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Adding Graphs

It is also possible to add components that are not part of the standard SharePoint installation. We will use a Web Part that will display order information graphically. To allow us to do this, we will first of all add a new list to our site that will contain the order data:

Open the Data Source Library task pane.
Maximize the SharePoint Lists category within the task pane, if it is not already open.
Click once on the Lists folder in the Folder List task pane. We do this to specify that our new list should be created inside this folder.
Click on the Create New SharePoint List... link in our Data Source Library task pane.
Click on Custom List in the central column of the dialog box.
Specify OrderTotals as the list name.
Click OK.

Now that we have created our new list, we can add a couple of fields to it:

Browse to our list using your favorite web browser (e.g. http://olmec/share/Lists/OrderTotals/).
Click on Settings | Create Column.
Give your column the name sMonth and ensure that the...

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SharePoint Designer Tutorial: Working with SharePoint Websites

By : Mike Poole

SharePoint Designer Tutorial: Working with SharePoint Websites

By: Mike Poole

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Adding Graphs

SharePoint Designer Tutorial: Working with SharePoint Websites

By : Mike Poole

SharePoint Designer Tutorial: Working with SharePoint Websites

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