When I create a new page (create new page, web part page), I lose the left navigation pane when the page comes up. I want it to look like they are still in the same site (which they are). This is a team site, not a publishing site. How can I make the navigation pane follow through for the new page as well. Thank you. Dave

Hi Dave, Thanks for your post. What's happening here is that an empty placeholder is overriding what's being passed on from the master page layout. Have you got access to SharePoint Designer? If so, locate this line of code and delete it, then the Quick Launch Bar will appear. <asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderId="PlaceHolderLeftNavBar" runat="server"></asp:Content> You can also edit the Hive/12 layout definitions if you already have a high number of deployed pages. Please check here: - http://weblogs.asp.net/sharadkumar/archive/2009/06/19/sharepoint-2007-how-to-enable-left-navigation-quick-launch-for-all-web-part-pages-in-a-farm.aspx Hope that helpshttp://www.final-exodus.net

Thanks Steven, I tried both the page edit and the server side edit and it didn't work. Same results unfortunately. I just realized as well that I posted this in a pre-2010 forum and I am using 2010...although it probably doesn't matter for this scenario (except it is the 14 hive instead of the 12 hive). Thanks again for your suggestion. Dave

Thanks Steven, I tried both the page edit and the server side edit and it didn't work. Same results unfortunately. I just realized as well that I posted this in a pre-2010 forum and I am using 2010...although it probably doesn't matter for this scenario (except it is the 14 hive instead of the 12 hive). Thanks again for your suggestion. Dave

Dave, Steven's solution should work. Just to confirm the steps: You created the new web part page in a library. http://yourserver/sites/yoursite/Shared%20Documents/mypage.aspx You opened SharePoint Designer, found the file in the library, edited it and delete the PlaceHolderLeftNavBar placeholder. You saved the changes, and if these options are enabled, checked in, published and approved the aspx file. Mike Smith TechTrainingNotes.blogspot.com

Yep, that’s the exact steps. However, I am not using a Publishing site so I don’t need to publish it. I am just saving it which should be updating it on the site. Thanks.Dave

Getting the Quicklaunch to re-show for a web part page in 2010 is slightly different as 2010 is using the v4.master and not default.master. The tags are different. I don't have access to my notes at the moment but will look for them. Also, I don't reccomend ever modifing files in the SharePoint root.Imagine what we could be...If we could just imagine. Daniel A. Galant

That would be great Daniel. I look forward to your response.Dave

They hid it in 2010 in two ways! One, you need to delete the placeholder: <asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderId="PlaceHolderLeftNavBar" runat="server"></asp:Content> Two, you need to delete the "hide" style: <SharePoint:UIVersionedContent ID="WebPartPageHideQLStyles" UIVersion="4" runat="server"> <ContentTemplate> <style type="text/css"> body #s4-leftpanel { display:none; } .s4-ca { margin-left:0px; } </style> </ContentTemplate> </SharePoint:UIVersionedContent> Note: you can either delete the <style>...</style> or the entire UIVersionedContent tag. Mike Smith TechTrainingNotes.blogspot.com

That was it Mike...thank you so much. This helps me out tremendously. I appreciate it very much. Dave

That was it Mike...thank you so much. This helps me out tremendously. I appreciate it very much. Dave

OK, I have one more question...in the link given by Steven above, it shows an example of how to replace the image on the left side of the page as well. I need this as the final piece to have the new page look like it is in the same site. What happens is the image from the main page is replaced with the default small orange Sharepoint image (the same image like when you go to a new site). The code from the example doesn't work. Does anyone know how to get the same image to pass through or the proper way to code it so that it works? Thank you.Dave