e-mail to a customer or to edit the address of a customer. Business Data Catalog implements actions as links that allow you to navigate to a URL directly from the page where the entity or Business Data column is displayed. For example, these links can open Web pages, display the native graphical user interfaces (GUI) of line-of-business applications, and launch Microsoft® Office InfoPath® forms.

Business Application Search

By leveraging the Business Data Catalog, the Search Center feature of SharePoint Server 2007 can gather and index data from all of the registered business applications and provide full-text searching. For example, after you register the AdventureWorksDW sample database from SQL Server 2005 in the Business Data Catalog, the Search Center feature can crawl the database and return customer data in search results. In addition, the Search Center feature’s extensibility enables you to create customized search experiences. For example, you can create a Customers tab in the Search Center where users can search strictly for customers in the AdventureWorksDW database.

Office documents prompting for credentials

Multiple users are suddenly facing problems while accessing sharepoint site.

SYMPTOMS:

Users are prompted for credentials when accessing Office documents via ISA. 

Customer is using Forms-Based Authentication [FBA] to authenticate external users.

ERROR MESSAGE:

None

ENVIRONMENT:

Office SharePoint Server 2007

CAUSE:

ISA defaults to a settings "Never use persistent cookies"

Resolution:

On the SharePoint site - 

On the properties of the SharePoint publishing rule on ISA, 

go to the following location - Listener - Forms - Advanced Form Options - Cookie Settings - Use 

Persistent Cookies - set this to “On All Computers” (the default setting is “Never use persistent cookies”)

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, thank you.

System error 5 has occurred. Access is denied.

This issue occurs if you use a connection method that uses Windows shell components or Explorer View. For example, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

1-if you try to map a drive to a document library by using the net use command, you are prompted to type your user name and password. After you type your user name and password, you receive the following error message:

System error 5 has occurred.
Access is denied.

2-If you try to view a document library by using Explorer View, you are prompted several times to type your user name and password. If you click Cancel, Explorer View displays Web folders. 

To have us enable Basic authentication on the client computer for you, go to the "Fix it for me" section. If you prefer to fix this problem yourself, go to the "Let me fix it myself" section.

Fix it for me

To fix this problem automatically, click the Fix it button or link. In the File Download dialog box, click Run, and then follow the steps in the Fix it Wizard.

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You cannot copy or move a thicket file. To change the file name or create a copy of the file, open the file and save as to a new name.

We have a document library which consists of lots of documents. While attempting to rename one of the documents, we get the following error:

You cannot copy or move a thicket file. To change the file name or create a copy of the file, open the file and save as to a new name.

Cause:

This behavior occurs if both the following conditions exist:

•You modify the home page by using FrontPage 2003, and then save your changes.

•You try to rename the home page in FrontPage 2003.

When you save your changes to the Windows SharePoint Services home page after you modify it by using FrontPage 2003, FrontPage 2003 creates a down-level Vector Markup Language (VML) file for the quick launch toolbar. This down-level VML file creates thicket files that cause the home page and the thicket files to be dependent. Because FrontPage 2003 cannot perform a link fix up operation against thicket files, FrontPage 2003 prevents you from renaming the home page.

SharePoint doesn't support files that end with _file, and this "thicket" file is a matching ABC file and ABC_FILES folder set. Delete this misbehaving file and upload an .msg like a good SharePoint citizen - it'll open nicely in Outlook, and you'll actually be able to see / search / access any attachments within the email.

Workaround:

Use one of the following two methods to work around this problem:

•Rename the home page by using the Save As option on the File menu in FrontPage 2003.

Or

•In FrontPage 2003, enter the new name for the home page in the File name box, and then click Save.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues.

What gets saved in a template

When you save your SharePoint site as a template, you’re saving the overall framework of the site. Most of the objects in a site are included and supported by the template.

There are a number of objects and features not supported however.

Supported

Lists

Libraries

External Lists

Data source connections

List views and data views

Custom forms

Workflows

Content Types

Custom Actions

Navigation

Site pages

Master pages

Modules

Web Templates

Not Supported

Customized permissions

Running workflow instances

List item version history

Workflow tasks associated with running workflows

People/group field values

Taxonomy field values

Publishing pages and publishing sites

My Sites

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Installation of WSS/SP2 package was failing

Problem Description:

To install the SP2 & April Update for MOSS

ERROR MESSAGE:

"Installation of this package failed." Error while installing the WSS package”

What is happening?

When we tried to install the WSS/Sp2 and WSS Hot fix package we get "Installation of this package failed" error

ULG logs digging:

“MSI (s) (60:44) [17:51:28:748]: Product: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Error 1921.Service 'Windows SharePoint Services Search' (SPSearch) could not be stopped. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to stop system services.”

Cause determined:

This package was trying to stop the "Windows SharePoint Service Search" and was failing.

Resolution provided:

1. Stopped manually SPSEARCH service from the services.msc console and found we were able to install the WSS package without any issue.

2. On Another server we were unable to stop this service and were showing some errors.

3. We manually set the status to "DISABLED" and rebooted the server

4. Found we were able to install the package successfully.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you :-)

Opening HTML Files in Sharepoint 2010

In SharePoint 2010 I have created a Library in which I have placed an Html document and related file system to go with the document.  Under Library Settings / Advance Settings I have selected (Open in Browser). However, when I click on the file to open it in SharePoint it does not open in the browser but opens up a dialogue box to save the file locally.


Requirements: We wanted the ability to open the HTML document directly within the browser. 


Multiple Requirements:

1. upload html files to a sharepoint library: in document library we can add html files, but the problem is when i open that html file in the library a popup message box appears asking to save the file. is there a way to open these html files in a browser like documents are open in word.

2. Asking to save file when try to open it from sharepoint: When I try to open the files(.html,.xml.....) which are uploaded to sharepoint,Its not getting opened directly instead a pop up window to save the file is coming.

3. In a document library when I check out a Word document, I get prompted "You are about to check out ___" with the option to use Local Drafts folder.  I can then open the document from Local Drafts and upon saving, I get prompted to check in.

4. If you have converted Word document to HTML file and uploaded it to SharePoint.  Now I would like to make modification to the new HTML file and save it through SharePoint.  However, it is not possible because it the HTML file doesn't "save" option, only "save as" option. 

Resolution:

By default, Sharepoint 2010 is blocking the ability to open HTML documents directly from a document library. 

However this can be changed by adjusting the browser file handling option. The option is located here:

1. Central Admin\Application Management\Manage Web Applications.
2. Select General Settings for the specified web application
3. For Browser file handling, select permissive. The default is strict​

Detailed Explanation as why it happens:

This is intentional behavior. In SP2010 Microsoft has tightened up security for people with contribute access. Previously, a malicious user could upload a file with script in it that would get run as whoever browses to the page ie. an admin. In 2010 where we have a javascript object model, this would be a big problem if we didn't have this restriction in place.
Browser File Handling  
Specifies whether additional security headers are added to documents served to web browsers. These headers specify that a browser should show a download prompt for certain types of files (for example, .html) and to use the server's specified MIME type for other types of files.
Permissive Specifies no headers are added, which provides a more compatible user experience. 
Strict Adds headers that force the browser to download certain types of files. The forced download improves security for the server by disallowing the automatic execution of Web content that contributors upload

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, thank you