Order List Items Like in a Meeting Workspace: Part 2

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In Order List Items Like in a Meeting Workspace: Part 1 I wrote how you could enable the order field on other lists. In this blog post I will cover how you could create a custom action to reorder the list items.

Add a Custom Reorder Action to the List

Open your site in SharePoint Designer 2010;
Navigate to your list settings page in SharePoint Designer; {{< caption-new “/uploads/2011/12/120811_1753_OrderListIt1.png” “List Settings in SharePoint Designer” “data
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Under the List Settings tab, click Custom Action -> View Ribbon; {{< caption-new “/uploads/2011/12/120811_1753_OrderListIt2.png” “Custom Action - View Ribbon” “data
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In the Name textbox, fill in: Change Item Order;
Select Navigate to URL under the action type, and fill in the following URL value: ~site/_layouts/Reorder.aspx?List={ListId} {{< caption-new “/uploads/2011/12/120811_1753_OrderListIt3.png” “Navigate to URL” “data
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Store the following images on your SharePoint site; {{< caption-new “/uploads/2011/12/reorder16x16.png” “Reorder 16x16” “data
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Fill in the URL’s to images in the two button image URL fields; {{< caption-new “/uploads/2011/12/120811_1753_OrderListIt6.png” “Advanced Custom Action Options” “data
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Click OK. When you performed these actions, navigate back to your list and check if the item action is visible under the Items tab.