Custom Actions and Event Receivers

In this lab, you will learn how to use Visual Studio 2010 to add an item to the SharePoint 2010 ribbon to a list that will take users directly to the list’s settings. You will also create an event receiver which will pre-populate a list with data.

Overview

Lab Time: 20 minutes

Lab Folder: C:\%Office365TrainingKit%\Labs\2.3\Source\Before

Lab Overview: In this lab, you will learn how to use Visual Studio 2010 to add an item to the SharePoint 2010 ribbon to a list that will take users directly to the list’s settings. You will also create an event receiver which will pre-populate a list with data.

System Requirements

You must have the following items to complete this lab:

• SharePoint 2010
• Visual Studio 2010
• SharePoint Designer 2010
• Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Power Tools
• SharePoint Online site
  • Note: You will need administrator access to an SPO site collection to perform the steps in this lab.