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Why cannot view lists in Datasheet view?

Mark — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:40:54 GMT

The list is displayed in Standard view. It cannot be displayed in Datasheet view for one or more of the following reasons:

- A datasheet component compatible with Windows SharePoint Services is not installed
- your browser does not support ActiveX controls, or support for ActiveX controls is disabled.

it means that your local computer does not have Microsoft Office 2003/2007 installed, which is necessary for viewing lists in Datasheet view. Neither Office 2000 nor Office XP are compatible with SharePoint 2003 version.

How to apply customized template for wss?

Mark — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:03:56 GMT

Reference
WSS2 - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288952.aspx
WSS3 - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288412.aspx
　

Install a template

Download the template you want to install to your computer. You may need to extract the files. By default site template files have extension *.stp
Log on to the SharePoint site as a member of the Owners group.
On the Site Actions menu, click Site Settings.
In the Galleries section, click Site templates.
If you don’t see Site templates in the Galleries section, you might not be at a top-level site. In the Site Collection Administration section, click Go to top-level site administration.
Click Upload to save an application template to this SharePoint site.
If you want to save more than one application template, click Upload Multiple Files.
Browse to the <template_name>.stp file, and then click Open.
Click OK.

Create a site with customized template

Log on to the SharePoint site as a member of the Owners group.
On the Site Actions menu, click Site Settings.
In the Site Administration section, click Sites and workspaces.
Click Create.
On the New SharePoint Site page, fill in the information about your new site.
In the Template Selection section, click the Custom tab.
Any site admin application templates that have been uploaded will be listed here.
Click the template to use for the new site, and then click Create.

The following procedure will not remove any sites that were alreadycreated by using the template. It will only prevent users from creatingnew sites based on the template.

Remove a template

Log on to the top-level SharePoint site as a member of the Owners group.
On the Site Actions menu, click Site Settings.
In the Galleries section, click Site templates.
In the list of site templates, find the application template to remove, and then click Edit.
Confirm that this is the application template to remove, and then click Delete Item.
Click OK to confirm the deletion.

What id and password do I use to login to my wss

Mark — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:38:01 GMT

To login toyour WSS, please use your hosting ID and hosting password. If yourhosting password doesn't work, go to your control panel -> Security-> Site User Manager and reset password there for your hosting userid. That should fix the problem.

How to anonymous access for wss 3.0?

Mark — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:42:28 GMT

Explicitly turn it on for the sites you want to be accessed anonymously.
Browseto YOUR wss 3.0 site, click Site Settings > Advanced Permissions> Settings >Anonymous Access (setanon.aspx) and turn on anonymousaccess for the site.

How do I add new WSS user?

Mark — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:41:24 GMT

WSS 2.0

1. First you will add users in your hosting control panel under Site admin -> Wss 2.0 -> Manage Wss User.
2. Then log into your sharepoint site using your account username and password
3. Then under Modify this Workspace select site settings -- manager users-- add users, from there you can set what type of user you want them tobe (i.e. contributor)

WSS 3.0

1. First you will add users in your hosting control panel under Site admin -> Wss 3.0 -> Manage Wss User.
2. Then log into your sharepoint site using your account username and password
3. Then under setting, you can add the user ther

getting Web Part Error: This page has encountered a critical error on creating list at newly installed wss 2.0

Mark — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:40:03 GMT

Use control panel to check your sharepointurl's and see if it's running under asp.net 2.0. If so, change it touse asp.net 1.1 and re-try the steps to see if the problem is fixed.