ArtfulBits Progress Columnfor Microsoft® SharePoint®

User GuideOverview .................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Feature List ............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Why ArtfulBits Progress Column? ............................................................................................................................ 3
How to Use ................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Release Notes ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
See Also ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6Remarks...................................................................................................................................................................... 7Overview
The progress bar is typically used when an application performs tasks such as project progress or sales activity. Usersof an application might consider an application non-informative if there is no visual cue. By using the progress bar inyour SharePoint lists, you provide the user with the rich and live information related to the status of values in yourlists.

ArtfulBits Progress column provide users with the ability to make SharePoint lists more visual by allowing displaying
numerical data in the page of percentage-based progress bar. Column settings are specified in order to adjust thecolumn to your needs (background color, progress color, text color, progress width, etc.)

Professional progress bar style with elegant feature for displaying percentage values above 100% will make yourSharePoint list modern and stylish. You can easily convert ArtfulBits Progress column into standard numericalcolumn and vice-versa in single click.

Feature ListFeature

SharePoint
2007

SharePoint
2010

Visualizes percentage data using graphical progress bar
Calculated value support (calculation based on other list columns)
Professional progress bar look and feel
Advanced look and feel customization
Elegance way to percentage values above 100% (see screenshots)
Supported Datasheet viewTwo-way conversion between “ArtfulBits Progress” column and standard SharePoint
percentage “Numeric” column
Language pack support (desired localization could be added by request)

Why ArtfulBits Progress Column?
ArtfulBits Progress column allows you to display percentage value as progress bar. Fully customization allows you toset look and feel of progress bar regarding you site theme.

How to Use
To use Progress column you must select appropriate option in the list of available columns in the Create Column
page. In the Progress Special Settings you must specify the minimum, maximum and default value. Remember, thatminimum value should be less than maximum value and default value should be within limits of those two previous.
In the Progress Style Settings section you can change default settings in order to adjust column mode to your needs.
For example, you can change width of the progress bar, progress color and background color, progress bar look(standard and professional), etc.

Release Notes
Versionv1.5(June 01, 2011)

v1.4(November 16, 2010)

Notes
Improvements:
 Added support for new licensing model (ArtfulBits License Manager v1.4)
 Added "Save site as template" support
New Features: Added Russian and German localization
Bugs Fixed: Fixed minor issues

v1.31(August 12, 2010)

Improvements:
 Allowed assembly partially trusted callers
Bugs Fixed: Fixed Progress scrolling issue (SharePoint 2010 only) Fixed Progress look & feel

v1.3
(August 9, 2010)

New Features: Added Datasheet view support (without converting), including edit mode

v1.21
(July 8, 2010)

Bugs Fixed: Fixed error with 6622 Event ID in Event Viewer (Field type DummyField has
duplicated definition)

v1.2(June 17, 2010)

New Features: Calculated value support added (based on other list columns)

v1.1(June 11, 2010)

Improvements:
 Improved Setup Wizard

v1.1(May 13, 2010)

New Features: SharePoint 2010 support added

v1.02(March 30, 2010)

Bugs Fixed:
 Problem with some system cultures

v1.01(February 3, 2010)

Improvements:
 IE6 rendering improved

v1.0(February 1, 2010)

Bugs Fixed:
 Problem with product version (Setup Wizard only)v1.0(December 25, 2009)

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Remarks
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