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Welcome to the Minnesota SharePoint User Group

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

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Welcome to the Minnesota SharePoint User Group

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  1. Welcome to the Minnesota SharePoint User Group

  2. 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

  3. Agenda • Quick Intro • Announcements and News • Presentation • Break • Presentation (continued) • Office 12 Updates, Q & A, Give Away!

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Conference Reminder • SharePoint ConnectionsApril 2-5: Orlando, FL • Advisor Summit on Microsoft SharePointApril 9-13: Las Vegas, NV • Tech Ed June 11-16: Boston, MA

  8. SharePoint Web Parts 101(non-developer)

  9. 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 • 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

  10. 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. • Appearance – Title and frame state • Layout – Display details • Advanced Web Part Properties

  11. Important Web Parts • 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

  12. Site Gallery • 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…

  13. 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 • Other tools: • STSADM for Windows interface • InstallAssemblies.exe

  14. View Types and Audiences • Shared View vs. Personal View • Contributors can add to Personal views • Web Designers and Admins for Shared views • Portal: Audiences for Web Parts

  15. Web Part Pages • Select from a list of available zone configurations • Save in a Document Library • Link to page from other pages

  16. Exporting Web Parts • Saved as .dwp files • Can be imported to other sites • Configuration and contents

  17. Connecting Web Parts • SRS Report List with SRS Report Viewer • Form Web Part with List Viewer

  18. List Views • Views • Customize current view

  19. Free Web Parts • There are a LOT out there, but user beware… • Microsoft Component Directory • Office Web Parts • Jan’s Web Parts • Document TreeView (Stramit’s)

  20. FrontPage and Web Parts • Configure DataView Web Parts • Customize Zones • Not a basic feature

  21. Tips and Tricks • 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. • ?contents=1 • Using Groups in list views • How to format an FAQ list • The Calendar CSS

  22. Resources • Creating a SharePoint Online Galleryhttp://msd2d.com/newsletter_tip.aspx?section=Sharepoint&id=52204aa4-e9d7-40d1-8f08-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 siteCreate Alerts -http://weblogs.asp.net/jan/archive/2004/03/27/97335.aspxWhat’s New -http://weblogs.asp.net/jan/archive/2004/03/04/84011.aspx • Component Directoryhttp://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/downloads/components/search.asp

  23. Thanks for coming. See you next month!

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