Tuesday, August 19, 2014

How to add Web Parts in SharePoint 2010

How to add Web Parts in SharePoint 2010


Web parts are like building blocks for SharePoint 2010. 

They help you add features and functionality to sites. There are many out-of-the-box web parts in SharePoint 2010 that you can add to any page. 

Web Parts are one of the basic building blocks of pages on SharePoint sites. They enable you to customize a SharePoint page to display content or business data from many sources on the same page. You can also use Web Parts to display information from external sources, such as RSS feeds or news sites.

There are more than 15 Web Parts included with SharePoint Foundation 2010. You can also buy Web Parts from other companies, or, if you want to try your hand at writing code, you can develop your own.


Following below steps you will see how to add a standard SharePoint 2010 web part.

  1. Click Page.
  2. Click Edit Page.
  3. Click Add a Web Part.
  4. Browse available web parts by changing the category.
  5. Highlight the web part you want added and click Add.
  6. The Web Part has now been added, Click Stop Editing to exit edit mode.