The good thing about closing a web part is that will be no longer visible, but it will be placed in a Folder named Closed Parts and you can add it again to the page where it was before. After re-adding a Closed Web Part to the page, it will retain all the prior configurations.
The procedure to Close Web Parts is only available for Classic SharePoint sites and/or pages.
Before deleting a web part on a page, it is important to give it a different name, other than the default one.
Rename Web Part
To rename your Web Part, proceed as follows:
- Edit your SharePoint page;
- Locate the Web Part you wish to close;
- On the Web Part panel, select Webpart Properties;
- Under Web Part Appearance change the Web Part Title;
- Save the configurations.
Close Web Part
After re-naming our Web Part, we necessarily need to allow it to be closed. To do this:
- Re-enter Edit mode;
- Select the Web Part you wish to close, and expand the Web Part property menu;
- Select the option Edit Web Part;
- Open the Advanced tab and select Allow Close;
- Save the configuration.
After saving the configuration, you'll notice your Web Part menu to display the option Close.
Note: If you're unable to enable the option Close, please follow the alternate process below:
- Access the SharePoint page where the Web Part you wish to close is located;
- On the corresponding page URL, add
?contents=1
; - Select the Web Part you wish to close and hit Close.
Re-open Web Part
If you need to add a previously closed Web Part, proceed as follows:
- Edit your SharePoint page;
- Select the Web Part zone where you wish to add the closed Web Part;
- On the ribbon, select Insert followed by Web Part;
- Under Categories, select Closed Parts;
- Select the closed Web Part and select Add.
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