SharePoint for Schools

STSADM Command Line Reference Guide

Simon Taylor-Jones — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:20:53 GMT

For a brilliant list of the STSADM commands have a look here

http://www.wssdemo.com/Lists/stsadm/AllItems.aspx

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How to upload documents to a document library

Simon Taylor-Jones — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:43:00 GMT

1. Once you have created your document save it where you normally save your documents.

2. Now in your document library please the upload button

3. You will now see the upload screen

4. Press the browse button

5. The default Windows browse button will appear and browse to where your document is.

6. Press OK

7. You will notice that the location (path) is now displayed in the name box

8. You can choose to overwrite existing files if required

9. Now press the OK button

10. You will now be able to enter the properties that you specified earlier.

11. Fill in the required information, which in this case is:

Title: Test Document

Type of resource: Lesson Plan

Type of document: Word

12. Press OK

13. You document has now been uploaded to the document library, and the document library is automatically shown.

Searching for your content

Simon Taylor-Jones — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:41:00 GMT

The search feature in MOSS 2007 is extremely powerful and can be configured in various ways that include searching your current list, document library and site, and normal network shares.

Most websites let you search the site. You will see that there is a search box in the top right of most of the pages in SharePoint. Users can use this search box to search the site or list that they're viewing.

Scenario

You are planning a lesson on trench warfare, and you want to see if there are already some resources available.

You could just go to the history document library and browse for all documents that have trench and warfare in the title. And you would find some results, but what if the title is WW2? What if the English department have some war poetry resources?

The steps below will show you how to search just document libraries and lists, the current site you are in and the whole SharePoint Portal

The image below shows a History Document Library, that has lots of resources in it.

2. In the search box enter 'trench warfare' and the results will be displayed. The result page shows the user the following:

· Title of the resource

· Some instances of the search criteria – trench warfare

· Location of the resource

But what about the possible English resources?

On the top navigation bar you will see a search tab. By pressing the search tab button you will be taken to the Search Centre

3. In the search box enter war and press the magnifying glass. Your results will show information from any where on the portal that has the word 'war' in it.

Discussion Boards

Simon Taylor-Jones — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:56:00 GMT

A discussion board is an online notice board. You will probably see some discussions on your staff pages, but you can also use discussion boards on your pupils and families areas to start group discussions.

How to add a discussion board

1. Navigate to the site where you want to add your discussion board

2. Select the 'View All Site Content ' link in the top left corner

3. Click the 'Create' button

4. The main create page will load up

5. Under Communications choose 'Discussion Board'

6. The 'New' page will load up

7. Enter the Name of the discussion board. Use a self descriptive name like 'Main Staff Discussion Board'

8. Choose whether or note you want it to appear in the quick launch bar

9. Press 'Create'

10. Your new discussion board will appear.

11. Press the 'New' button to start a new discussion.

12. The 'New Item' page loads

13. Enter the subject title for your new discussion. Something like: 'What improvements would you like to see on the VLE?' or for the pupils 'What is your favourite subject or topic?

NOTE: Be careful not to use a discussion board as a way to get data back from your users, if you want to get data back from users you will need to use a Survey.

14. In the body of the 'New Item' page you can enter your first opinion, or leave it blank if you are just posing a question.

15. You will now see that your new discussion topic has appeared in the list.

Embed Windows Movie Player on your page

Simon Taylor-Jones — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:46:00 GMT

Add a Content Editor WebPart to your page/site

Open the source editor and paste in the code below: and edit the URL Value to point to the Windows Media file on your site

</OBJECT>

List of all the standard WebParts and a description of what they do

Simon Taylor-Jones — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:44:00 GMT

Web Parts in common with WSSv3

Content Editor Web Part
Use for formatted text, tables, and images.

Form Web Part
Use to connect simple form controls to other Web Parts.

Image Web Part
Use to display pictures and photos.

Members
Use the Members Web Part to see a list of the site members and their online status.

Page Viewer Web Part
Use to display linked content, such as files, folders, or Web pages. The linked content is isolated from other content on the Web Part Page.

Relevant Documents
Use this webpart to display documents that are relevant to the current user.

User Tasks
Use this webpart to display tasks that are assigned to the current user.

XML Web Part
Use for XML, and XSL Transformation of the XML.

List View Web Part

Data View Web Part

Web Parts specific to MOSS 2007

Business Data

Business Data Actions
Display a list of actions from the Business Data Catalog.

Business Data Item
Display one item from a data source in the Business Data Catalog.

Business Data Item Builder
Creates a Business Data item from parameters in the query string and provides it to other web parts. This web part is only used on Business Data profile pages.

Business Data List
Display a list of items from a data source in the Business Data Catalog.

Business Data Related List
Display a list of items related to one or more parent items from a data source in the Business Data Catalog.

Content Rollup

Colleague Tracker
Displays your list of colleagues and any recent changes they made have had.

Memberships
Displays your site and distribution list memberships.

My Links
Use to display your links

My SharePoint Sites
Use to display documents authored by you on sites where you are a member and sites of your choice.

My Workspaces
Displays sites created under your My Site.

Site Aggregator
Use to display sites of your choice.

Dashboard

Key Performance Indicators
Shows a list of status indicators. Status indicators display important measures for your organization, and show how your organization is performing with respect to your goals.

KPI Details
Displays the details of a single status indicator. Status indicators display an important measure for an organization and may be obtained from other data sources including SharePoint lists, Excel workbooks, and SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services KPIs.

Other

Excel Web Access
Use the Excel Web Access to interact with an Excel 2007 workbook as a Web page.

I need to…
Displays tasks and tools from a list

IView Web Part
Displays iViews from SAP portal servers.

RSS Viewer
Renders RSS Feed

This Week in Pictures
Use to display the images library in the News web

WSRP Consumer Web Part
Displays portlets from web sites using WSRP 1.1.

Filters

Authored List Filter
Filter the contents of web parts using a list of values entered by the page author.

Business Data Catalog Filter
Filter the contents of web parts using a list of values from the Business Data Catalog.

Current User Filter
Filter the contents of web parts by using properties of the current page.

Date Filter
Filter the contents of web parts by allowing users to enter or pick a date.

Filter Actions
Filter Actions

Page Field Filter
Filter the contents of web parts using information about the current page.

Query String (URL) Filter
Filter the contents of web parts using values passed via the query string.

SharePoint List Filter
Filter the contents of web parts by using a list of values from a Office SharePoint Server list.

SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Filter
Filter the contents of web parts using a list of values from SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services cubes.

Text Filter
Filter the contents of web parts by allowing users to enter a text value.

Misc

Contact Details
Use to display details about a contact for this page or site

Outlook Web Access

My Calendar
Use to display your calendar. This part works with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and above.

My Contacts
Displays your contacts using Outlook Web Access for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

My Inbox
Displays your inbox using Outlook Web Access for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later.

My Mail Folder
Displays your calendar using Outlook Web Access for Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or later.

My Tasks
Displays your tasks using Outlook Web Access for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later.

Advanced Search Box
Entry point for advanced search

People Search Box
Entry point for people search

People Search Core Results
Web part to display the people search results.

Search Box
Entry point for search.

Search Core Results
Web part to display the search results.

Search High Confidence Results
Web part to display the special term and high confidence results.

Search Paging
Displays search paging.

Search Statistics
Displays search statistics.

Search Summary
Displays search summary.

Site Directory

Categories
Displays categories from the Site Directory

Sites in Category
Displays sites in the Site Directory

Top Sites
Display the top sites from Site Directory

Really useful toolbar for your pages! Add a print view, Send to, Add to favourites and more. And its FREE

Simon Taylor-Jones — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:25:00 GMT

This is a brilliant toolbar to add a bit a usability to your sites and pages.

Download the DWP file here and import it to your web part gallery

http://james.milne.com/SPPageToolBar/Demo/

Remove Quick Launch Bar

Simon Taylor-Jones — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:21:00 GMT

Want to remove that sometimes annoying Quick launch bar and reclaim that space?

Add content editor web part.
Click the Source code button

And paste the following code:

<style>

.ms-nav

{

display: none;

}

</style>