Some
pages enable you to add web parts to them. To add a web part to a page,
you first need to decide where on the page you want it. Depending on
the type of page, there may be several web part zones you can add web
parts to, or you may have the option to add a web part to a text
control in the page.
Add a Web Part to a Text Editor Control
To add a web part as part of
the text in a text editor control, place your cursor in the location
where you want the web part to be and switch to the Insert tab of the
Editing Tools ribbon. In this
ribbon, click the Web Part button to open a new pane under the ribbon
that allows you to select the web part you want to add (see Figure 1).
Add a Web Part to a Web Part Zone
In pages where there are
web part zones, a zone is shown on the page as a rectangle, with the
zone name above the top-left corner of the rectangle. If a web part
zone is empty, the zone has another rectangle inside the zone with a
link that says Add a Web Part. If the zone already has one or more web
parts in it, the Add a Web Part link appears above the existing web
parts.
After you decide to which
zone you want to add a web part, click the Add a Web Part link in that
zone. When you click this button, the web part browsing pane appears,
allowing you to select the web part you want. For more information on
using this pane to add the web part, see the following section.
Choose a Web Part
The web part selection
pane allows you to find the web part you want, based on the web part’s
category (shown on the left of the pane) and the list of available web
parts in the middle of the pane. When you click one of the web parts,
you see the web part’s description on the right side of the pane (refer
to Figure 9.33).
The
pane shows all the web parts available in the current site. Some sites
offer different web parts than others. You can browse the categories by
clicking on them, and the choices in the middle of the pane change to
reflect the category you clicked.
The first category, Lists
and Libraries, shows all the lists and libraries that exist in the
current site. If you want to add a view of one of those lists or
libraries, you can select the list or library from the list of web
parts. This kind of web part is known as the List View web part.
To add the web part you
selected to the page, click the Add button in the pane. SharePoint adds
the web part to the location you chose when you started the process. If
you want to add it to a different location, open the drop-down box with
the different zones under the About the Web Part section of the pane.
