TraceyNolte
SharePoint, Web, Photo, Video
Tutorial
Photoshop: Layers 101
Mar 19th
Photoshop layers are literally a way to layer (overlap) images. It is simply one image stacked on top of another.
The benefit of layers is that you can cutaway at a photo and overlay another photo on top to make a new image by combining the images.
Here is a step by step tutorial on how to view and create a layer.
1. Open Adobe Photoshop (CS3 or CS4).
2. Create a new image by pressing File, New. When the pop up appears, choose a width and height around 500 pixels each and press OK. 
2. If you don’t have a layers popup window already visible, click Window from the top drop down menu and choose Layers (or press F7).
3. Click the Layers Tab.
4. On the layers window, click the icon that looks like a paper with a fold to insert a new layer.
** Note it’s very important to have this screen visible because the layer that is SELECTED is the one that will be modified.
You can create multiple layers and very intricate works of art. With many layers it can get confusing, thus there is a create folder icon next to the create layer. With this option, you can drag your layers around or into folders to help organize the groups of images on your file.
Fusion Charts and SharePoint
Nov 10th
I’m trying to make a flash/xml driven dashboard using the Fusion Charts free app, but having little success from this blog: www.pathtosharepoint.com/FusionCharts/default.aspx Thank GOODNESS, I found additional articles to try it out. If I do figure this out, I will make a video and post it, it will be a great tool if I can figure out how to make it work from a linked SQL file that’s exposed in SharePoint as a list.
HERE is an EXAMPLE of what it looks like:
http://www.fusioncharts.com/Demos/Blueprint/
Articles: Using FusionCharts with SharePoint
These articles illustrate how to use FusionCharts and FusionCharts Free with SharePoint.
Convert SharePoint list to XML … in 10 seconds or less
Nov 10th
To quickly convert any Sharepoint list to XML, follow these quick steps:
- FIND THE LIST GUID (a GUID is the unique key for an item)
- Open the list, then click settings, then list settings
- copy the URL while in the list settings mode
- Click this link: http://www.albionresearch.com/misc/urlencode.php (it’s a decoder)
- Paste the URL in the field named “Encoded” and press the URLdecode button.
- Copy the PLAIN URL at top into notepad and strip out every thing except what’s between the {145678} brackets…. that’s your GUID for the list.
- Yet, another way to obtain the GUID via utility: Lists.zip
2. GET LIST URL & CONCATENATE THE STRING
- Go back to the original list and copy the URL on to your opened notepad
- Then combine the GUID with your URL and a string like this:
http://MyServer/[site]/_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?Cmd=Display&List={listGuid}&XMLDATA=TRUE
** This will only return the fields that are defined on the default view of the list. If you need specific fields then you need to create a view with those fields and pass the View ID as well, like this:
http://…/owssvr.dll?Cmd=Display&List={listGuid}&view={viewGuid}&XMLDATA=TRUE
(to get he ListGUID: go to the list settings for your list.. right click on the view at the bottom of the page and look at the links properties )
Web Design Tutorials
Jul 6th
Coming soon, web design tutorials. I will soon be posted the how tos of my profession to help those of you do-it-yourself web designs. As well as tips, tricks and pitfalls. Stay tuned for the video sessions and ebooks that will be released as well.