Create Shortcut in SharePoint Document Library

The requirement is to create a Shortcut link inside the SharePoint document library. OK, tried uploading the URL shortcut (.url) file, and got the error message saying “The following file(s) have been blocked by the administrator: URL Shortcut.url”. Solution: Add “Link to a Document” content type to the document library. Here is…

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SharePoint URL Shortcuts

Here is the list of Quick URL Shortcuts to Frequent SharePoint Links: Open the page in Edit mode: ?displaymode=design Or ?ToolPaneView=2&pagemode=edit Add web parts to any page: append  ?PageView=Shared&ToolPaneView=2 Create New Site Content (List, Library, etc.)  /_layouts/create.aspx Create New Site: _layouts/NewsbWeb.aspx List Template Gallery: _catalogs/lt/Forms/AllItems.aspx Master Page Gallery: _catalogs/masterpage/Forms/AllItems.aspx Manage your Alerts  _layouts/SubEdit.aspx …

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Trick to Edit SharePoint List Forms to Add web part (NewForm.Aspx, EditForm.aspx, AllItems.aspx, etc.) in browser

By default, SharePoint doesn’t allow us to edit the List forms in browser. See the Edit Page from Site action is greyed out! However, Its possible to edit SharePoint list form pages! Here is the trick to edit SharePoint List Forms (like DispForm.aspx, NewForm.aspx, EditForm.aspx) in browser. Just append: &toolpaneview=2 in the…

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