Another wish for the next version of SharePoint

My next wish is better granularity of user permissions.  I would like to not get bitten in the butt by what I like to call “hidden permissions”. The rights that you can grant or deny users are pretty explanatory on what they do.  But it also seems that other rights are included in the set that are not mentioned in the interface, nor have I seen anywhere where they are explained. Continue reading

A Quick Way To Change The Look Of The Web Part Title Bars For Your Sharepoint Environment

By replacing a small handful of image files you can change the background look of the web part title bar and toolbar for portals and WSS sites.

First, design your new titlebar/toolbar, you will need it in two different heights, and replace the images files on the server with your modified files using the same file names. The images are used as a repeating background, so the width of the image can be very small. If you want light text on a dark background, you will have to additionally modify the CSS files to change the text color. Continue reading