How to Add a List or Library from Another Site in SharePoint

Have you ever wanted to display a list or library from another site in SharePoint? This article explains how.


NOTE: This only works for sites that reside in the same site collection.


1) In SharePoint Designer, edit the page that contains the list you want to display on another site.


2) In SPD 2010, click on the list/library web part in Design View.


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In SPD 2013, click on the code area that contains the list/library in Code View. (Design View is not available in SPD 2013)


3) On the SPD ribbon, in the "List View Tools" section, click on the "Web Part" tab.


4) In the "Save Web Part" section, click on "To Site Gallery" to create a web part of your list/library.


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Choose "To File" to save your list/library as a ".webpart" file on your local machine.

4) You will be prompted whether or not you want the web part to always show list data from the original location. Choose "Yes".

5) Close SharePoint Designer.


6) Go to the site you want to add the list/library, and Edit Page.


7) Click on "Add a Web Part" in the desire section of your page.


8) If you saved the list/library to the web part gallery, the new list web part will be in the "Miscellaneous" folder.


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If you saved your list/library to a .webpart file, click on "Upload a Web Part" and browse to your .webpart file on your local machine.


You should now see you list or library on your page with the same data.


Cheers!
Leo