Sometimes, you will find the need to hide the left nav on a page in one of your sites. You could always click the focus on content button, but then you have to unclick to reset for any other page you browse to. Hiding the left nav took a little more work in MOSS 2007. … Continue reading Hiding the left nav or all navigation in SharePoint 2013
Found a nice little page on TechNet that I though I would share in regards to content for SharePoint 2013. Click here access this page.
Have you ever logged on to your SharePoint site and the drop down navigation does not work? After days of clicking around, I decided to fix the issue, which really was not much of fix. Turns out, this is an issue with my MS Office installation. All that you have to do is run a repair… Continue reading SharePoint – Dropdown Menu/Navigation Does Not Work
If you need to make changes outside of SharePoint to a list, you always have the option to use Access. Follow these steps and you will be well on your way to using this feature. 1. Open your SharePoint list 2. Click Actions –> Open with Access 3. A dialog box will pop up on… Continue reading Synchronize SharePoint list using Access 2007
Word of warning: If you need to have more than one workflow for a particular list/library, DO NOT copy a SPD workflow and paste back into the same library. What happens is that even if you change all of the properties of the files (names, etc.), there is still a hidden property that SharePoint likes… Continue reading A No-No for having Multiple SPD Workflows for Lists/Libraries
I was faced with this task recently. Let me paint the picture for you. I have a document library with over 1,000 items in it. I added a new column (Named) that needs to have the same information as an existing column (Name). For whatever reason, the web part I am using for my list… Continue reading Need to edit multiple items to kick off a workflow? No prob Bob!
Years ago, I setup an InfoPath form for an approval process. There are around 7 status changes during the duration of this form. We wanted to be able to see how long a request would take from creation to approval. This was actually pretty simple. All that you need is a calculated column. Follow these… Continue reading Add a time duration to a list/library
There may come a time when you will need to move data from one source to another. You could always use Windows Explorer to do this, but you will not be able to retain any metadata in your library. Recently, I needed to move around 1,200 files (680 MB) from a folder into a new… Continue reading Copying files while retaining metadata
SharePoint lists and libraries are great. However, you may have noticed that sometimes, the column width on certain items just looks funky. To remedy this, all you need to do is add a little javascript. Go to the list or library that you want to resize and add a Content Editor Web Part. From the script… Continue reading Adjust Width of SharePoint Columns
This is actually a very simple process and only requires a small amount of javascript to do the job. Follow these steps and your will be highlighting in no time!!! Go to your list to be highlighted Edit Page Add a Content Editor Web Part Move the CEWP to the bottom of the page Click… Continue reading Highlight line items in a SharePoint list
