Working with Web Parts

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Working with Web Parts

Changing the Layout of a Web Part Page

1	To view the home page in design mode, on the Customer Service Team Home page, in the upper-right corner, click the Modify Shared Page arrow, and then click Design this Page.
2	To move a Web Part, drag the Links title bar to the top of the Site Image Web Part.
3	To temporarily remove a Web Part from all users' views of the home page, with Modify Shared Page displayed in the upper-right corner of the page, click the Events arrow, and then click Close.
4	To permanently delete a Web Part from the page, click the Site Image arrow, and then click Delete.
5	To acknowledge the message and continue deleting the Web Part, in the Microsoft Internet Explorer dialog box, click OK.
6	To view your changes in normal mode, click the Modify Shared Page arrow, and then click Design this Page.

Adding a Web Part from a Web Part Gallery

1	To begin adding a Web Part, on the Customer Service Team Home page, in the upper-right corner, click the Modify Shared Page arrow, point to Add Web Parts, and then click Browse.
2	To view additional Web Parts in the Team Web Site Gallery, in the Add Web Parts task pane, click once below the scroll box.
3	To add a Web Part to the current page, in the Add Web Parts task pane, under Web Part List, click the Content Editor Web Part item and drag it to the left pane, in the area above the Announcements Web Part.
4	To view additional Web Parts in the Team Web Site Gallery, in the Add Web Parts task pane, click once below the scroll box on the scroll bar, and then click Next.
5	To begin adding a Web Part to the top of a Web Part Page zone, in the Add Web Parts task pane, under Web Part List, click Members.
6	To finish adding the Web Part, at the bottom of the task pane, click the Add to arrow, click Right, and then click Add.
7	To view a different group of Web Parts, in the Add Web Parts task pane, click Web Part Page Gallery.
8	To restore a previously removed Web Part, with Events selected in the Web Part List area, at the bottom of the Add Web Parts task pane, click Add.
9	To view your changes in normal mode, on the Add Web Parts task pane title bar, click the Close button, and drag the scroll box down till the Content Editor Web Part is visible.

Customizing a Web Part by Using the Web Part Task Pane

1	To begin customizing a Web Part, on the Customer Service Team Home page, click once below the scroll box on the scroll bar, click the Content Editor Web Part arrow, and then click Modify Shared Web Part.
2	To begin entering formatted text in a Web Part, in the Content Editor Web Part task pane, click Rich Text Editor.
3	To enter text, in the Rich Text Editor -- Web Page Dialog dialog box, for the purposes of this exercise, press SPACEBAR, wait as the text is typed for you, and then press ENTER.
4	To enter additional text, press SPACEBAR, and wait as the text is typed for you.
5	To format a paragraph as a first-level heading, click at the end of the first sentence, click the Normal arrow, and then click Heading 1.
6	To display the formatted content in the Content Editor Web Part, in the Rich Text Editor – Web Page Dialog dialog box, click Save.
7	To display the formatting options, in the Content Editor Web Part task pane, click the plus sign (+) to the left of Appearance, and then click once below the scroll box on the scroll bar.
8	To change the title of the Web Part, in the Title box, triple-click the text to select it, press SPACEBAR, wait as the text is typed for you, and then click once below the scroll box inside the pane.
9	To place a border around the Web Part, click the Frame Style arrow, click Title Bar and Border, and then click OK.
10	To display the Web Part task pane, on the home page, click the Members arrow, and then click Modify Shared Web Part.
11	To prevent a Web Part from being accidentally minimized, in the Members task pane, click the plus sign (+) to the left of Advanced, and then click to clear the Allow Minimize check box.
12	To prevent a Web Part from being accidentally closed, click to clear the Allow Close check box, and then click OK.
13	To verify that the Minimize and Close options have been removed, on the home page, click the Members arrow.

Creating and Storing a Web Part Page

1	To begin creating a SharePoint site element, on the Customer Service Team Home page, on the top link bar, click Create.
2	To create a document library, on the Customer Service Team Create Page, in the right pane, under Document Libraries, click Document Library.
3	To enter a name, on the Customer Service Team New Document Library page, for the purposes of this exercise, press SPACEBAR, wait as the name is typed for you, and then click below the scroll box.
4	To create a library with the default Web Part Page document template, in the Document Template area, click the Document template arrow, click Web Part Page, and then click Create.
5	To begin creating a Web Part Page in the library, on the Customer Service Team Web Part Pages page, on the toolbar, click New Document.
6	To enter a name for the page, on the Customer Service Team Web Part Pages: New Web Part Page, press SPACEBAR, wait as the name is typed for you, and then click once below the scroll box.
7	To create a Web Part Page that is divided into three zones, in the Choose a Layout Template list, click Header, Left Column, Body, and then click Create.