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Content Management Calendars Mini-Calendar Web Part by Bamboo Solutions
 

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Web Part
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Developer Bamboo Solutions
Supports MOSS 2007WSS v3WSS v2SPS 2003
Price, US $ 300.00
Free Trial Yes
Website http://store.bamboosolutions.com

Mini-Calendar Web Part for SharePoint lets you track your company’s events and due dates using a tiny Calendar view. This small calendar fits right next to your SharePoint list and allows you to easily filter and highlight important items by date, saving you time and letting you quickly access your events or tasks.  By connecting Mini Calendar Web Part to your standard SharePoint list, you can quickly select and view active items for a particular date on a calendar.
 

Widely used for collaboration, one of SharePoint's main attractions is the ability to quickly build a shared information database through the use of lists. A list in a web site based on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services is a collection of information that you share with team members. SharePoint sites include a set of built-in lists, such as Announcements, Events, Tasks, Issues, etc. You can immediately fill them with items pertinent to your team. You can use the lists that come with your site as is, you can base them on the designs used for the built-in lists, or you can create custom lists from scratch. If a list includes a date field, our Mini-Calendar Web Part allows you to quickly attach a small calendar view.

  • Filter the list and see only the items active for that date.
  • Calendar date is bolded if there is an active item for that date.
  • Pop up items in the mini-calendar allow you to go to the display form of that item.
  • Provide a small, micro and a year view with the ability to modify CSS style sheet.
  • Connect and provide filter to the Calendar Plus web part. 

 

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Bigger is not better when it comes to calendars...

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The calendar view in SharePoint is one that most users flock to because it gives them a nice visual representation of the events in their Calendar list. But, it usually takes up way too much real estate on a page for it to be functional and/or desirable as a web part. Usually exposing events from the calendar in a list view just doesn't have the same visual effect and people always ask you if the calendar can get smaller or if they can use that mini-calendar view that SharePoint displays in the quick launch area when you're on the Calendar.aspx page.

The Bamboo Mini Calendar was one of the first mini-calendar web parts I came across when customizing SharePoint sites for clients.
I love it because it is easy to link to your Calendar list, exposes the calendar items visually in a compact package. I like the fact that you can hover over a bold date, signifying that there's an event, and see a flyout that tells you the title or whichever field you need to display.

It's also very easy to customize, which is always a good thing for users.

Product Reviews

Pros fits easily on a page, exposes data visually, great add-on to have!
Cons a little pricey, lacking styling options
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Reviewed by sukiakisue
May 26, 2009
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