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Author: Linda Caputo

docs/general-development/how-to-create-external-content-types-for-sql-server-in-sharepoint.md

@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ Working with external data requires several prerequisite tasks to enable secure
 
 3. In the **Navigation** pane, under **Site Objects**, select **External Content Types**.
 
-    > **Note:**
-      > SharePoint Designer 2013 groups external content types by the namespace in the initial window of the External Content Type Designer. 
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > SharePoint Designer 2013 groups external content types by the namespace in the initial window of the External Content Type Designer. 
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 4. To open the External Content Type Designer, on the ribbon, click **External Content Type**.
 
 
@@ -84,10 +85,10 @@ Working with external data requires several prerequisite tasks to enable secure
 
 2. In the **Offline Sync for External List** check box, make sure **Enabled** is selected, which is the default.
 
-    > **Note:**
-      > If you disable this option, then the **SharePoint Connect to Outlook** command is not available for an external list.
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > If you disable this option, then the **SharePoint Connect to Outlook** command is not available for an external list.
 
-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > The Farm and Site feature, **Offline Synchronization for External Lists**, must also be active. This feature is active by default at the Farm level, but not active by default at the site level. 
   
 
@@ -148,8 +149,9 @@ SharePoint Designer 2013 validates and tests the connection information. If you
 
   - **Create All Operations** Defines a create item, delete item, read item, read list, and update item operation.
 
-    > **Note:**
-      > **Create All Operations** is available only for tables and views. Routines require specific operations.
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > **Create All Operations** is available only for tables and views. Routines require specific operations.
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   - **New Read Item Operation** Defines a read item operation.
 
 
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 2. Click **Next**.
 
 
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-- On views that span multiple tables, make sure that that write operations are supported. Otherwise, **Create All Operations** or **New Update Operation** might fail.
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-- Always define at least a **New Read Item Operation** and **New Read List Operation** because SharePoint features, such as external lists, rely on these operations.
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-- Choose specific operations, instead of **Create All Operations**, when the table or view does not support certain operations.
+> [!NOTE]
+> - On views that span multiple tables, make sure that that write operations are supported. Otherwise, **Create All Operations** or **New Update Operation** might fail.
+> - Always define at least a **New Read Item Operation** and **New Read List Operation** because SharePoint features, such as external lists, rely on these operations.
+> - Choose specific operations, instead of **Create All Operations**, when the table or view does not support certain operations.
     
 
 
@@ -192,29 +186,16 @@ SharePoint Designer 2013 validates and tests the connection information. If you
 
 2. In the **Parameters Configuration** dialog box, by default all columns (known as **Data Source Elements**) are selected. To remove unnecessary columns, clear the corresponding check boxes.
 
-    > **Note:**
-      > Unlike a native SharePoint list, you cannot change the column name of an external list. Consider using an SQL column alias to provide a more meaningful name or a shorter name. 
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > Unlike a native SharePoint list, you cannot change the column name of an external list. Consider using an SQL column alias to provide a more meaningful name or a shorter name. 
+
 3. To select an identifier field, click and highlight a field (typically a unique-valued field), and then under **Properties**, click **Map to Identifier**.
 
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-> **Important:**
+> [!IMPORTANT]
 > To prevent specific fields from being updated, such as an ID or primary key field, clear the **Required** check box, but select the **Read-Only** check box, which is needed to retrieve items so you can update other fields.
   
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+> [!TIP]
 > Always carefully read the messages in the **Errors and Warnings** pane. They provide useful information to confirm your actions or troubleshoot any issues. Periodically click the **Errors and Warnings** pane and make sure that there are no more errors or warnings.
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 ## Map Outlook fields
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 2. Under **Properties**, next to **Office property**, click the down arrow. and then select the appropriate matching field. 
 
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-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > You do not need to map all the corresponding fields. However, the fields shown in the following table must be mapped. 
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 **Table: Outlook item type mapped to Outlook item field**
 
@@ -275,9 +250,7 @@ The external item picker control allows users to select a field, such as an ID f
 
 2. Click **Next**.
 
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-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > All filters that you define are displayed in the external item picker control. Although you cannot remove specific filters from the external item picker control, you can define a default filter by clicking **Is Default** in the **Filter configuration** dialog box when you are creating or modifying the filter.
   
 
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 5. Click **OK**. 
 
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-      > The SQL Server database administrator might want to create specific tables, views, indexes, and optimized queries to limit the results to just what is needed and to help improve performance. 
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > The SQL Server database administrator might want to create specific tables, views, indexes, and optimized queries to limit the results to just what is needed and to help improve performance. 
 
 
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 - On the Quick Access Toolbar, click **Save**. This stores the external content type definition in the Business Data Connectivity metadata store.
 
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-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > To provide better performance, Business Data Connectivity caches all the objects in the metadata store and updates changes by using a timer job that runs every minute. It might take up to one minute for changes to propagate to all the servers in the farm, but changes are immediate on the server where you make the change. 
   
 

docs/general-development/how-to-follow-documents-and-sites-by-using-the-net-client-object-model-in-sharep.md

@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ The following objects are the primary APIs for Following Content tasks:
 
 -  [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialActorType](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialActorType.aspx) and [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialActorTypes](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialActorTypes.aspx) specify content types in client-side requests to the server.
 
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-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > You also use these APIs for Following People tasks, but the **GetSuggestions** and **GetFollowers** methods available from [SocialFollowingManager](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialFollowingManager.aspx) only support following people, not content. For more information about how you can use [SocialFollowingManager](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialFollowingManager.aspx) , see [Follow content in SharePoint](follow-content-in-sharepoint.md) and [Follow people in SharePoint](follow-people-in-sharepoint.md). For code examples that show how to follow people, see  [How to: Follow people by using the .NET client object model in SharePoint](how-to-follow-people-by-using-the-net-client-object-model-in-sharepoint.md). 
   
 
@@ -58,9 +56,7 @@ To create a console application that uses the .NET client object model to work w
 
 - **Full Control** access permissions to the User Profile service application for the logged-on user
 
-  
-
-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > If you are not developing on the computer that is running SharePoint, get the  [SharePoint Client Components](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35585) download that contains SharePoint client assemblies.
   
 
@@ -120,10 +116,7 @@ The following code example makes the current user start following or stop follow
 
 This code example uses the  [SocialFollowResult](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialFollowResult.aspx) object that is returned by the [Follow](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialFollowingManager.Follow.aspx) method to determine whether to start or stop following the target item.
 
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+> [!NOTE]
 > Change the placeholder values for the **serverUrl** and **contentUrl** variables before you run the code. To use a site instead of a document, use the variables that are commented out.
   
 
@@ -249,9 +242,7 @@ The following code example gets the documents and sites that the current user is
 
 - Iterate through the groups of content and get each item's name, content URI, and URI.
 
-  
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-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > Change the placeholder value for the **serverUrl**, **docContentUrl**, and **siteContentUrl** variables before you run the code.
   
 

docs/general-development/how-to-follow-documents-sites-and-tags-by-using-the-rest-service-in-sharepoint-2.md

@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ To perform Following Content tasks by using the REST API, you send HTTP **GET**
 
 - **my/followedcount** to get the count of followed documents, sites, and tags
 
-  
-
-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > You also use these endpoints for Following People tasks, but the **followers** and **suggestions** resources available from **SocialRestFollowingManager** only support following people, not content. For more information about how you can use **SocialRestFollowingManager**, see  [Follow content in SharePoint](follow-content-in-sharepoint.md) and [Follow people in SharePoint](follow-people-in-sharepoint.md). 
   
 
@@ -67,10 +65,7 @@ To perform Following Content tasks by using the REST API, you send HTTP **GET**
 
 This article assumes that you create the SharePoint Add-in by using Napa on an Office 365 Developer Site. If you're using this development environment, you've already met the prerequisites.
 
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-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > Go to  [Set up a development environment for SharePoint Add-ins on Office 365](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/b22ce52a-ae9e-4831-9b68-c9210af6dc54%28Office.15%29.aspx) to sign up for a Developer Site and start using Napa.
   
 
@@ -100,9 +95,7 @@ If you're not using Napa on an Office 365 Developer Site, you'll need to meet th
 
   - You must be logged on as someone other than the system account. The system account does not have permission to install the app.
 
-  
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-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > See  [Set up an on-premises development environment for SharePoint Add-ins](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/b0878c12-27c9-4eea-ae3b-7e79e5a8838d%28Office.15%29.aspx) for guidance about on-premises setup (including how to disable the loopback check, if necessary).
   
 
@@ -780,8 +773,7 @@ Table 1 shows **SocialFollowResult** status codes and their values.
 |2|**LimitReached**. The request failed because an internal limit was reached.|
 |3|**InternalError**. The request failed due to an internal error.|
 
-
-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > The REST service doesn't return a response for the **StopFollowing** request. It returns `{"d":{"StopFollowing":null}}`. 
   
 

docs/general-development/how-to-follow-people-by-using-the-javascript-object-model-in-sharepoint.md

@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ Learn how to work with Following People features by using the SharePoint JavaScr
 
 In SharePoint, Following People features help users to stay connected with each other. For example, when a user follows someone, that person's posts and activities show up in the user's newsfeed. By using Following People features to focus on the people who users care about, you can improve the relevance of your app or solution. In the JavaScript object model, people that you follow are represented by  [SocialActor](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/4e369fd5-b9b0-9804-957e-b3e39c559cd4%28Office.15%29.aspx) objects. To perform core Following People tasks in the JavaScript object model, you use the [SocialFollowingManager](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/9ee1c0c0-b864-f0c3-f0cb-4dd4f1870dfa%28Office.15%29.aspx) object. This article shows how to use the JavaScript object model to work with Following People features.
 
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-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > [SocialFollowingManager](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/9ee1c0c0-b864-f0c3-f0cb-4dd4f1870dfa%28Office.15%29.aspx) is the recommended API to use for following people and content. However, the [PeopleManager](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/985fd2df-0e31-6ece-b846-ba2ccb156d00%28Office.15%29.aspx) object contains additional functionality for following people, such as the [amIFollowedBy](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/3641c469-0063-054d-355d-e56697cb08ae%28Office.15%29.aspx) method and methods that obtain the following status of other users.
   
 
@@ -72,8 +70,8 @@ To create the farm solution that uses the JavaScript object model to work with F
 
 7. In the **Layouts** folder, open the shortcut menu for the **FollowPeopleJSOM** folder, and then add a new SharePoint application page namedFollowPeople.aspx.
 
-   > **Note:**
-   > The code examples in this article define custom code in the page markup but do not use the code-behind class that Visual Studio creates for the page. 
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > The code examples in this article define custom code in the page markup but do not use the code-behind class that Visual Studio creates for the page. 
 
 8. Open the shortcut menu for the FollowPeople.aspx page, and then choose **Set as Startup Item**.
 
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 </script>
 ```
 
-   > **Note:**
-   > The "Get followers and followed people" example doesn't use the button control or the form digest control, which is only required for operations that update server content. A form digest generates a message digest used for security validation. 
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > The "Get followers and followed people" example doesn't use the button control or the form digest control, which is only required for operations that update server content. A form digest generates a message digest used for security validation. 
 
 10. Replace the comment between the **script** tags with the code example from one of the following scenarios:
 
@@ -126,8 +124,8 @@ The following code example makes the current user start following or stop follow
 
 
 
-> **Note:**
-> Paste the following code between the **script** tags that you added in the [Create a farm solution and application page](how-to-follow-people-by-using-the-javascript-object-model-in-sharepoint.md#bk_CreateSolution) procedure. Then, change the placeholder value for the **targetUser** variable before you run the code.
+> [!NOTE]
+>  Paste the following code between the **script** tags that you added in the [Create a farm solution and application page](how-to-follow-people-by-using-the-javascript-object-model-in-sharepoint.md#bk_CreateSolution) procedure. Then, change the placeholder value for the **targetUser** variable before you run the code.
   
 
 
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 - Iterate through the groups of people and get each person's display name, personal site URI, and picture URI.
 
-  
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-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > Paste the following code between the **script** tags that you added in the [Create a farm solution and application page](how-to-follow-people-by-using-the-javascript-object-model-in-sharepoint.md#bk_CreateSolution) procedure.
   
 

docs/general-development/how-to-follow-people-by-using-the-net-client-object-model-in-sharepoint.md

@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ Learn how to work with Following People features by using the SharePoint .NET cl
 
 In SharePoint, when a user follows people, the posts and activities of the followed people show up in the user's newsfeed. By using Following People features to focus on the people who users care about, you can improve the relevance of your app or solution. In the .NET client object model, people that you follow are represented by  [SocialActor](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialActor.aspx) objects. To perform core Following People tasks in the .NET client object model, you use the [SocialFollowingManager](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialFollowingManager.aspx) object. This article shows how to use the .NET client object model to work with Following People features.
 
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+> [!NOTE]
 > We focus on  [SocialFollowingManager](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialFollowingManager.aspx) because it consolidates the core functionality for following people and content. However, the [PeopleManager](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.PeopleManager.aspx) object contains additional functionality for following people, such as the [AmIFollowedBy(String)](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.UserProfiles.PeopleManager.AmIFollowedBy.aspx) method and methods that obtain the following status of other users.
   
 
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 - **Full Control** access permissions to the User Profile service application for the logged-on user
 
-  
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-> **Note:**
+> [!NOTE]
 > If you're not developing on the computer that is running SharePoint, get the  [SharePoint Client Components](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35585) download that contains SharePoint client assemblies.
   
 
@@ -103,10 +98,7 @@ The following code example makes the current user start following or stop follow
 
 This code example uses the  [SocialFollowResult](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialFollowResult.aspx) object that is returned by the [Follow](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Social.SocialFollowingManager.Follow.aspx) method to determine whether to start or stop following the target user.
 
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+> [!NOTE]
 > Change the placeholder values for the **serverUrl** and **targetUser** variables before you run the code.
   
 
@@ -221,9 +213,7 @@ The following code example gets the people who the current user is following, ge
 
 - Iterate through the groups of people and get each person's display name, personal URI, and picture URI.
 
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+> [!NOTE]
 > Change the placeholder values for the **serverUrl** and **targetUser** variables before you run the code.
   
 

docs/general-development/how-to-get-an-entire-workbook-or-a-snapshot.md

@@ -218,11 +218,8 @@ C:\\>GetSnapshot.exe http://myServer02/reports/reports/OriginalWorkbook.xlsx > S
 
 If you use the previous command-line example, the GetSnapshot tool places a new file in the "C:\\" directory.
 
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-> The workbook that you want to get a snapshot of must be in a trusted ___location. 
+> [!NOTE]
+> he workbook that you want to get a snapshot of must be in a trusted ___location.