How to: Create a SP2010 view filtered by Group
We all know that it is easy to create a view that only displays list items to specific users. You just go into the views and create one filtered for (for example) Column “Assigned To” equals “[Me]”. This is how the “My Tasks” view works anyway. But what happens when you want to filter the [...]
Read MoreHow to: Add new property in SP2010 site collection property bag
The property bag of a site collection is a hashtable keeping key-value pairs. You can add as many as you want and access them programmatically at a later stage by a simple SiteCollection.OpenWeb().AllProperties["PropertyName"]. But, what is a quick way to review all the existing properties or to add a new one without going through the [...]
Read MoreHow to: Create a site column in SharePoint Designer 2010
Site columns, as we discussed in a previous post, differ from list columns in that they are reusable and guarantee uniformity across the lsits that they are used with. Site columns can easily be created through the web interface. Here, We see how easy it is to create a site column in SharePoint Designer 2010 [...]
Read MoreWhat is: Site columns, content types and lists
SharePoint 2010, just like its predecessor, supports the fundamental elements that made SharePoint 2007 such an important platform. Content types, site columns and lists. In the sense of SharePoint, everything is a list. A site column is a definition of a reusable -within the specified web site that they’ve been defined in- column. That means [...]
Read MoreHow to: Format a Tasks list (or, any other list) in SharePoint 2010 (through Designer)
If you have ever worked with SharePoint before, you know how versatile and important the Tasks lists can be. In the 2007 version of SharePoint, the things you could do with the Tasks list (without using code) were limited to changing views, rights and running out-of-the-box or custom workflows, “developed” in the SPD2007 (SharePoint Designer [...]
Read MoreHow to: Fetch the SharePoint Designer Toolbox
When you start the SharePoint Designer for the first time, you will notice that everything is supposed to be carried out through the ribbon on the top. However flexible the ribbon might be, or however productive it may prove for other everyday Microsoft Office applications or SharePoint customisations through the web interface, it will soon [...]
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