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Category Archives: SharePoint 2010
a collection of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 resources
How to: Create a folder roll-up web part to display the number of items in the folders without the use of code
1. add a content query web part on your page. 2. edit web part 3. define the query 4. select…
How to: Build a complex calculated formula for a SharePoint list
You reference fields/columns by their display names in square brackets, eg: [Deliverable Status]. You concatenate these with the “CONCATENATE” keyword…
How to: Change the display of items in a CQWP
If you’re using a content query web part to display list items on a page, you will have to change…
How To: Edit a Content Editor WebPart’s presentation xslt
1. Edit a page 2. Add a Content Editor Web Part on the page 3. Edit the CEWP 4. Export…
How to: Troubleshoot adding users to a SharePoint Group
If you’re failing to add a user into a SharePoint group, either by going into the group and then clicking…
How to: Resolve “Unable to start debugging on the web server. The web server is not configured correctly”.
This is a strange message actually. You’re not supposed to see this, unless someone tinkers with the web.config file of…
How To: Use JavaScript to hide SP2010 elements (quick & dirty)
Add a <script src=”http://server/sites/teamsite/Style Library/Scripts/scriptFileName.js” type=”text/javascript”></script> line in the Master Page that is being used by the page that displays…
How To: Add a modal dialog box in ItemStyle.xsl
Normally, you will want to use a modal dialog box to display a webpage, form, or something of the kind,…
How to: Create a link to the edit form of a SharePoint 2010 List item (works with InfoPath forms).
SharePoint has a very specific URL format that it uses in order to display the EditForm.aspx page. This page is…