Views in SharePoint are different ways to present the same list of items in various ways. Views can be created, updated, deleted and customized.

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SharePoint List View Threshold Error on Delete and Re-load of Data

Foremost, I am not an administrator of SharePoint site and have very limited controls on my page. Earlier, I had created a list (custom list with Datasheet view). I had created over 20 views (one ...
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Allow Users adjust Text Size in Browser

How do I enable users the ability to increase the font size on SharePoint sites, by using the settings in their browser. For example in using IE, users can use View > Text Size > Larger etc.
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Sharepoint list “add a new item” Option

I have a SharePoint listview with Title, Name and Address as its columns. I am passing parameter Name in the url The url of this list view is "http://site/Lists/Listl1/ListViewl1.aspx?name=testname" ...
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External List in Datasheet View

How to I get an External List in Datasheet View? I have a List, whereby I have Looked up a Column from an External List. The column appears as readonly in Datasheet View, but behaves normally using ...
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More than 2 columns GroupBy on View

As you know we can only do groupby for two columns. Is there any way to groupby more than two columns (in SharePoint 2010)?
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Is there a way to create a list view that only displays certain items for the last few days?

I hope this will be a very basic question. :) I am using a Task List in a SP 2010 Foundation site to keep track of work in progress with a small team. We are using the default Status values (Not ...
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How to set Custom View as Default View for SharePoint List?

I Have Created 2 Views for a List. Now I want to set Different views as the default view on different Logins. I want to do this using c# code For Example: Views are as Following: AllItems ...
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Custom edit form associated with edit button on list view

I have created a view from a list which I created. I now have an edit button link on this view and need to link it to a custom edit form. How can I do this in SharePoint Designer. I am using ...
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Display a custom column from a blog list in a summary view

I have created a blog using sharepoint 2010 I added a few new column using sharepoint designer List-post-add new column. Of couse each post I edit and added the content to the extra field. ...
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How to avoid loosing complex query in a view?

In a custom list definition bound to a custom content type, I attached the out of the box AssignedTo field. In the schema, I defined a view with this query : <Query> <OrderBy> ...
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Why edit menu not visible when current view use grouping?

i have a document library with a customized grouping. In the view setting i enabled the column "Name (linked to document with edit menu) )". Problem is that the edit menu didn't show up. For testing ...
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What can cause (almost) all views on a SharePoint document library to lose all of their filter conditions?

My particular instance of this problem occured such that all but two of our document library views, and all connected web part pages lost their view filters. Detailed data points below. SharePoint ...
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Editing in Datasheet View

I opened my list in datasheet view. But I wasn't able to edit in that view - things were read only. How do I enable edition in datasheet view?
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How to attach programmatically and XSL to a View

I have my custom Document Library with his own content type, views and so on... I'd like to add a particular XSL to a View, to trasform particular value into other.. This works if I put the XSL file ...
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Document Library View filter on term

Say I have a view that has a column based on metadata from my termset. I want to create a view that contains all the items that are tagged in one parent term and its child terms. For example: A view ...
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What is correct syntax for filtering a list on field values?

Salvete! I want to filter a list like this. Now, [othercolumn] is supposed to be the value of the field in the X-Field column. I want to see if the X-field column contains the text given in the ...
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List View in Sharepoint WebPart Page

I have created a webpart page..now i want to add a list view(CustomerListView) to the page... so i went ahead and edited the page and added the particular list(customerList)..but the dropdown box in ...
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Order Tasks in a List View

I'm new to Sharepoint. Google hasn't given me a straight answer on this so hoping to find it here. Can I custom order a Task list view? In case that is not clear, I would like to order tasks in a ...
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Where did my “edit” checkboxes go?

I just made a new view, and the checkboxes to select files (or select ALL files) have vanished from the view. I still have the drop-down to the right of the document name. I've been through all the ...
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SharePoint - Showing folders in a filtered view

I have a library with a few folders in it, and the files in the folder have a "Status" property and an "Assigned To" field. I want to make a view with the following logic: If (Content Type == ...
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How to find data source for a SharePoint 2007 Access Web Datasheet

I inherited a SharePoint 2007 site. There is a Access Web datasheet that is retrieving data from some kind of data source. The user has informed me that it is no longer updating. For further ...
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SharePoint 2010 InfoPath Library Gantt Chart View MISSING Zoom In/Zoom Out Feature

How do I get the Zoom In/Zoom Out function back into the Library tab as it is in the List tab for Gantt Chart Views? Why would is the Zoom function missing from the Library tab? I set up a Gantt ...
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View linking to wrong content type

I have a list that uses three different content types. Content type management is enabled for it. Now, when I create my own view, and set the fields' property LinkToItem to TRUE, the links in the ...
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Adding values to column filter of a list

Ive created some custom xsl for a view in a project i am working on. One of the columns shows a custom message depending on some date comparisons i am performing against other columns in the xsl. ...
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CAML Query on a Calculated Lookup Field

I wrote some CAML Queries to modify the View of a List and all is working fine as long as I do not reference a Lookup Field which points to a calculated Field. I tried different types in the value ...
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Should views be created using “Edit the Current View” in the web part menu?

I've heard (and previous experience supports) that using "Edit the current view" is a bad idea, because the "view" created using this method can be orphaned if the list/library the view is based off ...
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Sharepoint 2013 custom toolbar in list definition (VS 2013)

i've a problem with the customization of the toolbar in a list definition created in a custom view. I write the following code: <View BaseViewID="4" ...
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Reset SharePoint blog homepage

I tried to change the filter applied to the blog posts displayed on the home page. I created a new view and applied it to the "posts" web part on the home page, and now it just displayed all the blog ...
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Show one of the 3 views depandant on current user

I have builded in Visual Studio (c#) a custom list, custom content type and 3 custom views. I am using sp 2010. The list is working ok and I can see and select the 3 views. It is possible for the end ...
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Use multi-select lookup field as filters in a data view web part (DVWP)

i have a list and a doc library. the list has a multi-select lookup field to the ID field in the doc library. when a user chooses multiple values in the dispform.aspx list form, i want to display the ...
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Automatic List Views

The Basics: I have got to separate List. List 1: Problems List 2: Ideas Every Idea is related to a Problem and both lists are very dynamic. The Question: Is it possible to create a view ...
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Items can not be selected in view

I have created a schema.xml for a List in SharePoint2010 which includes 2 views, and for some reason i cannot select listitems in one of the views ('Configurations') while i can select them in the ...
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Creating a report from a list that exceeds the number of viewable columns set by the admin

The SP admin has restricted views to 14 columns however the workflows used by the list will max at 24 columns. Is the admin throttle applicable to my report or is it only applicable to views?
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SharePoint 2007 - User can't select Explorer View

1 of my user cannot select "Explorer View" from the scroll down menu on the right side of the window... Actually she sees NO views at all... I deleted her account from SharePoint and recreated it... ...
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How do I prevent Sharepoint from asking to download html files to my local machine?

I have a page that contains a Page Viewer web part. Each time the page loads, in both edit and view modes, I get a File Download dialog box asking "Do you want to save this file?", listing the correct ...
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Remove Quick Launch panel for the list view.aspx

I have a listview called customerListView which is located in http://sitename/customerList/customerListView.aspx. What would I need to do in order to hide the quick launch just for this listview?
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How to link to a specific list view from a list web part's title link

When I place a list's web part on a page and set it to a specific view, upon clicking the list title of that web part I am taken to the AllItems view of the actual list. I want to be able to see the ...
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Why is my document library content not being shown?

I have a SharePoint 2007 site where the main user has just reported that her folders are missing for a document library. I have no idea what the history of this document library is or what happened ...
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How do I create a new view from an existing view using ECMAScript?

I wrote a script with ECMAScript to create a new calendar view with a click of the button by using: this.viewCollection.add(viewInfo); However, I'm wondering if it is possible to create the view ...
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Allow site members to create public views

As a site owner, I can create views and mark them as 'public' - however site members can't (by default). How do I add this particular capability to a group? I don't want them to be able to change ...
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How can we customize “View Item” form after using InfoPath?

I created a InfoPath form, and when I click on "New Item" I am able to see the nice form. However, when the user clicks "View Item" the form has sections that I would like to remove/hide. Is there ...
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How to get elements from essential List programmatically

I have gotten two lists (like a view) from Microsoft Dynamics CRM. How can I get a elements from these two lists to the C# Sharepoint code in .cs file. The Administrator of CRM told me that this lists ...
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How to Create a View of a Particular Content Type when there are Mulitple Content Types?

Salvete! I have a forms-library with two content-types that appear in the "New Document" menu. How can I create a view and choose which content-type to use? Let me explain. I have two ...
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Site usage report from Database

I have a SP 2007 site where site usage is enabled and I can check the usage for last thirty days. I wanted the usage details for last 6 months for which I went to SharePoint Designer but my SPD is ...
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Column that show the title of an item and point to a lookup value?

I have two lists, let's say "Parent" and "Child". There is a lookup in "child" list that point to "parent". In a custom view of Child list, I'd like to have the title of "Child" display, with a link ...
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Constraints on viewing list items

Suppose there's a top-secret list (inherits its restrictions from its parent) that contains records that were created earlier by different users. There are several groups with rights to administer, ...
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Web Parts Chrome Type is not Working

I am remotely connected to my clients sharepoint server 2010 standard using cisco vpn. I can see that the announcement list's webpart on our page has Title and Border which shows that chrome type is ...
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How to define custom CAML for a Personal View?

Using SharePoint 2010 (no idea how this affects 2007 or 2013), I often use Personal Views for administrative purposes, partly for "security through obscurity," mostly to keep the UI uncluttered for my ...
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Filter data view web part by page field

Is there a way to filter a data view by a page field that exist on the page. We can Implement it by CQWP in this way: [PageFieldValue: Relevancy]. Thanks, Romi
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Create Calendar view using list definition with visual 2010 (sharepoint 2010)

I'm a newer in sharepoint 2010 .I want to create calendar view for my list definition using list definition. I think i need to do something in schema.xml file, but i can't find any document talk about ...

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