Remove “+ Add document" from a SharePoint 2007/2010 Document Library

In this post , i will show you how to hide the "+ Add document " option from the SharePoint Library in SharePoint 2010.

I will explain you with the help of a scenario :

There are some times which we don't need the "Upload Option" in library just due to restrict the user not to upload any file/document.

 In my previous post i have show you the ways to hide the "Upload Button" in ribbon.

Now i will show you ,how to hide the "+Add document" option from library :

Suppose the below is the document library where we want to hide the "+Add document" option :

We can achieve this by the following methods

1.   Editing the WebPart

2.   Using SharePoint Designer(CSS)

3.   Using J Query

4.   By Permission level(Default)

1. Editing the WebPart
Go to Edit WebPart -> Tool bar Type -> Select NoToolBar option which will hide the Add Document option

2. Using SharePoint Designer(CSS)
Go to the designer and edit the page/webpart where you want to hide. Search for class=”ms-addnew” and change the style to Style=”display:none”

3. Using J Query
Add a CEWP and link the following J-Query in it and hide the CEWP webpart
$(document).ready(function()
{
$(‘#WebPartWPQ2 .ms-addnew’).hide();
});
4. By Permission Level (Default)
We can set the permission level for the document library to read only and hence the user with read only option in the SharePoint site will not see this option.

I have done by using the 1st Option. Try it.

Thanks

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