Monday, May 18, 2009
7 Minute Screencast: Create a Message of the Day Web Part
As part of the Hack the SharePoint Inteface – No Code Required! live online workshop, we show how to implement a message of the day web part. In the screencast below, I show how you can utilize the Message of the Day Web Part to implement a status update on multiple pages of your site.
Another method that I use is to modify the Master Pages to include a dataview webpart that is using an Alert List as its source. This method allows you to make the change in only one place, the master page, and all sites will inherit it.
Niche – Yes, agreed, but I think most people are too timid to touch the MasterPage from fear of screwing things up. — Mark
Absolute genius! Your site just gets better and better – thanks for all your hard work, all of your tips are really helping me at work – thanks, Nicola