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Here is a simple way to add in the logged in users profile picture right before or after the users name in the SharePoint 2010 ribbon. 1.) Add the following to the top of your custom master page right before the doctype: <%@ Register Tagprefix="SPSWC" Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.WebControls" Assembly="Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %> 2.) Add in the following control right before the welcome text: <SPSWC:ProfilePropertyImage PropertyName="PictureUrl" style="float: left; height: 20px;" ShowPlaceholder="true" id="PictureUrlImage" runat="server"/> A nice feature that you can customize is if you don’t want to show a placeholder image if a users has not uploaded a custom picture you can simply change ShowPlaceholder="true" to “false”. and it will only show a picture if someone has specified a custom...

Here is a SharePoint 2010 Bug that needs to be fixed. If you have a custom design and you moved the site actions out and below the Ribbon Control, you will notice that when you go to change a publishing page layout via the ribbon the option is disabled. Here is what the SharePoint 2010 publishing site Ribbon Page Layout Chooser looks like when active: If you move the Site Action Control <SharePoint:SiteActions out andbelow the Ribbon Control <SharePoint:SPRibbon something similar to this: And then edit the page and try to change the publishing page layout you will notice that some of the ribbon buttons are now disabled. The key issue here is that the site actions control is removed from the SPRibbon control and placed BELOW it. If you move it out of the ribbon control and above it it seems to work fine. THE QUICK FIX: • Make sure the page is checked out and editable • Click on the Save & Close Drop down arrow button • Click Save and Keep Edi...

Alerts are a great way to keep track of the changes your teammates make to documents and lists. You need the Create Alerts permission to create alerts. This permission is granted usually with the out-of-the-box configuration of the Site Members SharePoint group. To create an alert to a list or library, follow these steps:  Step 1. Browse to the list or library where you want to subscribe to an alert and then click the Alert button in the Share & Track tab of the Ribbon. The New Alert window appears. You can subscribe to an alert for a list item or document by choosing Alert Me on the item’s edit menu. Step 2. In the Alert Title box, enter a name for the alert.             Make the name something meaningful to you in your inbox. Step 3. In the Send Alerts To box, enter the names of people in addition to you who should receive the alert. That’s right, you can subscribe other people to an alert! Organizati...

Step 1: Go to List Settings     Step 2: Check you can able to find Metadata Navigation Settings     Step 3 : If you are not able to find Metadata Navigation settings, Go to Site Actions --> Site Settings and Clicj "Manage Site Features"     Step 4: Activate "Metadata Navigation and Filtering" Feature   Step 5: Now go to List settings and check you can able to find "Metadata Navigation Settings"      Step 6: "Configure Navigation Hirearchies" and Configure Key Filters".     Step 7: Choose any one of your list column and find below how it will react.     Step 8: If you choose a column under "Configure Key Filters". Sharepoint will have a filter in your Quick Launch or Left hand Side Menu     Step 9: If you choose a column under "Configure  Navigation Hirearchies". Sharepoint will have a navigation in your Quick Launch or Left hand Side...

Technically Speaking, Removing the Title Column from a SharePoint List isn't Possible. Here we will see how to change Title from "Required" to "Not Required" and show you how to hide from all forms of the list Step 1: Go to List Settings   Step 2: Navigate to Advance Settings     Step 3: Change "Allow Management of Content Types" to yes.       Step 4: Now you will find a additional section below to "General Settings" of the List named "Content Types". Click on "Item"   Step 5: Now you will get a page named "List Content Type Information". Find "Title" under Columns section and Click on it.     Step 6: Now Choose how your title column wants to react. "Required / Optional /Hidden"     Step 7: Done.

Step 1 : Create a custom list and navigate to list settings Step 2 : Navigate to Advance Settings Step 3: Find the Row Dialog which will allow you to choose, how the forms will react in new/edit/view mode Step 4: Done.

Step 1: Create a custom list and navigate to allitems.aspx view. Step 2: Navigate to the List Tab in Ribbon, Where you will find the View Format. Step 3: In the Same list Tab, Navigate to List Settings Step 4 : Go to "Advance Settings" Step 5 : Find the Row Datasheet which will allow you to choose enable / disable Datasheet view. Step 6: Finished. Have a look.