Unable to view the view options for a list in Sharepoint site

Question

i am using a Sharepoint site based on wss 3.0 with office 2007.
there are 5 list on my site, out of which for one list i could not see the view options or toolbar i.e. All Documents, explorer view at the top right corner.
i can see all the view options and toolbar for remaining lists.
what could be the problem?

Answer 1

Do you know how the list was created?  Which template does the list use?

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Answer 2

all the lists were created using the same standard template. but for this affected list, one user did something on this list and the view options toolbar went disappeared from the list hompage. while on list settings page, it shows all the view options at the bottom.

Answer 3

My guess is that someone has customized the default list view in SharePoint Designer.  You can do things like move toolbars and change the data XSL in order to alter the appearance of the list view in SPD, which would explain the symptoms you're describing.

The easiest option?  Just create a new list view, set it as default, and delete the old (broken) list view.  You can do all of this right through the web browser.

Since you don't have a view-selector drop-down menu on your list, you'll have to create a view through the list settings page.  You'll see a "Create View" link at the very bottom of this page.

Can you get to the list settings page?  If you CAN'T get to the list settings, you can manually type in the URL for it if you know the list GUID (http://yourcompany.com/_layouts/listedit.aspx?List=GUIDGOESHERE).  Just replace "GUIDGOESHERE" with the GUID of your list.

I hope this helps.
Kyle

Answer 4

hi Kyle, thank you for your response. i already tried with creating a new list and it shows the view toolbar options as normal. however, i want to know if there is a way to remove or add the view dropdown for the list/library, without using the designer tool. thanking you.

Answer 5

Hi

 

After test, I find that there is a way which can make the “view” option disappears from the list. However I’m not sure if the cause of your issue is the same. You can create a list and try the steps below to see how the “view” option disappears:

1.         Create a test list called “list1”

2.         Click “Site Actions” à “Edit Page”

3.         Click “Edit” à “Modify shared web part”

4.         Under “Selected View” choose “Summary View”

5.         Click “OK”

Now you will find the “view” option disappear from the list. If you go to “list settings”, you will find that the default view doesn’t exist. Even when you go back to modify shared web part, you cannot make the view appear again as the summary view has become the current view. Now you need to click “Create View” on “list settings” page to create a view as required. Then you should see the “View” option again on the list.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Lu Zou

Answer 6

hi,

thanks a lot. it resolves my problem.