Microsoft is preparing to roll out the new SharePoint Online as a part of Office 365. As a result of this initial phase of the SharePoint Online service update, you may be affected by some of the design changes. Below is a consolidated list of items with pointers to documented fixes and posted workarounds: Install SharePoint Designer 2013 (free download here ). Previous versions of SharePoint Designer are not compatible with the new SharePoint Online. Apply the Hotfix for SharePoint Designer 2013 to work properly with InfoPath 2010 – start here . Apply the Hotfix for SharePoint Workspace 2010 to work properly with the new SharePoint Online – start here. In addition to the above items, there are several known issues previously posted here that Microsoft is working on to resolve in real-time. These issues are not broadly impactful and most have a corresponding knowledge base (KB) article with posted manual solution steps.     Note that you will not yet have access to the new SharePoint features or the new user interface. Rather, during this preparation phase, you will only see the new enhancements to the Office Web Apps as we previous communicated here . In addition, we’d like to reiterate Office 365 no longer supports Internet Explorer 7 (IE7).   Some CRM Online customers are also impacted within this phase of the SharePoint Online service update. Please review the in-depth blog post that articulates the recommended “list component” fix here .   Thank you, The SharePoint Online Team    * The Office 365 ProPlus Preview can run side-by-side with previous versions of Office. Users who have use rights to Office as a subscription will have the use rights to final Office 2013 RTM once available and no longer need the Preview version.

Following my recent career move (see Hello Social, goodbye Project! #msproject #yammer ) focused on Enterprise Social and the recent SharePoint Conference 2012 last month, I’d like to share important announcements we made at that event that provides insights into our strategy around enterprise social. Putting Social to Work (Business Value, Vision, SharePoint + Yammer Roadmap, Yammer Packaging and Pricing ), Jared Spataro : https://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2012/11/12/putting-social-to-work.aspx SharePoint Conference 2012 Opening Keynote : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLsIjvIyAxo It’s an awesome two hour keynote you should be watching end to end but specifically watch these segments on Enterprise Social (I’ve put the approximate start times): Why we acquired Yammer? Jeff Teper- 0:36 Enterprise Social Network – David Sacks – 0:42 Transform your business, Experiences & Platform – Adam Pisoni – 0:46 3 social demos:  Yammer & SharePoint/ Open Graph , Yammer & SkyDrive Pro integration,Yammer Windows 8 app– Adam Pisoni – 0:51 Roadmap – Jeff Teper – 0:56 Nationwide Insurance – Yammer & SharePoint video – 1:00 A great blog to subscribe to: https://blog.yammer.com/blog/ Exciting years ahead and get started with Yammer today! Happy holidays!

Today we’re excited to share all session recordings from Project Conference 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona with the greater Project community. Over 1250 people from 44 countries  made the trip–75% for the very first time. The week featured 94 handpicked sessions with 20 delivered by customers eager to share their experiences. Many sessions were standing room only and from the evaluations, many only wished they could have attended more of them. Zach Heisinger, first time attendee, tells us he’s already looking forward to the next Project Conference. His only complaint? “I wish certain sessions could be offered more than once during the conference. That way I wouldn’t have to pick one great session over another great session.” So, we’re excited to share these recordings with all of you as it represents a collection of the best content out there from our customers, partners, and industry leaders. This year’s Conference focused on Project 2010 momentum and offered attendees both networking as well as training opportunities. We’ve said before, 2010 marks the biggest release in over a decade, but product innovation didn’t end with its release. You’ll find 87 recordings totaling over 100 hours of content . We suggest getting started by viewing both keynotes, first from Microsoft Office Division CVP Kirk Koenigsbauer and then from Microsoft Project GM Ludovic Hauduc . Then jump into some of the top rated sessions at the conference: Deliver SharePoint Success: Key Steps to Reap the Business Benefits Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices for Using Project Server 2010 The painters, the policemen and the Pope…understanding task movement in Microsoft Project 2010 Take Your Project Reporting To the Next Level: Dashboards and Other Tools YJTJ (Your Job Tool’s Job) ™ – Working in Concert with Microsoft Project Unleashing the Value of Earned Value: Applying Schedule and Cost Controls to Measure Project Performance Turning Project Data into Real World Reports: An Overview of Business Intelligence Options Leveraging Project 2010 with Office 365 for Project Management Success Be Loved By Your Development Teams: Using the Team Foundation Server – Project Server Connector Microsoft Project Conference 2012 – Microsoft Project 2010 Desktop Overview From all the social media buzz (2.5 million Twitter impressions) and excitement, the Project community looks to be growing stronger and stronger each day. None of this would have been possible without each of you and we’re thankful for the opportunity to have met many of you in person. A special thank you to those who were able to join us this year. Hope you enjoyed all the parties and the warm weather. We can’t wait for the next one! For those who couldn’t make the trip this year, we hope you find the sessions informative and enough of a reason the join us next time. Let us know what you think in the comments or via Facebook / Twitter . You can view all sessions on the Microsoft Project Showcase Channel