Monthly Archives: August 2012

SharePoint Ribbon CSS Tips and Tricks

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This is the fifth post in a SharePoint 2010 ribbon series.  Be sure to check out posts 1 through 4 as well:

1) Boil it down to the basics… the SharePoint 2010 ribbon
2) Gathering requirements for your ribbon needs
3) The Docked Ribbon
4) Ribbon visibility using CSS

It is no secret that I have a thing for CSS.  There is nothing like adding a few lines of code and seeing things instantly change before your eyes. I may be overly romanticizing CSS but hey, I will take what I can get when it comes to changing up SharePoint.  Keeping up the spirit of ribbon modification for this series, here are some quick SharePoint ribbon CSS tips and tricks that you can do with the your sites.  If you are feeling the need for more CSS love, check out the ribbon section of my SharePoint 2010 CSS Chart.   Continue reading →

Fixed width SharePoint master page creates problem for Web Part Adder/Update Panel

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The problem

A very common request with custom SharePoint branding is to convert the master page and CSS to a centered, fixed width design.  For instructions on how to do this, check out my Creating a centered fixed width design in SharePoint 2010 blog post.  A lot of designs like to use “960px” for the width value.  Unfortunately this creates a problem for the SharePoint Web Part Adder/Update Panel (the WebPartAdderUpdatePanel control found in the SharePoint master page).   Continue reading →