Posts Tagged "Tips"
We can do Multiple Videos…. Can’t We?
A colleague of mine (@jmintouch33) commented that she had seen online a site which offered a list of videos which as you clicked on them they played in the ONE Video Player. She went on to say how fantastic it would be if we could do that in our Sharepoint Environment. Some of you may remember an earlier post where I lamented on being told “Anything I could do on the web I can do in Sharepoint“. So again I started my search for the answer. To cut a long story short I found the answer thanks to endusersharepoint.com it is a lot simpler than I thought it would be…
What you need to do is…
- Create a Document library.
- Save your Media Files to this directory.
- Add a content editor web part and add the following code to the Source Editor Section:
<SELECT id=cancion onchange=document.all.music.filename=document.all.cancion.value; size=1 name=Music> <br>
<OPTION selected>Please Select the Video you Wish to View</OPTION><br><OPTION value=”URL of Video”> Name </OPTION><br>
<OPTION value=”URL of Video”> Name </OPTION><br>
<OPTION value=”URL of Video”> Name </OPTION><br>
<OPTION value=”URL of Video”> Name </OPTION><br>
<OPTION value=”URL of Video”> Name </OPTION><br>
<OPTION value=”URL of Video”> Name </OPTION><br></SELECT><br>
<BR> <br>
<OBJECT id=music height=505 width=640 classid=clsid:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95> <br>
<PARAM NAME=”AutoStart” VALUE=”true”> <br>
</OBJECT>
- You will need to change the URL for each individual Video and add a Name
- You may need to change the height and width depending on the files you are showing.
And this is the Final Result.
I guess it’s true anything you can do on the web you can do in Sharepoint.
Read MoreSlideshows Should Be Easy Right?!!!
Where I work we use SharePoint 2007 and I remember when I first started using SharePoint I was told anything you can do on the web you can do in SharePoint. Well today I found that this was not quiet true. All I wanted to do was display a picture library as a Slideshow. Should be easy right – apparently not!! First place I turned to was my friend Twitter, followed by my friend Mr Google. Mr Google gave me many options but nothing that did exactly what I wanted. I then managed to find this site…. Images Slideshow in SharePoint 2007 using JQuery – I managed to negotiate around the site only thanks to my brilliant husband @AshleyAngell and finally managed to get it working.
What you need to do is…
- Create a picture library.
- Add the picture library as a web part to the page where you want the slideshow on.
- Add a content editor web part and add the following code to the Source Code Section:
<script src=”http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.2.6/jquery.min.js” type=”text/javascript”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript”>
var Imtech = {} || Imtech;
Imtech.Slideshow = function() {
this.images = null;
this.current = -1;
this.wrapper = null;
this.duration = 6000;
this.delay = 3000;
this.init = function() {
this.images = loadImages();
this.wrapper.css(“display”, “none”);
this.wrapper = $(“div.slideshow”, this.wrapper.parent(“:first”).append(‘<div></div>’));
this.wrapper.html(‘<img src=”‘ + this.images[++this.current] + ‘”/>’);
this.intervalObj = window.setInterval(this.showImage, this.duration + this.delay);
}this.showImage = function() {
if (++slideshow.current >= slideshow.images.length) {
slideshow.current = 0;
}slideshow.wrapper.fadeOut(slideshow.delay, function() {
slideshow.wrapper.html(‘<img src=”‘ + slideshow.images[slideshow.current] + ‘”/>’);
slideshow.wrapper.fadeIn(slideshow.delay);
});
}var loadImages = function() {
var images = $(“table.ms-summarystandardbody td.ms-vb2 a[onfocus]“);
//var images = $(“table.ms-summarystandardbody td.ms-vb2 a”);
var imagesList = new Array(images.length);
var i = -1;
images.each(function() {
imagesList[++i] = this.href.replace(‘about:’, ”);
});
return imagesList;
}
};var slideshow;
$().ready(function() {
slideshow = new Imtech.Slideshow();
slideshow.wrapper = $(“table.ms-summarystandardbody td.ms-vb2 a”).parents(“div[id^=WebPart]“);
slideshow.init();
});
</script>
- Make sure that the content editor web part has no title so it appears “hidden” on the page.
Hopefully if you work in SharePoint this makes making a slideshow for you a lot easier. Let me know how you go!
Read MoreClean Out the Tube Quietly
I found this site accidently this week while searching for something else but the idea is fantastic. Quietube allows you to add a button to your toolbar so that when you find a YouTube or other video online you can clean out the advertising and present a clean copy of the video without seeing inappropriate content.
It is easy to add to Firefox just drag the button, however it wasn’t so easy in Internet Explorer so I put together a small video to make it easier. Check it out to see what it looks like as well.
Read MoreWindows 7 Tip – Easy Projector Setup
After discovering this tip I wished I’d known it years ago. Plug in your projector or monitor then hit the windows key + P. So simple it’s scary!!!
Read MoreWindows 7 Tip – Finding Programs
Simple enough – you just simply type it in – this was created more to show people the end result rather than the process.
Read MoreWindows 7 Tip – Changing Backgrounds
This is a really simple thing that most of us know how do to – my reasoning behind putting this video together was I found this cool little option which allows you to have your background change on a regular basis.
Enjoy!
Read MoreWindows 7 Tips
As we rolled out Windows 7 this year I found staff needed support to find some of their favourite settings. As staff and students were being issued with the operating system at different times the easiest way to offer PD was to put together “Cheet Sheets” and some YouTube Videos. So not to overload everyone I’ve done them as short one minute videos (most of the time!!) that could be watched on Monday Mornings over the first cuppa of the day.
Check them out on my YouTube Channel
Though I’m sure that I’m missing some key tips please feel free to let me know.
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