Introduction
A web part is a modular unit of information that is basic building block of most pages on a SharePoint site. This document describes how to add a web part to a page and describes the settings that are common across all web parts.
This document assumes a basic understanding of how to do the following:
- Create a new page in a SharePoint site
- Edit an existing page in a Sharepoint site
Add a Web Part to a Page
Web parts can only be added to pages that contain web part zones.
To add a web part to a web part zone, click the yellow Add a Web Part button.
Select from the List of Available Web Parts
Click the checkbox by the web part that you want to add to the web part zone. Note: You can only add one web part at time.
Common Settings of Web Parts
All web parts contain the common settings that allow administrators to control how the web part is displayed on the page. These settings include: appearance, layout, and advanced characteristics.
Note: The common Web Part properties that you see in the tool pane may be different from what is documented in this section for several reasons:
- You must have appropriate permission to see the Advanced section.
- For a specific Web Part, a Web Part developer may have chosen not to display one or more of these common properties or may have chosen to create and display additional properties that are not listed below in the Appearance, Layout, and Advanced sections of the tool pane.
- Some permission and property settings may disable or hide Web Part properties.
Customize How the Web Part is Displayed
You can customize the display of the web part by using the following Appearance settings. All of these settings are optional.
Title: Enter the name that you want displayed as the title of the content query.
Height: You can choose to have your web part automatically adjust to fit the zone (default) or manually enter a fixed height. The height can be specified in various units of measure.
Width: You can choose to have your web part automatically adjust to fit the zone (default) or manually enter a fixed width. The width can be specified in various units of measure.
Chrome State: Specifies whether the entire Web Part appears on the page when a user opens the Web Part Page. By default, the chrome state is set to Normal and the entire Web Part appears. Only the title bar appears when the state is set to Minimized.
Chrome Type: Specifies whether the title bar and border of the Web Part frame are displayed.
You can customize the layout of the web part by using the following Layout settings. All of these settings are optional.
Hidden: Specifies whether the Web Part is visible when a user opens the Web Part Page. If the check box is selected, the Web Part is visible only when you are designing the page and has the suffix (Hidden) appended to the title. You can hide a Web Part if you want to use it to provide data to another Web Part through a Web Part connection, but you don't want to display the Web Part.
Direction: Specifies the direction of the text in the Web Part content. For example, Arabic is a right-to-left language; English and most other European languages are left-to-right languages. This setting may not be available for all types of Web Parts.
Zone: Specifies the zone on the Web Part Page where the Web Part is located. Note: Zones on the Web Part Page are not listed in the list box when you do not have permission to modify the zone.
Zone Index: Specifies the position of the Web Part in a zone when the zone contains more than one Web Part. To specify the order, type a positive integer in the text box. If the Web Parts in the zone are ordered from top to bottom, a value of 1 means that the Web Part appears at the top of the zone. If the Web Parts in the zone are ordered from left to right, a value of 1 means that the Web Part appears on the left of the zone.
For example, when you add a Web Part to an empty zone that is ordered from top to bottom, the Zone Index is 0. When you add a second Web Part to the bottom of the zone, its Zone Index is 1. To move the second Web Part to the top of the zone, type 0, and then type 1 for the first Web Part. Note: Each Web Part in the zone must have a unique Zone Index value. Therefore, changing the Zone Index value for the current Web Part can also change the Zone Index value for other Web Parts in the zone.
Customize the Web Part's Back End Properties
You can customize the back end properties of the web part through the Advanced settings. All of these settings are optional.
Allow Minimize: Specifies whether the Web Part can be minimized.
Allow Close: Specifies whether the Web Part can be removed from the Web Part Page.
Allow Hide: Specifies whether the Web Part can be hidden.
Allow Zone: Change specifies whether the Web Part can be moved to a different zone.
Allow Connections: Specifies whether the Web Part can participate in connections with other Web Parts.
Allow Editing in Personal View: Specifies whether the Web Part properties can be modified in a personal view.
Export Mode: Specifies the level of data that is permitted to be exported for this Web Part. Depending on your configuration, this setting may not be available.
Title URL: Specifies the URL of a file containing additional information about the Web Part. The file is displayed in a separate browser window when you click the Web Part title.
Description: Specifies the ScreenTip that appears when you rest the mouse pointer on the Web Part title or Web Part icon. The value of this property is used when you search for Web Parts by using the Search command on the Find Web Parts menu of the tool pane in the following Web Part galleries: Site, Virtual Server, and Web Part Page.
Help URL: Specifies the location of a file containing Help information about the Web Part. The Help information is displayed in a separate browser window when you click the Help command on the Web Part menu.
Help Mode: Specifies how a browser will display Help content for a Web Part.
Select one of the following:
Modal: Opens a separate browser window, if the browser has this capability. A user must close the window before returning to the Web page.
Modeless: Opens a separate browser window, if the browser has this capability. A user does not have to close the window before returning to the Web page. This is the default value.
Navigate: Opens the Web page in the current browser window.
Note: Even though custom Microsoft ASP.NET Web Parts support this property, default Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Help topics open only in a separate browser window.
Catalog Icon Image URL: Specifies the location of a file containing an image to be used as the Web Part icon in the Web Part List. The image size must be 16 by 16 pixels. Title Icon Image URL Specifies the location of a file containing an image to be used in the Web Part title bar. The image size must be 16 by 16 pixels.
Import Error Message: Specifies a message that appears if there is a problem importing the Web Part.
Target audiences: Limit the accessibility of the web part to specified groups or individuals.
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