Getting Started
Getting Started has moved to the Backstage > New. Some of the templates available are SharePoint List, SharePoint Document Library (editform.aspx, newform.aspx, etc. forms) and Document Information Panel. We could build these before, but only from other applications.
The description of the SharePoint List template is "Start with the default SharePoint list form, create rules, and modify form layout and formatting. Users fill out the form when working with items in the Sharepoint list."
Showing posts with label Ribbon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ribbon. Show all posts
Friday, July 17, 2009
SharePoint 2010 Sneak Peeks - Overview
The SharePoint team released much more 2010 material this week. I feel like I can practically start using the product at this point. We now have 3 "sneak peek" videos - an Overview, one for IT Professionals, and one for Developers.
I'm very excited about what I've seen so far.
Overview
SharePoint pages have the Ribbon. Site Actions occupies the first tab location, similar to the Office 2010 Backstage. Many of the options that were available in List Settings / Site Settings / etc. are now in tabs in the Ribbon. For administrative pages, the forms suddenly "show" in the foreground (while the background dims).
Edit Page has a similar, "live" feel to it. Changing images used to require entering URLs into fields; now, there are Upload controls. Once images are uploaded, they can be resized in place using resizing handles. Tool Zones suddenly "show" in the foreground while the background dims. There is an option to Make Homepage, similar to the option in SharePoint Designer.
I noticed Office Client Applications Web Parts and Silverlight web parts. Theme Gallery has options to Custiomize Themes. There is also a PowerPoint Theme, which will steal colors, fonts, etc. from any PowerPoint slide.
Visio Services
Visio is now run server-side, similar to Excel. The interface looked much like Excel Web Access, with controls labeled Open in Visio, Refresh, etc.
Lists/Libraries
Upload Multiple Documents now opens a textarea-looking control, wherein files can be dragged and dropped. There are options in lists to Change List Order (sort?) and a link for Validation Settings. I can select multiple items and perform a single function (checkout, e.g). Upon Check Out of an item, an httpGetRequest is made, without the need for a server roundtrip. No word yet on whether other browsers will update without a roundtrip.
SharePoint Designer 2010
SPD now uses the Ribbon. I saw a control on the Ribbon for Reusable Workflow. The interface used a "Web Parts Page" look-and-feel. The Web Site tab has now been replaced with a web-parts-page-looking form with site information grouped in chunks.
BDC Business Connectivity Services can now read/write to an external database! There is also a feature enabling offline data editing and synchronization (is this Groove SharePoint Workspace under the hood?).
In the Folder List, we can now see Entities (LOB Entities), and we are always one right-click away from creating CRUD transactions. Also, the right-click menu includes options for creating Relationships between entities.
The Office DIP and Smart Parts continue to connect to Business Connectivity Services. We can issue queries and read records directly from Office clients.
SharePoint WorkSpace
New controls on the SharePoint Ribbon include Sync to Computer (similar to Check Out, but includes the ability to take lists offline - without Outlook). A Synchronization group contains controls such as Connect to Server and Disconnect from Server.
I'm very excited about what I've seen so far.
Overview
SharePoint pages have the Ribbon. Site Actions occupies the first tab location, similar to the Office 2010 Backstage. Many of the options that were available in List Settings / Site Settings / etc. are now in tabs in the Ribbon. For administrative pages, the forms suddenly "show" in the foreground (while the background dims).
Edit Page has a similar, "live" feel to it. Changing images used to require entering URLs into fields; now, there are Upload controls. Once images are uploaded, they can be resized in place using resizing handles. Tool Zones suddenly "show" in the foreground while the background dims. There is an option to Make Homepage, similar to the option in SharePoint Designer.
I noticed Office Client Applications Web Parts and Silverlight web parts. Theme Gallery has options to Custiomize Themes. There is also a PowerPoint Theme, which will steal colors, fonts, etc. from any PowerPoint slide.
Visio Services
Visio is now run server-side, similar to Excel. The interface looked much like Excel Web Access, with controls labeled Open in Visio, Refresh, etc.
Lists/Libraries
Upload Multiple Documents now opens a textarea-looking control, wherein files can be dragged and dropped. There are options in lists to Change List Order (sort?) and a link for Validation Settings. I can select multiple items and perform a single function (checkout, e.g). Upon Check Out of an item, an httpGetRequest is made, without the need for a server roundtrip. No word yet on whether other browsers will update without a roundtrip.
SharePoint Designer 2010
SPD now uses the Ribbon. I saw a control on the Ribbon for Reusable Workflow. The interface used a "Web Parts Page" look-and-feel. The Web Site tab has now been replaced with a web-parts-page-looking form with site information grouped in chunks.
In the Folder List, we can now see Entities (LOB Entities), and we are always one right-click away from creating CRUD transactions. Also, the right-click menu includes options for creating Relationships between entities.
The Office DIP and Smart Parts continue to connect to Business Connectivity Services. We can issue queries and read records directly from Office clients.
SharePoint WorkSpace
New controls on the SharePoint Ribbon include Sync to Computer (similar to Check Out, but includes the ability to take lists offline - without Outlook). A Synchronization group contains controls such as Connect to Server and Disconnect from Server.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
SharePoint Products and Technologies: 2010 (Technical Preview) Developer Documentation
I've been asked to study the new SharePoint Technical Preview documents released 7/13/09 from Microsoft. Officially called SharePoint Products and Technologies: 2010 (Technical Preview) Developer Documentation, the download is available here. Microsoft is officially silent about SharePoint 2010, until a Beta is available in October.
A new (albeit sparse) MSDN branch for Sppt 2010 has been created here.
Sppt = SharePoint Product and Technologies.
The download released Monday is a .zip archive of 4 files:
ReadMe.txt
The ReadMe file is helpful for opening .chm content. Compiled HTML (.chm) is a handy format for Help applications, but contains a vulnerability.
Customizing the Ribbon in Windows SharePoint Services 14.[extension]
Wss 14 will contain an Office Ribbon. The Office Ribbon will be customizable using Open XML (RibbonX) using the same model that Office 2007 customizations are made (ribbon > tabs > tab > group > control). These customizations are deployed as features, and pretty similarly to how a developer would customize a new Site Settings link.
Importantly, deployment of features can now be performed using PowerShell. New commandlets are Install-SPFeature, Enable-SPFeature, and (presumably) others.
SPPT2010TP.chm
This self-proclaimed "SDK" is a help file with the new Sharepoint namespaces, arranged alphabetically. This is a lot of information, and I'll commence to finding all the new stuff/good stuff.
On another note, there is new Office 2010 material at http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010 . Of mention areGroove SharePoint Workspace 2010 and Web Applications.
A new (albeit sparse) MSDN branch for Sppt 2010 has been created here.
Sppt = SharePoint Product and Technologies.
The download released Monday is a .zip archive of 4 files:
- ReadMe.txt
- Customizing the Ribbon in Windows SharePoint Services 14.pdf
- Customizing the Ribbon in Windows SharePoint Services 14.xps
- SPPT2010TP.chm
ReadMe.txt
The ReadMe file is helpful for opening .chm content. Compiled HTML (.chm) is a handy format for Help applications, but contains a vulnerability.
Customizing the Ribbon in Windows SharePoint Services 14.[extension]
Wss 14 will contain an Office Ribbon. The Office Ribbon will be customizable using Open XML (RibbonX) using the same model that Office 2007 customizations are made (ribbon > tabs > tab > group > control). These customizations are deployed as features, and pretty similarly to how a developer would customize a new Site Settings link.
Importantly, deployment of features can now be performed using PowerShell. New commandlets are Install-SPFeature, Enable-SPFeature, and (presumably) others.
SPPT2010TP.chm
This self-proclaimed "SDK" is a help file with the new Sharepoint namespaces, arranged alphabetically. This is a lot of information, and I'll commence to finding all the new stuff/good stuff.
On another note, there is new Office 2010 material at http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010 . Of mention are
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