Exercise 3: Configure a List Mobile View

By default, SharePoint 2010 lists and libraries are configured for mobile access, though this does not include all views for the list. This Exercise will teach how to configure a view for mobile access and demonstrate how to add fields to a mobile view.

Task 1 – Enabling a View for Mobile Access

In this task, you will learn how the mobile list settings are edited and understand how to enable a view for mobile access.

1. In a browser, open the FBA site.
2. Navigate to the Task list.
3. From the List tab in the ribbon, in the Manage Views group, change the view to My Tasks.
4. From the ribbon, in the Manage Views group, choose Modify View | Modify View.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and locate the Mobile section. Notice that this view is already enabled for mobile access and is the default view. Choose Cancel to return to the Task list.
6. From the List tab on the ribbon, in the Manage Views group, chose the Due Today view. If there are no tasks due today, add a new task and assign it to adamb.
7. From the List tab on the ribbon, choose Modify View | Modify View. Scroll to the bottom of the page and check Enable this view for mobile access. Click OK.

Task 2 – Testing Mobile Access to a View

In this task, you will test the mobile view that you created in the previous task.

1. Open the Windows Phone 7 emulator
2. Click Internet Explorer.
3. Enter the address for the FBA site in the address bar (https://fbawp7)
4. Click All Site Content
5. Under the Lists section, click Tasks. You should see the list of tasks and the default view will be My Tasks.

6. From the View selector change the view to Due Today. Click Refresh to refresh the view.

   Figure 11

   SharePoint Choice List

7. The task list will now be filtered to the tasks that are due today.