Order List Items Like in a Meeting Workspace: Part 2

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;
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List Settings in SharePoint Designer
Under the List Settings tab, click Custom Action -> View Ribbon;
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Custom Action - View Ribbon
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}
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Navigate to URL
Store the following images on your SharePoint site;
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Reorder 16x16
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Reorder 32x32
Fill in the URL’s to images in the two button image URL fields;
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Advanced Custom Action Options
Click OK. When you performed these actions, navigate back to your list and check if the item action is visible under the Items tab.