Ok - following this mornings post, Ive had a couple of questions about some of the webparts and solutions you can see in the screenies. People have also been asking what others I recommend.
Here we go, and of course - thanks go out to the people who write these...
1. My Documents (Salamander)
2. My Sites (Salamander)
3. SmartTools (CodePlex)
- What's New
- Enhanced Site Actions
- Copy Paste Action
- Dock Navigation
- Charts
4. PKS (CodePlex)
5. Tool Basket (CodePlex)
- Documen
Thanks to the guys who PM'd me and commented on my last entry about our use of Sharepoint. Yes, I know I didnt post any screenies of it - and I will now be putting that right. There was a method in the madness though - I was in the middle of re-branding. Playing with the Master Pages and CSS to "de-Sharepoint" it a bit is fun! No really... it is!
Right... down to business, and to answer a few of the questions I have recieved in a general way.
1. Layout:
PORTAL
> Staff
....Curricul
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