Display Contact Manager Data on a Web Site

You can display data that is stored in a list in a Microsoft Office Live Small Business application on the account's public Web site, so that visitors to the Web site can view the data. When the account owner changes information in the list, the information displayed on the public Web site is automatically updated as well.

There are two ways to publish a list to a public Web site. If you're working in Contact Manager, you can go to the Sharing sidebar and select Lists. Or, for more flexibility, go to Page Editor and add a List Publisher module.

Access List Publisher using the Sharing Sidebar

1. On the left navigation bar, click Contact Manager.

2. Click the tab for the specific list.

3. In the Sharing sidebar, click Lists, and then click Publish a list.

Access List Publisher through Page Editor

1. On the left navigation bar, click Web Site.

2. In Page Manager, next to the name of the Web page on which you want to publish your list, click Edit.

3. On the actions bar, click Module, and then click List Publisher.

Publish a List to a public Web site by adding a List Publisher module

1. Access List Publisher using one of the two methods described above.

2. In the Publish a List dialog box, in Page title, type a title that you want to appear at the top of the new Web page.

3. In Page URL, type the Web address that you want to appear in the address bar of the new Web page.

4. Click Publish list.

5. In Page Editor, right-click Zone 1 in the new Web page, and then click Properties.

6. If you want to display a set of the columns included in an existing view:

   1. In Data Details, click Use columns from an existing view.

   2. Select the name of the view from the list to the right of this field.

   3. Otherwise, if you want to create a new view that includes the columns that you want to display:

   • In Data Details, click Create custom information view.

7. In the list of fields, clear the Display check box next to any field that you do not want to display. Click OK.

8. To change the order of the field display, click the Field name for the field that you want to move. Click Move up or Move down until the field is in the location you want.

9. If you want the list to be available to others as an RSS feed, select Make available as feed.

   Note   Feeds can expand your customers' Web site audience by letting visitors receive automatic updates any time the list is changed. In addition, you can use the data from this RSS feed to access and publish Office Live Small Business data on another Web site. 

10. If the Advanced Design features are activated, you can click the Layout tab to customize the design of the list on the Web site. For more information, see Form Designer Advanced Design Features.

11. Click OK.

Remove a list from your public Web site

1. On the left navigation bar, click Web Site.

2. In Page Manager, next to the name of the Web page on which your list appears, click Edit.

3. In Page Editor, right-click anywhere in the module you want to remove, and then click Delete.

See also

Activate and Deactivate Advanced Design Features

Introduction to Modules
List Publisher Advanced Design Features