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Essential SharePoint 2007, 2nd Edition
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Essential SharePoint 2007, 2nd Edition

by Jeff Webb
September 2007
Beginner content levelBeginner
448 pages
10h 2m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Renaming a List and Changing Other Settings

To rename a list after it is created:

  • On the list toolbar, click Settings → List Settings and then click "Title, description, and navigation" under the General Settings heading on the left side of the page (see Figure 4-16).

Types of settings on the List Settings page

Figure 4-16. Types of settings on the List Settings page

Changing Email and Attachment Settings

The Problem Reports list can send email notifying employees when an item is assigned to them. To enable that feature:

  • Click Advanced Settings on the list Settings page and select Yes under the E-Mail Notification section.

If the E-Mail Notification section is disabled, SharePoint's email features are not configured or are disabled. Figure 4-17 shows the other advanced settings.

Use the Advanced Settings page to send email when an issue is assigned

Figure 4-17. Use the Advanced Settings page to send email when an issue is assigned

Advanced Settings can also enable or disable file attachments to list items. Attachments allow users to upload files (such as a screenshot of an error) when they create a new item. In the case of the Problem Reports list, attachments are very useful, but for other list types they may not be needed.

Approval and Change History

The Problem Reports list tracks the change history of each item—that's one of the main features of the Issue Tracking template—so versioning is On by default. ...

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