This is a blog you’ll want to keep an eye on
http://sharepointjoint.net/

If you have a Content Query Web Part (CQWP) on a page that is pointing to a SharePoint Library (Asset, Picture, or Document), you may discover that an anonymous user will receive an exception error similar to the following when they access the page. 

Unable to display this Web Part. To troubleshoot the problem, open this Web page in a Microsoft SharePoint Foundation-compatible HTML editor such as Microsoft SharePoint Designer. If the problem persists, contact your Web server administrator.

Correlation ID: Blah Blah Blah

Meanwhile an authenticated user will see the content just fine.  At first, my instinct was to look to see if I had made an error in the custom xsl that I had applied to the web part.  But alas, I then remembered that I do not make errors. (Just kidding!!!)  However applying a default style resulted in the same error.  As did pointing the web part to another library and trying different page layouts etc…  I then thought perhaps that a stylesheet was checked out and not published as that might help explain the different behaviour for the different user types.  But again this turned out not to be the issue.

Then I did some searching around and found a great blog post by Waldek Mastykarz that is the solution to the above error.  Essentially the problem is caused by missing values for the CommonViewFields property of your web part.  By exporting the web part, opening it in Notepad and replacing the CommonViewFields property line with Waldek’s suggested properties and importing the web part back onto the page – you are golden!

A big thanks to Waldek for coming up with this fix! Saved me a major headache.

Simply Add: <div id=”MSO_ContentDiv” runat=”server”> around PlaceHolderMain in all master pages used.

Likewise, if you are having strange alignment issues with your web part properties panel, this should help to fix it.

In the coming days and weeks I will be posting a series blogs related to branding/customization from a designers perspective, not a developers perspective.  I will include all source files including PSD’s, Master Pages, Page Layouts and Style Sheets.

The following topics will be front and center in the posts:

• Things to know before you begin.
• What do you need and want to accomplish? Planning with a purpose.
• Designing the UI – The Photoshop Phase.
• Removing SharePoint from the picture – the Static HTML phase.
• Getting your SharePoint environment set-up for design work.  Understanding the bits and pieces and where they go!
• Matching out of the box SharePoint 2010 components with your content requirements.
• The ever elusive “Blank Starting Master Page“.
• Creating Page Layouts.
• Styling (CSS) the SharePoint UI.
• Tips and Tricks for Branding/Customizing the SharePoint UI.

Get ready… Guess who’s back!

After some research and tinkering our dev team has reported that adding the following robots meta tag to the master page fixes the issue:

Meta name="Robots" content="NOHTMLINDEX"

Session Abstract:

Effectively Leveraging Project 2010 with SharePoint 2010 for Project Management Success

Microsoft Project is a project management tool widely used by project managers today. Its’ ability to support project managers to define a schedule, assign resources to tasks and track project status has been instrumental in contributing to project success. However, it can be a challenge for a project manager to share project information and collaborate with the project team with Microsoft Project alone. Microsoft SharePoint 2010 can complement Microsoft Project 2010 and address this gap.
 
In this session, you will learn how to:
- Effectively create a Microsoft Project Plan
- Create a SharePoint-based Project Management Information System (PMIS)
- Integrate Microsoft Project information with SharePoint
- Empower a project team to collaboratively share relevant information
- Build a project management dashboard in SharePoint

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Creating Custom Actions within SharePoint
Custom Actions control features in SharePoint such as the Edit Control Block, the Site Actions menu, toolbars, and the links within the Site Settings page. Learn how to leverage Custom Actions to extend the SharePoint User Interface. This session will describe the basics of Custom Actions, a demonstration to build one or more and apply them to a site in SharePoint, as well as provide resources for additional information.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate

Presenter Name: Geoff Varosky
Email: gvarosky@grace-hunt.com
Twitter: @gvaro
Blog: http://www.geoffvarosky.com
Photo: http://www.grace-hunt.com/PublishingImages/Geoff150.jpg
Bio: Geoff Varosky (MCP, MCTS) is a Senior Solutions Developer for Grace-Hunt, LLC (http://www.grace-hunt.com), a Microsoft Gold Partner focusing on SharePoint and Dynamics Solutions based out of Hudson, MA. He has been architecting and developing web based applications for over a decade, and has been working with SharePoint Technologies for the past 6 years. Geoff is an active member of the SharePoint community, and speaks regularly at SharePoint events and user groups, and maintains a blog on SharePoint at http://www.geoffvarosky.com.

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https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mvp/join?id=N2MK63&role=attend&pw=SPN072110

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