Are slide libraries supported in Sharepoint Foundation 2010

Question

I am unable to create a slide library in my SharePoint Foundation 2010 installation.  From the instructions at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-foundation-help/work-with-a-slide-library-HA102080638.aspx (which explicitly say they apply to Foundation) it appears that "Slide Library" should be an option when trying to create new content in a Team site.  However, I do not get this option.

Searching around, there are some claims that Slide Libraries are not actually supported in Foundation, but as the Foundation help references them I would like full clarification.

Thanks,

Ed

Answer 1

Go to Site Actions > Site Settings > Manage Site Features (under Site Actions).  Scroll down and see if the Team Collaboration Lists feature is enabled.  If it is not, enable it and try again.

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Answer 2

The feature id for Slide Library is 0be49fe9-9bc9-409d-abf9-702753bd878d. If you disable silverlight in IE manage add-ons menu and try to create a Slide Library in SharePoint 2010 server, you can find the feature id in URL: FeatureId={0be49fe9-9bc9-409d-abf9-702753bd878d}

With PowerShell, you can find that  0be49fe9-9bc9-409d-abf9-702753bd878d is including in both PremiumWeb and BaseWeb feature:

PS C:\Users\v-ymgu> get-spfeature|select id,displayname -expand activationdepend
encies|select id,displayname,featureid| where {$_.featureid -eq "{0be49fe9-9bc9-
409d-abf9-702753bd878d}"}

Id                         DisplayName                FeatureId
--                         -----------                ---------
0806d127-06e6-447a-980e... PremiumWeb                 0be49fe9-9bc9-409d-abf...
99fe402e-89a0-45aa-9163... BaseWeb                    0be49fe9-9bc9-409d-abf...

If you deactivate the "SharePoint Server Standard Site features", you can find its featureId in URL: FeatureId=99fe402e-89a0-45aa-9163-85342e865dc8, that is, the BaseWeb feature.

And in SharePoint 2010 foundation, i cannot find the Slide Library feature with DisplayName or Feature ID. So, it is only available in SharePoint 2010 server.

Answer 3

Sadly, I've already got the "Team Collaboration Lists" enabled, but thanks.

Ed

Answer 4

This is obviously a disappointing answer, but thanks for looking.

It's a shame that this the documentation implies that this is supported in SPF.

Answer 5

i just submitted this thread to the feedback on the documentation link. Suppose i am correct in that Slide Library is not part of SharePoint foundation, i guess it will be corrected by them.

you can submit your finding to the documentation feedback link at first, but i guess our forum can be more interactive and responsive. Thanks for post your finding here!