SharePoint 2010 Extend your Lists with Custom Actions using SPD

If you want to have some more functionality in your ribbon command bar, the list form ribbon command bar or in the list item menu, then you should have a look at the custom actions which can be created by using SharePoint Designer 2010.

For what can i use these custom actions?

You can use these custom actions in order to

  • navigate to a form
  • initiate a workflow
  • navigate to a URL

Well, that’s not much, but it might be enough. You can do a lot of things using workflows or navigate to a url which might be an application page with some code behind. As often said – it depends on what you want to do.

If you open the SharePoint Designer you can easily add custom actions by using the ribbon bar orat list level you have a area where all custom actions are listed and new custom actions can be created:

If you click create a new custom action, you can make the necessary settings:

Which custom actions is used where?

In the next pictures you will see which custom action will be display at which place. There fore i used the red circle with the white cross as if it would be an error.

Custom Action in Edit Form – Edit Form Ribbon

Custom Action in New Form – New Form Ribbon

Custom Action in Display Form – Display Form Ribbon

Custom Action in List Item Menu – List Item Menu

Custom Action in the Ribbon of the list item – View Ribbon

 

Some more links:

Adding custom actions in SharePoint Designer 2010

Adding a Custom Action to a SharePoint 2010 Display Form for List Items

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Consultant for Microsoft 365 Applications with a strong focus in Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business as well as PowerPlatform with PowerApps, Flow and PowerBI. I provide Workshops for Governance & Security in Office 365 and Development of Solutions in the area of Collaboration and Teamwork based on Microsoft 365 and Azure Cloud Solutions. In his free time he tries to collect tipps and worthy experience in this blog.

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