Change the icon of External Data Picker

Question

Hi,

Is it possible to change the picker icon that only apply to a particular external data field? If i replace the icon in the 14 folder, it would apply to all external data field picker over the whole web app... can i use coding in CEWP to change one particular icon??

Answer 1

Hi

Yes javascript or jquery will be the way to go.

Where exactly you want to change this icon?

Is it on the form? or on editing webpart section?

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Regards, Marcin (Please mark as helpful or answered if it helps)

Answer 2

Hi Marcin,

I got an external data field on a list form for pulling up the people data. But the two picker are not user friendly, so i would like to change the pickers to my custom buttons that saved in somewhere on the site. How would the javascript be like if this is the case?

Answer 3

Hi Yin Hu Gui

I you would like to change this icon only on sigle forms you can include some javascript on that form using SPD.

Please look at the link below. It is very similart to your situation, but in your case you need to change icon not the text:

http://techtrainingnotes.blogspot.com/2010/08/sharepoint-2010-change-add-new-item-and.html

You can get html object name by clicking F12 in internet explorer and selecting html element.

Hope this will help.



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Regards, Marcin (Please mark as helpful or answered if it helps)