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List Hub for Office 365

Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 0

‘Sign in Once’........................................................................................................................................... 0

Pre-requisites .......................................................................................................................................... 0

Sideloading .............................................................................................................................................. 1

Using the App .......................................................................................................................................... 1

Signing in ............................................................................................................................................. 1

Scroll or Swipe ..................................................................................................................................... 2

Showing the App Bar ........................................................................................................................... 2

Adding a List Item ............................................................................................................................... 2

Editing a List Item ................................................................................................................................ 3

Deleting a List Item ............................................................................................................................. 3

Changing Lists...................................................................................................................................... 3

Access Settings .................................................................................................................................... 4

Custom Branding ..................................................................................................................................... 4

Introduction List Hub for Office 365 is a Windows Store App designed to interact and interface with Office 365. It

is capable of adding, editing and removing list items from a SharePoint list, out of the box, with no

additional server configuration. Moreover, it displays data in a fluid, touch supported Windows 8 UI

allowing users to literally ‘flick’ through information.

‘Sign in Once’ List Hub for Office 365 uses the built in Windows 8 Credential Manager to store credentials entered

through the App, safely and securely. This gives a ‘Sign in Once’ ability, where the user only ever

needs to sign in one time and for every subsequent run, the App will authenticate on the fly. This

feature is paramount for accessing data quickly without risking security.

Pre-requisites There is no server configuration to do for List Hub for Office 365 to work. The only requirement is a

list called “Latest News” be created with access given to all users.

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Sideloading To install a Windows Store App that has not been placed on the Store, there are some simple steps

to sideload it smoothly. It may be necessary to do this if a user had a custom build of List Hub for

Office 365 or a Beta release.

a) Unzip the archive that has been sent to the user

b) Open PowerShell with Administrative rights

c) Run “Set Execution-Policy unrestricted” excluding quotes

d) Navigate to the .ps1 script from within the PowerShell CLI and execute

e) The user will be prompted to obtain a Developer License. This is necessary to sideload a

Windows Store app and will require a Microsoft Account’s authentication. This requirement

is on a recurring monthly cycle but will only be requested when executing the App Package

.ps1 script.

f) The Windows Store App will install successfully and immediately be accessible from the Start

Screen.

Using the App

Signing in

List Hub for Office 365 will prompt the user for login on the first run. The username should be the

full email address used for your Office 365 portal access and the URL should be the full address to

the SharePoint site you wish to show data from. For example, if a list was on a sub site called

‘students’ the full URL would be https://buacademy.sharepoint.com/sites/students . The Remember

me function will save credentials and the URL securely in the Windows 8 Credential Manager.

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Scroll or Swipe

Users can read List data in multiple ways. They can select the item they want to use using the List

menu, they can swipe through the items on a touch device like turning pages in a book or use the

arrows on the data to scroll.

Showing the App Bar

The Windows 8 App Bar is a standard feature in most Windows Store Apps, allowing easy access to

common functions. To access this bar, swipe up from the bottom of the screen on a tablet or other

touch enabled device, or right click on a desktop.

Adding a List Item To add a list item, display the App Bar, click Add and fill out the form with the data you wish to add.

A toast notification will show a successful list item entry and the page will refresh, updating all data.

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Editing a List Item

Editing a List Item is as simple as selecting a List Item and choosing Edit from the App Bar. Clicking

Edit will result in a pre-filled form being displayed. The user can then change any details and click

‘Edit Announcement’. A toast notification will show a successful edit and the page will refresh,

updating all data.

Deleting a List Item

To remove a list item from a list, select it from the menu, display the App Bar, and click Delete.

Accept any dialogs. A toast notification will show a successful removal and the page will refresh,

updating all data.

Changing Lists To change lists, click on the current List Name in the top left hand corner of the main page. A dialog

show a drop down of list names that the currently authenticated user has access to. Clicking Change

List will action the change, the new data will be imported and the page will refresh.

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Access Settings

A user can access Settings within the App in the same way as any other native Windows Store App,

by swiping from the right on a touch enabled device, and choosing Settings. It’s possible to go

directly to this menu using the ‘Win-I’ keyboard shortcut from a desktop.

Custom Branding If you’d like a version of List Hub for Office 365 branded to your needs, please email

hello@sharepointedutech.com and put ‘List Hub Custom Branding’ as your subject line.