SharePoint Designer is a specialized HTML editor and web design freeware for creating or modifying Microsoft SharePoint sites and web pages.
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sharepoint designer 2010 workflow lifecycle
I've build a workflow with SharePoint Designer 2010 on a dev computer. Let's say it's in V1.
Now I want to move the workflow to the production environment. What is the correct way to do that ?
I've ...
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Renaming a Page Library
What is the proper way of renaming a page library from a site collection that has a different regional setting?
e.g. Dutch, changing Paginas to Pages. Swedish/Norwegian from Sider and Sidor to Pages, ...
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Sharepoint multiple line of text char limit
I have created a custome list with a multiple line of text type column. When user enter value in this field in "add new item" form, I dont want user to enter more than 1000 chars. I am not able to ...
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To code or not to code?
I'm very new to SharePoint 2010. I just reviewed some resources. There's two general ways to deliver a sharepoint solution:
setup a sharepoint site collection, sites, lists, libraries,
workflows,... ...
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When to use VS 2010 vs. SP Designer for development
When do we use Visual Studio 2010 for SharePoint 2010 web part development and when do we stick with Designer? Are there pros/cons? As a noob, it seems that for more robust, customized web parts, ...
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Customization best practices for SP2010 [closed]
We'd like to customize the look of our SharePoint 2010 pages and sites but didn't know what some best practices are:
We'd like to change the look of pages some without breaking the link between them ...
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XSLT Get Current date or Today in XSLT
Help please can anyone advise how I get current date, or today method in xslt 1.o SharePoint
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I want a workflow that will email attachments
I'm creating a custom list for a helpdesk app. I want the user to fill out a form in sharepoint (2010) and add attachments from screenshots, etc. The workflow should send an email to our helpdesk ...
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Controlling scroll position on postback
Is there a way to control the scroll position on postback in SharePoint 2010?
I have a web part that I want the users to be special position of the page after a postback on a button click.
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Include link to task in task notification email body
I am customizing the Email task notification message body in SharePoint Designer and need to include a link to the task. I can get all the pieces of the url except the task list id. I have:
[%Task ...
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How to get the ID of the list item just inserted using ecmascript
I am stuck at a place where I have to update a list which has a Lookup column. For example I am using this code to update my normal list
var clientContext = SP.ClientContext.get_current();
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SharePoint Designer Insufficient Permissions
We have an installation of SharePoint 2010 in which access to SharePoint designer has been granted within Central Administration, as well as at the site collection level.
Whenever I try to open the ...
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How define association field name
I want to create association between my ECT in Sharepoint designer 2010.
First ECT is "Task", that has field "Assignee". Second ECT is "User". I want to tie them by "Assignee" field in Task.
All ...
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Is using SharePoint as a intranet/extranet portal a good idea?
I work for a fortune 500 company in IT and we have developed many systems/applications to do a variety of things. We are in need of some commonality of these applications and a better ...
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How to add new field to custom list (See edit!)
I am using a Microsoft template for adding Training and Courses for people to register for. Everything is working fine, but I want to add a field to the Courses list. I want to add a field to indicate ...
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IM Presence Icons not appearing in SOME master pages - IE9
I have updated my master pages to use some HTML5 and CSS3 elements. I therefore changed the to use HTML5, and altered the X-UA-COMPATIBLE to work in "IE=9;IE=Edge;" mode (instead of IE8). I did not ...
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Can jQuery intellisense also be installed / used in SharePoint Designer?
There are some references on how to install intellisense for jQuery in VS2008SP1, is it also possible for SharePoint Designer ?
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hide webparts from webpart Gallery
I would like to crate a feature which hides some specific webparts within webpart gallery and even the Categories of that webparts to prevent users to add webparts to the pages.
is it possible?
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XPath expression
I'm working on a DVWP where I'm trying to aggregate some data from a list based off some information in another list. I'm struggling to come up with the right XPath expression to do what I want.
In ...
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Why don't Lists and Libraries show up in SharePoint designer?
I have a SharePoint 2010 site that works correctly, and a subsite that does not. When I open the subsite in SharePoint designer, the "Lists and Libraries" view says "There are no items to show in ...
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SharePoint Designer broke my Page Layout. How do I repair it?
I have a Page Layout which is used by some Publishing Pages, and uses code-in-front like <%= DateTime.Now %>.
I opened this Page Layout in SharePoint Designer and modified it and saved it, and ...
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Can't deploy packaged page layouts because they are already in the content database
In our SP2010 publishing site we have a lot of content (publishing pages) which are associated with custom page layouts. These page layouts have previously been edited on the server using SharePoint ...
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Migrate dokuwiki to SharePoint
We have a dokuwiki site that I want to migrate to SharePoint. I know I can go through and copy and paste, but I have hundreds of pages to copy over.
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SharePoint Designer Menu for Filtering Joined Views
In SharePoint Designer, is there an easy interface for filtering joined views (either parent or child)?
Currently I go to code view to type the filters directly in xslt. There must be an easier way!
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FieldName for Field Controls added to a Page Layout in SharePoint Designer 2010
In SharePoint Designer 2010, when I drag a field from the toolbox onto a page layout the generated field control uses the field ID for the FieldName attribute.
<PublishingWebControls:RichHtmlField ...
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Office 365 developer site SharePoint 2013 preview: SPD2013 workflow is always canceled
I try to create a workflow using SPD2013 preview on the Office 365 developer site (company.sharepoint.com). I can create and publish WF using SPD2013 without any problems, but when I start it on the ...
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How to show a file extension within a document library view
I'm working on a Custom webpart and would like to show icons for the extensions.
This is on a Sharepoint Designer 2010.
Also if i have extensions like .wav how can i show or add a custome icon.
Thanks ...
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Modification of '_layouts/upload.aspx'
Interesting dilemma here maybe some can weigh in on. I have a requirement to disable the "overwrite existing files" checkbox when uploading a single or multiple documents to a document library. The ...
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how to customize xlstviewwebpart in sharepoint designer 2010?
i have try to editing xlstviewwebpart for editing customize.but havnt getting any clues for my scenario.
i want to change title link in edit mode instead of display mode in webpart pages.
when ...
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Custom activity created and appearing in Actions list in SPD, but cannot select it
I've been following several examples regarding custom actions. I've been trying to deploy my own one, but although I can see the action inside SPD, when selected it doesn't appear in the workflow ...
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Remove E-mail headers from Announcements List SharePoint 2010
The following picture is an e-mail sent by SharePoint announcement, I didn't set this up, but I am trying to remove the "E-mail Headers" section from being sent in the e-mail.
Looking online it ...
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SharePoint Designer Workflow Not Always Firing
I have a very simple SharePoint Designer workflow on a SharePoint list. All it does is fire when a new item is created, copying one column value into another.
The workflow generally does exactly what ...
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How to build a CAML query with where clause
I have this CAML below and i'm tring to do something like this.
Where username ='username' and id = 'id'
<Query>
<Where>
<And>
<Eq>
...
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Prerequisite skills to learn SharePoint Designer 2010
If any ASP.NET novice developer (or any other programmer) needs to learn and explore SharePoint Designer, what prerequisite skills are required to learn and to be an expert in SharePoint Designer?
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Using TFS and SharePoint Designer
I am part of a team working on a large, heavily customized SharePoint 2010 publishing site using TFS for source control and a mixture of Visual Studio and SharePoint Designer for development.
One ...
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master page across multiple site collections
I've got a branding feature, deployed in multiple site collections, including the master and system master pages.
The goal is that if a power user does some changes to one of these master pages, ...
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Why is “Edit in SharePoint Designer” opening in Notepad
I'm following this example - http://blog.henryong.com/2010/06/08/how-to-create-custom-sharepoint-2010-page-layouts-using-sharepoint-designer-2010/
I've gone to Master pages and layouts ...
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Pass Query String Parameter to Newform
I have a DVWP that is filtered by a query string parameter. When the user clicks on "Add New Item", I would like the column that the DVWP filters on to auto fill with the same value that the DVWP ...
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Why is there space at the beginning of my SharePoint Designer Custom Emails?
Every time I setup a custom email and use the slightest bit of HTML within the email, there's a block (for lack of a better term) of dead space at the top of the email. I can't seem to get rid of it. ...
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Can workflow send e-mail to SP Groups?
I'm trying to send an email with attachment using Useful Sharepoint Designer Custom Workflow Activities from Codeplex.
I've put my recipients in an SP group but when I try to email to that group I ...
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How to create a feature from aspx pages customized in SharePoint and SharePoint Designer?
I've created some Lists and Custom Views/Pages (aspx) using the web-interface from SharePoint and SharePoint Designer.
What steps do I need to take to create a Feature which contains all the Lists ...
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How to manager large user access to specific folders? (300+ users)
Okay, got a internal sharepoint setup for authenticated users (about 3000 users).
This sharepoint has one group that is specifically in one region and a small group in another region overseas ...
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How to add values from a “Person or Group” list column type to workflow email To or CC field
On SharePoint 2007 I have a custom list with a custom content type. The content type contains (among other things) a Person or Group typed column that allows the creator to add additional ...
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Is it possible to Fire event when Content type added in Shared Documents in sharepoint 2010?
How to fire event when any content type added in shared document library ? How to handle this event ?
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How to hide new and Upload menu from sharepoint document library
We are using sharepoint 2007.
Anyone knows how to hide or disable New and upload menu from sharepoint document library
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Difference between Publishing Master Page and Standard Master Page
In SharePoint Designer, you can create a new Master Page or a new Publishing Master Page from Content Type. So what is the difference between a Master Page with a Content type of "Publishing Master ...
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sharepoint e-mail subscription customize description
I would like to replace the email addresses in the description column in the subscription list with a customized description. I would like to see the company name the subscription is for. It would ...
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Having error when using jquery.corner.js with jquery-1.6.2.min.js
I'm trying to use jquery corner to get curvy quicklaunch in my sharepoint 2010.
But i geting eeor "object doesn't support this property or method.
Any ideas if this version are compatible.
Thanks in ...
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Sharepoint Site Missing after failed patch
I attempted to apply update KB2553018 to Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 (via Windows Update) running on 2008 Server (32bit).
The updated failed with Event ID 20 in the System event log: ...
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Dynamically setting Default Value in ParameterBinding through Javascript
To make a long story short (too late), we have a dropdownlist that is populated through a list of items. We want to use this dropdownlist to filter the list in a data view web part.
This works ...
