The list item menu, also referred to as the Edit Control Button (ECB), and the link to the item appear for only some of the field types. There is no way in the browser to change it so that the menu and link appear on another field. However, you can make that change by using SharePoint Designer 2010. This video shows exactly how you can make that happen.
Read more »The Hide from Browser functionality is available through SharePoint Designer 2010. It lets you hide the navigation link for a list/library from the browser. You would do this if you do not want your site users to navigate directly to the list, however, you still wish to show the contents of this list on a page of the site.
Read more »Show links to Documents at other locations in your Document Library
by Asif Rehmani on October 5, 2009 | no commentsDocument Libraries can be configured to hold links to Documents at another location alongside the actual Documents in the document library. You might want to use this technique if the document file is too big or you just want to provide the front end to access the file through the library for your users. This video demonstrates how to use a new content type to configure external links.
Read more »Slide Library is a special type of a library that’s been built to contain individual PowerPoint slides. You can use it to share PowerPoint slides with your team members. You can even assign Individual slide ownership to a team member and then retrieve the final slide deck at any time.
Read more »Show Documents in a Document Library using the Preview Pane view
by Asif Rehmani on July 28, 2009 | 2 commentsSharePoint Lists can be manipulated to be viewed in a variety of ways. One of the viewing options is to show the preview pane in a list or library so when you hover over the item, you can see the document metadata. This video shows how you can implement that functionality in a document library.
Read more »Metadata is used to classify data in lists and libraries in SharePoint. This video shows how you can use metadata to your advantage to easily categorize SharePoint list content. It also shows how you can work with List views to hide or show content to the end users.
Read more »Granular security at the Item level is new in SharePoint 2007. Learn how to secure items or folders within lists and libraries in SharePoint
Read more »Document Management is a robust feature in SharePoint. Learn the various capabilities that are offered out of the box by the document mangement features.
Read more »Hide Lists or Libraries from end users using SharePoint Designer
by Asif Rehmani on July 28, 2009 | no commentsLists and libraries can be hidden from end users using SharePoint Designer. This does not secure the list or library, but just makes it invisible so that end users are unable to navigate to it.
Read more »Learn how to route a document through the Approval Workflow process. Configure the workflow so that once it is completed successfully, the Content Approval column is automatically marked as Approved.
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