Thursday, June 24, 2010

Make a graphical instruction notice to your sharepoint library or list

Scenario: The ordinary document library description does not offer any graphical customization. As a result, it is often overlooked by most users.

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Solution: Add some html code with a simple border

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Step by step:

  1. Open the document library (or list) and pick Site actions –> Edit page
  2. Click Add Web Part
  3. Add the Content Editor Web Part
  4. Click the Open the tool pane
  5. Open the Source Editor
  6. Paste the following html code:

<TABLE BORDER=1 RULES=NONE FRAME=BOX BORDERCOLOR=RED>
<TR> <TD><b>Instructions</b></TD> </TR>
<TR> <TD>Choose suitable template under the New menu</TD> </TR>   
</TABLE>

  1. Customize the html to fit your needs.