Display updated items

The Content Query Web Part is really nice but leaves some wanted functions like: * Display updated items for a specific time period* Be able to display items from several lists and libraries (why not all?) * It would be nice if you could filter your latest updates so that it does not show an …

Notepad ++

Get it today! A really really helpful extension of Notepad. Things you have been longing for 🙂 The simplicity of Notepad but extended with functions like comparison (love it), intellisense (just select the code language you are using and it will color the tags…), line number etc etc. Lovely!! Get it here:http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/ Happy coding 🙂

Change the “Sign in” text

If you want to change the “Sign in” link text on a Sharepoint page, then do this: Open the beloved folder C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft Sharedweb server extensions12TEMPLATECONTROLTEMPLATES Open “Welcome.ascx” and go to the end of the fileChange the tag: SharePoint:ApplicationPageLink runat=”server” id=”ExplicitLogin”ApplicationPageFileName=”Authenticate.aspx” AppendCurrentPageUrl=trueText=”” style=”display:none” Visible=”false” />to this: SharePoint:ApplicationPageLink runat=”server” id=”ExplicitLogin”ApplicationPageFileName=”Authenticate.aspx” AppendCurrentPageUrl=trueText=”Your text here” style=”display:none” Visible=”false” …

Stylesheets that are used in MOSS

I do a lot of CSS changes to my sites, I find that easier and quicker than to rebuild themes or site definitions and stuff. MOSS 2007 uses the following css files:controls.cssHtmlEditorCustomStyles.cssHtmlEditorTableFormats.cssportal.csscore.css When you create a WSS site, the following CSS files are used:portal.csscore.css MySite portal.csscore.css

Dropdown with URL in onchange

If you want to create a dropdown list with onchange event to dynamically go to selected URL then do this: Use Sharepoint DesignerInsert Data ViewSelect Show DataSelect which field that should be displayed in the drop-down listInsert DataViewData..StyleChange layout to “Drop-down view style”Click OKChange to Code view in DesignerPut the following code before the /head> …

Deactivate the name.dll active x control

Websites built on SharePoint 2007 prompts you to install Microsoft’s Name.dll ActiveX control on every page load of your SharePoint web site. Name.dll provides “presence” functionality, that is if you have Messenger it will display your online status. This is annoying, I think anyway 🙂 To remove the prompt on a site you have to …

Hide items from users

You can hide some functions from users on a page in Sharepoint by adding the “security trimming control” – it’s really useful. For example, the “Site Actions”-button should be hidden from anonymous users. Put the following tag around the Site Action control: Sharepoint:SPSecurityTrimmedControl runat=”server” PermissionsString=”BrowseDirectories”>[Site Actions content holder here]/Sharepoint:SPSecurityTrimmedControl>This permission string used the “BrowseDirectories” which …