Transcript SharePoint and InfoPath

Welcome to the
Minnesota SharePoint
User Group
User Group Goal / Objectives
Develop and support a local community focused on
Microsoft SharePoint Technologies
• Educate user group members about SharePoint Technologies
• Transfer knowledge within the community
• Communicate best practices
• Introduce new products / solutions
Agenda
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Quick Intro
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Announcements and News
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Presentation
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Break
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Presentation (continued)
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Office 12 Updates, Q & A, Give Away!
Introductions – MNSPUG Sponsors
• Inetium (www.inetium.com)
• Twin Cites based Microsoft consulting company
• Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
• Practice Area focused on Information Worker Technologies
• New Horizons – Minnesota (www.newhorizonsmn.com)
• Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
• Training on many technologies
• Microsoft (www.microsoft.com)
• I’m guessing you’ve heard of them
www.sharepointmn.com
• Website for user group
• SharePoint resource documents
• SharePoint resource websites links
• RSS Feeds
• Meeting Schedule
• Past User Group Presentations
• Watch for changes soon!
www.sharepointmn.com
Upcoming Schedule
• Next Meetings
• April 12th 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
• Topics: SharePoint Success Stories – Case Studies
• May 10th 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
• 2 yr MNSPUG Anniversary Celebration
• Ongoing Schedule
• 2nd Wednesday of every month
• 9:00 to 11:00 am
• Microsoft’s Bloomington Office
Conference Reminder
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SharePoint Connections
April 2-5: Orlando, FL
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Advisor Summit on Microsoft SharePoint
April 9-13: Las Vegas, NV
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Tech Ed
June 11-16: Boston, MA
SharePoint Web Parts 101
(non-developer)
Definitions and Details
• Web Parts – Server controls that execute at the server and display to
the browser
• Zones – Areas of a web page that are containers for Web Parts
• Galleries – Collections of Web Parts that can be added to a web page
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Web Part Page Gallery – Any Web Parts that have been closed
Site Name Gallery – List of all available Web Parts and Lists on the site
Virtual Server Gallery – Web Parts installed on the Virtual Server
Online Gallery – Default to the Microsoft web part gallery, but can be
changed or turned off
Adding Web Parts
• Browse – The most common method by either drag and drop or
select the zone and use the Add button.
• Search – Searches across galleries by keyword.
• Import – Add a Web Part not currently in the gallery.
Web Part Properties
• Appearance – Title and frame state
• Layout – Display details
• Advanced
Important Web Parts
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Image Web Part
Content Editor Web Part
PageViewer Web Part
XML Web Part
• Form Web Part
• Members Web Part
• ListView Web Part
• DataView Web Part
Site Gallery
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Site Settings -> Site Administration -> Manage Web Part Gallery
‘New Web Part’ opens gallery of web parts available for importing to
site
Portal Web Parts vs WSS Web Parts…
STSADM and Web Parts
• Addwppack – Adds a Web Part to the server gallery
• Deletewppack – Removes a Web Part from the gallery
• Enumwppacks – Lists all the web parts available in the gallery
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Other tools:
– STSADM for Windows interface
– InstallAssemblies.exe
View Types and Audiences
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Shared View vs. Personal View
– Contributors can add to Personal views
– Web Designers and Admins for Shared views
Portal: Audiences for Web Parts
Web Part Pages
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Select from a list of available zone configurations
Save in a Document Library
Link to page from other pages
Exporting Web Parts
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Saved as .dwp files
Can be imported to other sites
Configuration and contents
Connecting Web Parts
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SRS Report List with SRS Report Viewer
Form Web Part with List Viewer
List Views
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Views
Customize current view
Free Web Parts
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There are a LOT out there, but user beware…
Microsoft Component Directory
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Office Web Parts
Jan’s Web Parts
Document TreeView (Stramit’s)
FrontPage and Web Parts
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Configure DataView Web Parts
Customize Zones
Not a basic feature
Tips and Tricks
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Turn off the Online Gallery
Web Parts in the Web Part Page Library are loaded… if you have a lot out
there that aren’t being used – delete them.
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Using Groups in list views
How to format an FAQ list
The Calendar CSS
Resources
• Creating a SharePoint Online Gallery
http://msd2d.com/newsletter_tip.aspx?section=Sharepoint&id=52204aa4-e9d7-40d18f08-e486808ddce2
• SharePoint Resource list (blog posting)
http://www.sharepointblogs.com/mkruger/archive/2005/05/05/SharePointWebParts.aspx
•Tree view
http://blog.spsclerics.com/articles/9253.aspx
•Jan Tielen’s site
Create Alerts - http://weblogs.asp.net/jan/archive/2004/03/27/97335.aspx
What’s New - http://weblogs.asp.net/jan/archive/2004/03/04/84011.aspx
•Component Directory
http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/downloads/components/search.asp
Thanks for coming.
See you next month!