Adding fields to the List Forms - Sharepoint

Question

I'm looking to add a new field onto my NewForm.aspx, EditForm.aspx and DispForm.aspx pages in Sharepoint Designer 2007. I've managed to add a new textbox webpart and have edited the Common Textbox Tasks to make the Data Field my new field (Contacts..)

But how do I edit Edit.aspx and DispForm.aspx to display this new field?

I've looked around already answered questions on the site but I haven't run across what I'm really looking for -- sorry if I missed it!

Thanks! Shannon

Answer 1

You have to use SharePoint Designer to access the site and edit those aspx (in the 'Forms' subfolder of the folder named after the list)

Answer 2

It doesn't count as "development", but wouldn't creating a new List column, Site Column or Content Type add this additional field to all your list forms just fine? How does this not work in your particular case?

Answer 3

You are probably going about this the wrong way. You should not need to change the edit and new forms for a list just because you want a new field. You do need to add the field to the underlying list and rely on the code in the forms to display the field correctly.