Microsoft Sharepoint Web Parts

"Random Quote of the Day" Sharepoint Web Part

The "Random Quote of the Day" Web Part randomly selects a quote from the specified Sharepoint list or from the selected RSS feed. A "Starter" Excel list containing quotes for a quick start is supplied with the download package. The Web Part can be used with Windows Sharepoint Services V3, MOSS 2007, Sharepoint 2010, Sharepoint 2013, Sharepoint 2016 and Sharepoint Online/Office 365. You can configure the following web part properties: the Sharepoint list the Sharepoint list column RSS Feed URL for external tips enable or suppress the daily calendar display show an optional picture or calendar  show a tip every day or on every page refresh configure CSS settings for individual formatting   Product Price Random Quote of the Day Web Part for SP2007/WSS3.0/SP 2010 30 day Evaluation Version Free Random Quote of the Day Web Part for SP2013 30 day Evaluation Version Free Random Quote of the Day Web Part for SP2016 30 day Evaluation Version Free Random Quote of the Day Web Part Sandbox Version (on premise only) Free Random Quote of the Day Web Part for Office 365 Sharepoint Online/Office 365 Free Random Quote of the Day Web Part License Key per Server License USD 50.00 Web Part Installation Instructions Deployment  Instructions for SP 2010 Deployment  Instructions for SP 2013/2016

Installation Instructions:

1. download the Random Quote Web Part Installation Instructions (PDF file, see above) 
   
2. either install the web part manually or deploy the feature to your server/farm as described in the instructions.
   
3. If you decide to create a new Sharepoint list to store the quotes, create a new list anywhere in the Sharepoint site collection (the web part is able to access any list within the site collection).
   The list just needs on column to hold the quotes (typically called "Title"). You can then import the "QuotesOfTheDay" Excel file contained in the Zip package into the newly created list to populate it with some quotes.
   
   Create a new Sharepoint "Random Quotes" List if you don't intend to use an existing Sharepoint List:
   
   Use the "Title" column to store your quotes.  If you would like to supply quote author and quote year information, add a "QuoteAuthor" and a "QuoteYear" column to the List:
   
   
   
4. Configure the following relevant Web Part properties in the Web Part Editor "Miscellaneous" pane section as needed:
   
   

   Site Name: Enter the name of the site that contains the Quote List: - leave this field empty if the List is in the current site (eg. the Web Part is placed in the same site) - Enter a "/" character if the List is contained in the top site - Enter a path if the List is in a subsite of the current site (eg. in the form of "current site/subsite") Random Quote List: Enter the desired Sharepoint List (Default="DailyQuote") If you would like to supply quote author and quote year information, also add a "QuoteAuthor" and a "QuoteYear" column to your Sharepoint List. Random Quote List Column: Enter the desired List Column that contains the quotes (Default="Title") RSS Feed URL: If you want to display a daily tip using an RSS Feed (as opposed to fetching tips stored in a Sharepoint List), enter the URL of the external RSS feed. You can leave all the above fields empty in this case. Examples: http://www.quotesdaddy.com/feed/author/Albert+Einstein (shows a daily quote supplied by QuotesDaddy.com) http://feeds.feedburner.com/brainyquote/QUOTEBR (shows a daily quote supplied by BrainyQuote.com) http://www.microsofttraining.net/rss/tipsall/applications (shows a daily Office tip supplied by Microsoft) Background Color: optionally enter the desired web part background color. Either enter an HTML color name (as eg. orange) or enter an #RRGGBB color value. Quote CSS Style: Enter an optional CSS style to individually fomat the quote. Example: font-size: 16px; font-style:italic; line-height: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: Cambria; Image URL (optional): Enter the Sharepoint URL of the desired image to be displayed. Leave this field empty if you don't want to provide an image. You alternatively can specify a List column name (make the column of type "Hyperlink or Picture" or use a "Rollup" site column), so you can assign a specific picture to each quote displayed. You also can optionally display a contemporary "Metro" style calendar by entering "metro": Hide Calendar: enable/disable the display of the daily calendar which is shown left to the quote. Show new Entry: shows a new quote depending on the below setting: - always (a new quote is displayed on every page refresh) - every Day - every Week - top Entry (shows the most recently added quote unless a View is used with a specific custom sorting order) Show new quote every day: shows a new quote every day when clicked. Otherwise a new quote is displayed on every page refresh. License Key: enter your Product License Key (as supplied after purchase of the "Quote of the Day Web Part" license key). Leave this field empty if you are using the free 30 day evaluation version. You can check the evaluation period via the web part configuration pane: