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Can the Default blog page be edited?

Can I edit the Default blog page in SharePoint 2010? Basically I would like to change the sort order of the posts. Currently the default page is sorted by date, is it possible to change it to where it ...
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Custom Navigation in SharePoint 2010

I am working with SharePoint 2010. I am looking for creating a custom menu that could be placed on Master page of my site collection. Could you please give me a start on this. I don't want to use ...
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How to create a custom SPList without saving it on the SPSite

I am trying to create a webpart which loads document information from a different application. I want this information loaded into a list which looks like a SharePoint list. I was able to create a ...
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User Permissions SharePoint 2010

I am working with SharePoint 2010. My requirement is to have some user groups blocked for some of my custom pages those reside in "Site Pages" library.So that users in those groups can not access the ...
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Customizing the New Item Form Controls

I need to, for a calendar control of a date field in the new item form, make only the current day and the day after it to be the only selectable dates in that control. Of course, this changes daily or ...
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Customize Access Request emails and functionality

Is it possible to customize the access request emails. also another question is if I can customize this functionality, we want to keep a track of have requested access in a list for example? Is there ...
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SharePoint InputFormTextBox saving values to sharepoint list

I am using a input form text box here is the tag </asp:Label><SharePoint:InputFormTextBox runat="server" ID="respRichTextBox" ValidationGroup="CreateCase" Rows="10" RichText="true" ...
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User Profile Service Application - Set a value for a custom property in the user profile

In the Manage User Properties section of the User Profile Service Application I can create custom properties in the user's profile. But how can I set values for it using the SharePoint UI? I don't ...
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Finding the location of the SharePoint Configuration Database in API

I'm building a .NET Health Analyzer Custom Rule which checks a few vital signs of another custom application I have built, however if the application is also deployed on a server that is also hosting ...
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Custom .aspx pages in Sharepoint 2010

I need to deploy a custom aspx page to Sharepoint 2010 using Visual Studio. So far I added a new Sharepoint 2010 page and I see the new page in my 14 hive. However, I can't figure out how I can access ...
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customizing the search result page

I have two requirement is related to sharepoint2007 search Want to sort the results by custom property, passing value to the parameter v1 did not help, is there any other way of doing it? Want ...
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Powershell to check usage of a custom Permission Level

As the title says I need to find/write a Powershell script that will look through all of my Site Collection to see where a specific (custom) Permissions Level is being used. All the articles I have ...
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Is it safe to make a small change to the versions.aspx file in LAYOUTS folder?

I'm running into an issue with a client who doesn't like her multiple lines of text fields getting truncated on the version history page of a list. She has a field for comments and would like to see ...
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Getting Web Template Not Found error while importing

I am importing a exported site with several sub-sites to a new Site Collection of its Own but getting following error Start Time: 8/9/2012 9:32:31 AM. Progress: Initializing Import. ...
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Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Query Not giving me the results I want

I'm currently working on creating a custom search page built from scratch, and thus I'm trying to query our site for keywords. I have set-up the SharePoint Foundation Search on Central Admin and I ...
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Combine Multiple Lists into one

I have a bunch of site collections that all have a identical list( status, Title, Date). I am trying to create a master list on my site that grabs the items from each lists and displays them all ...
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Click Event on a HyperLink in a webpart

Trying to add a click event to a hyperlink, but couldn't find any way except people using this code of line with some javascript, HyperLink link = new HyperLink(); ...
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font sizing and sharepoint em px pt

How are you handling font sizing with Sharepoint? Just curious on how things are working out. We seem to have a mix of px, pt, and em scattered everywhere among our CSS. I'm trying to clean things ...
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Accessing page from LAYOUTS, how to turn off custom errors

I have a custom page that I access through myspaddress/_layouts/folder/default.aspx. Great. Awesome. However, lately it's showing a runtime error. All I can get though is the standard "Server Error ...
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Add hyperlink to custom web part properties

I would like to add a hyperlink to a custom web part which will take the users to a web page on a new window with the configuration settings for the web part. If I try and add a text property as ...
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Custom TimerJob

I need to disable a custom timer job when deactivating a feature and must run the timer job on activating the feature in SharePoint 2010. Can you please help me with the code or blogs or pointers. ...
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Pagelayouts deployed through Feature Module cannot be found

I have created a new Module in which I store all my custom pagelayouts and register them in the XML file like so: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Elements ...
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Multiple files upload to document library simultaneously & Custom property

I have a custom SharePoint 2007 document library which has a custom boolean column "Is it Important". It works perfectly for all documents if I upload documents one by one regardless of if its a word ...
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Security For Custom Application Pages

When managing security for any control on a page we use SPSecurityTrimmedControl. But what to do when defining permissions for a custom application page? How do we restrict unauthorized people to ...
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I have list that I need 2 columns (Choice) to pull up different fields

I have a column named Origination and a column named Sub organization. When the user choose choice A in organization I need specific choices to pop up for Sub Organization. When the user chooses ...
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Change the ECB menu based on content type

I have created Content types namely Folder content type and Document content type, the issue is when i click on the ECB menu at folder level i get an option Edit Folder Form but when i click on the ...
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Lookup column of type “User” showing #ERR

I've defined two list definitions and instances in a feature in VS2010. One list only contains a required field "Employee" which is of type User. The second list has two fields, a simple text field ...
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SharePoint file gets stored in external filesystem: manually update file location?

Suppose I have a Sharepoint Document Library that's read-only. I'm planning on writing a custom solution that will enable users to copy a file to remote file storage. How do I change the file to refer ...
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How to change Folder Icon in all Document Library

how could I change the Folder Icon in Sharepoint? Is something programmatically, on CSS or simply to change icon in the specific image folder? Thank you very much!
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Make Title Field get its content from a people picker field

I need to create a list of people and the name of the person should be unique field that can be clicked to open the item about that person. In a normal Sharepoint 2010 custom list, the Title field is ...
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How can I use XSL, but with no toolbar, when using XsltListViewWebPart with a custom view?

I have the following XsltListViewWebPart on a custom application page: <WebPartPages:XsltListViewWebPart runat="server" Title="My Documents" ListUrl="Lists/MyDocuments" ...
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How to code against the navigation area next to the site actions

I'm trying to create a custom navigation area. Is there a way to get a custom coded control/web part, ect in this area? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to get a "most visited" ...
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Changing list columns with rows

I need to create a list which will end up with a large number of columns (about 30) but small number of rows (about 5 at the moment). Basically, the visualization will suffer at the end. Is there any ...
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loosing custom feature while move content database to different environment?

loosing custom feature while move content database to different environments. Here is the thing. Created New web application in new environment. deployed WSP from old to new environment. copied ...
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Inserting webpart in pagelayout

I have a custom webpart which inherits from the CQWP and I want to insert and configure it in one of my pagelayouts. I do this using SharePoint Designer and it's no issue inserting it. It's the ...
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Editing custom master pg. gives “Access Denied”

I'm getting an error on SP2010 while editing a custom master page: When any user who doesn't have administrative (Full Control) rights tries to access the site, it gives "Access denied". This page ...
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Registry Keys for Sharepoint2007 to allow Custom OpenDocuments control

I asked this on stack overflow, and they recommended I ask here instead. I am trying to create a custom version of SharePoint's OpenDocuments control following an article on the MSDN sharepoint blog. ...
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custom rendering template

Help! In MOSS 2007 how do you make a custom newform/editform.aspx for a particular sharepoint list call a custom rendering template with custom code-behind logic? In particular how do you override ...
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How do Export excel button in sharepoint 2010 ribbon works

Can any one say me how to add code behind file for the custom action button in sharepoint 2010 ribbon for click event. Regards, Zakeer Ahamed.S
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Creating partitioned Service Application

I'm looking for best practices on setting up partitioned service applications in SharePoint. Not the default ones, but a custom one. As I understand, a partitioned service application like the ...
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CAML or C#: Change the URL of “Edit Item” of Custom List item

How can I change the target URL of "Edit Item" option of a custom list in CAML or .net?
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Creating a complex custom form for SharePoint workflow?

I am doing an approval process which (I think) requires a custom form. It would look something like this. User uploads item to a document library. This document item contains individual list items ...
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Deploying Sharepoint 2010 solutions to sharepoint 2013 giving me error

does anyone have any suggestions where to look for guides when deploying sp 2010 solutions to 2013, I've tried everything and keep gettin the error : Error occurred in deployment step 'Recycle IIS ...
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SharePoint 2007 Custom Sorting for Document Library

I have a uploaded slides from PowerPoint to a document library that can then be collected for a staff meeting presentation. Each slide has its own number and place where it belongs for the slideshow. ...
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Customizing discussions list in SP2013 with JsLink

I'm working on a community site and was looking at ways to modify UI of the discussion list that is presented to the user (and possibly more going forward). It is my understanding according to the ...
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How to add a new custom Content Type without disruption?

I need to add a new custom Content Type to an existing SharePoint Intranet site but I want to make sure I do not disrupt any of the data or web parts on the site. What is the best way to go about ...
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duplicate validation error in my custom listform template

I have created a custom listform template. In this custom listform template I have removed the default <SharePoint:ListFieldIterator runat="server"/> and used my own created user control ...
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Customizing social features in 2013

I'm looking at making use of the social features in 2013 but would like to tailor the UX / behaviour in some cases. I noticed that Microsoft advise against customization - ...
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Displaying text in a Look-up column

Apologies for not being clear. I'm try to display a "multiple lines of text" column as a look-up field in a new view of the parent list. I have tried SP Designer and most of the standard webparts. ...
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Clicking on WebPart modifies page layout

I'm building a custom dashboard with some CEWP's and List webparts, using a three column page layout. Whenever I interact with (click) one of the columns, it adjusts the layout. In this particular ...