Tag: MOSS 2007

Redirect in SharePoint Using Meta vs JavaScript

This morning I was working on a custom list item display form for a “Tags” list that I created in SharePoint (DispFormCustom.aspx). I replaced the standard display form web part with a data view web part (DVWP). For various reasons that I won’t bother explaining in this post, I needed to create a redirect on…

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Display Events from a SharePoint Calendar Using jQuery and FullCalendar

As part of a large department site redesign project, I wanted to implement a better calendar solution than what MOSS 2007 gives you OOTB. I remembered coming across the FullCalendar jQuery plugin a while back, so I decided to try using it with the calendar on my department’s site. I haven’t tested this in SharePoint…

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Use TinyMCE as the Rich Text Editor in SharePoint Forms

The default rich text editor (RTE) in SharePoint® 2007 doesn’t quite cut it in my opinion, and here’s why: It’s based on an ActiveX control, so it only works in Internet Explorer. This alone is reason enough to replace it. When creating a multiple line of text column in a custom list, you can only…

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My First Printed Article: Best Practices for SharePoint Groups

I had my first printed article published in SharePoint Magazine’s latest issue! The article is called “Best Practices for SharePoint Groups.” I submitted the article as part of an Aspiring Authors competition. If you’re so inclined, take a moment to “Like” the article and help me out! Update 2013-09-17: SharePointMagazine.net is no longer available, but you…

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SharePoint Contextual Search – Updated

In a recent project created a page that features several Data View Web Parts pulling information from multiple lists within the site to create a dashboard-like experience. The stakeholders also wanted to be able to quickly search within each list, so I decided to include a custom search box at the top of each data…

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Org Chart Chrome

Create an Organization Chart in MOSS 2007 Using a Contacts List

Note: This article was originally posted on NothingButSharePoint.com, but some of the code snippets were unescaped when it was published, so I decided to post it on my own blog with the correct code snippets. I was recently tasked with finding a way to maintain an org chart for my department. If this were a…

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Load SharePoint Web-optimized Images into a DVWP

It finally happened. I’m starting a SharePoint category on my blog. So, I recently worked on a project in which users were encouraged to upload photos that they took at volunteer events around the country. The stakeholder wanted to have a slideshow of these images on the event home page, and of course it had…

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