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  • Problems Creating List Workflows in SharePoint Designer 2010 for Office 365 Sites

    On a SharePoint Online site, when attempting to edit a previously created list workflow using SharePoint Designer 2010, I received the following error in Designer: (SharePoint Designer cannot display the item…Most likely causes: The file has been deleted from the site. The site is encountering problems.) I had never encountered this error before, so instead of editing the workflow, I tried to create a new list workflow. After entering the name of the new workflow and clicking OK in the window shown below, the window closes and nothing happens. I thought maybe it was an issue with Designer itself, so I closed the application and went to clear out all…

  • External SharePoint Online Users: Associate an email address with a Microsoft account (Windows Live ID)

    Contents: – Invite External Users – SharePoint Online – Associate External Email Address with Windows Live ID – Login to SharePoint Online with a Windows Live ID Account With SharePoint Online, site administrators have the ability to share their site with internal users, users who are within the same company and have an Office 365 account, as well as up to unlimited external users per Office 365 tenant. External users are defined as partners who are not a member of your company or your company's affiliates. External users can use their existing Microsoft Online Services ID, if they themselves have an Office 365 subscription, or a Windows Live ID, which…