SharePoint Highlighter

SharePoint Highlighter gives you a whole toolkit to brighten up your SharePoint lists; use color, icons, progress bars, countdowns, and more to make your lists a whole lot more user friendly, and a whole lot better used!

Key Benefits

Works with SharePoint 2007 and 2010 – all editions. Works with any SharePoint list or library. Adds Highlighting Color coding Icons Progress bars Countdowns Dynamic highlighting with [Me] and [Today] Delivers delightful dashboards! Easy to use “wizard” auto-formats for most situations. Advanced options allow flexibility.

Highlighter Example Uses

Manage Overdue Invoices in SharePoint

If like us you store client invoices in a SharePoint document library, why not use SharePoint Highlighter to help you easily identify those where payment is overdue?

We are going to add a countdown to the library to show exactly how many days old each invoice is, as well as flags for 30, 60 and 90 day plus invoices. Here's How...

Highlight High Priority Help Desk Tickets

If you are running a busy help desk or customer service centre it would be easy to miss the high priority tickets in the mass of items coming through.

With SharePoint Highlighter there is no need for that any more, as we can quickly and easily Highlight High Priority tickets as they come in. Here's How...

SharePoint Telephone Message list - Quickly spot Messages for Me.

When sending internal telephone messages via email, or worse still on bits of paper and post it notes, starts to lead to missed calls and missed opportunities maybe it’s time to move your messages to a SharePoint List?

When you do this SharePoint Highlighter can help by letting each team member easily identify their own messages.
Here's How...

FAQ

Which versions of SharePoint does Highlighter support?

Highlighter supports all editions of SharePoint 2007 and 2010 (including WSS/Foundation), but not SharePoint Online.

How do I use Pentalogic Highlighter?

Pentalogic Highlighter is a Custom Column. Once installed on a SharePoint server you add it to any SharePoint List or Library.

Do I need SharePoint Administrator permissions to use Highlighter?

No, you don’t need administrator permissions to use Highlighter, it can be made available to all users. However you do need administration permissions and access to your SharePoint server in order to install Highlighter.

Does Highlighter need any client software of ActiveX/JavaApplets installed?

No client software is required to add or view Highlighter columns.