Showing posts with label OOTB. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OOTB. Show all posts

Aug 5, 2014

OWA web parts in SharePoint 2013

When I tried finding the OWA web parts in the SharePoint 2013 OOTB web parts, I couldn't find the web parts and “Outlook Web App” category is also not available. I was thinking it is deprecated or not available in SharePoint 
2013.
After searching, I found the following solution.
Steps to add Outlook web parts
1.   Go to Web part Gallery.
2.   On Web part Gallery page, Click Files-> New Document -> New in the ribbon.
 3.   On New web part page (NewDWp.aspx), look for Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.WebControls.OWA, select the web parts related to the outlook as shown below and populate gallery.
4.   Now, under Miscellaneous Category, you will see the web parts related to Outlook. 
Hope this helps you!

Jul 29, 2014

SharePoint 2013 & 2010 OOTB Web Parts Comparison

There are many changes made in SP 2013 in OOTB web parts. I tried creating
a summary which shows the following:
1. What category is added or removed in SP 2013?
2. What are the web parts removed from SP 2013?
3. What are the new web parts added and their functionality?

Downloadable Link for the below file: Link to download

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Jul 23, 2014

Promoted Links in SharePoint 2013

Promoted Links is a new list type added in SharePoint 2013.
What it is and how to use this?
1.   New app in SP 2013 available Out of Box
2.   It is similar app like “Get Started with your site” in the home page 
3.   It is a very cool feature which allows you to add images and links to it and display it in a Tile view in a page for quick navigation.
4.   Let’s create a promoted links app for our SharePoint 2013 home page.
5.   Go to “Add an App” -> Promoted Links -> Give a name “Home Page Navigation”
                    
6.   You will see a message. The list is empty, Add tiles from the All Promoted Links view. Now, start adding the images and links in the app as shown below
When you click on the “All Promoted Links” you will see a list view to add items in it.
Adding new item will have the following fields
a.    Title
b.    Background Image Location
c.    Description
d.   Link Location
e.    Launch behavior
f.     Order 

Example of one item added.
Similarly, I have added 4 items in the list.
Now, in the list, if you navigate to the Tile View, you will see the images with the links displayed with Links. Cool Isn't? It is OUT OF BOX. 
If you hover the mouse, the title automatically goes up. You can click and navigate to the desired page.
This list can be displayed in a web part in the site home page which can be used for quick navigation. Please share this if it is useful!