Archive for tag: Customizations

Sharepoint Breadcrumb: Display's current site title

30 August, 2008 (11:44) | MOSS - Customization with SPD | By: GVK

To display only the current site title in Sharepoint breadcrumb add the property ParentLevelsDisplayed=”0″ in the <asp:SiteMapPath… tag
The below Asp:SiteMapPath tag display only the current site title
Example:
<asp:SiteMapPath ID=”siteMapPath_section” Runat=”server” SiteMapProvider=”CurrentNavSiteMapProviderNoEncode” RenderCurrentNodeAsLink=”false” SkipLinkText=”” CurrentNodeStyle-CssClass=”breadcrumbCurrent” NodeStyle-CssClass=”ms-sitemapdirectional” ParentLevelsDisplayed=”0″>
<CurrentNodeStyle CssClass=”breadcrumbCurrent” />
<NodeStyle CssClass=”ms-sitemapdirectional” />
</asp:SiteMapPath>
The below Asp:SiteMapPath tag display only the current site title parent and current site title (parent > [...]

Customize search box in sharepoint 2007

28 August, 2008 (12:11) | MOSS - Customization with SPD | By: GVK

Now, we learn how to customize the sharepoint search box
Search for the Content place holder PlaceHolderSearchArea
Add the property visible=”false” to the PlaceHolderSearchArea
As shown in below image:
Now, choose the place where you want to put the customized search box or write a new tag <td></td> below the PlaceHolderSearchArea closing </td> tag
Go to the menu Task Panes [...]

Configure advanced search in sharepoint

22 July, 2008 (09:52) | MOSS - General | By: GVK

Go site action > Site Settings
Click on Sites and Workspaces
Create Search site using ‘Search Center’ template (which is under Enterprise tab)
After creating the ‘Search Center’ site, browse to the site and copy the url
Return back the main home page, then go to ‘Site Action’ > Site Settings
Under ‘Site Collection Administration’ section click on ‘Search settings’
Select [...]

Change Date Format of Site Column

21 July, 2008 (12:30) | MOSS - General | By: GVK

First of all create a column with Date and Time column type, choose Date Only radio button under Date and Time Format provide the column name as ‘Date’
Then Create one more column with Calculated (calculation based on other columns) column type, provide the below said formulas in formula input fields and name the column as [...]

MOSS links open in new window

21 July, 2008 (11:59) | MOSS - Customization with SPD | By: GVK

There is very easy way to open the Links webpart links in new window using SPD.
1. Open the site in sharepoint designer.
2. Select the Links webpart and convert it into XSLT Data View
3. Then, select any one of the link in Links webpart and right click you will find Hyperlinks Properties option, Click on that
4. [...]