Editing default.aspx when Site Actions dropdown is hidden

Question

I have hidden the Site Actions dropdown for a default.aspx page using CSS.

Is there a way I can edit this page, either by clicking around somewhere in /_layouts/viewlsts.aspx or some other back page or by typing in a specific URL?

I notice default.aspx doesn't appear in Shared Documents unlike other Basic Pages can.

add sharedview=shared&toolpaneview=2 to the URL to view in edit mode. Is this what you are looking for? — Shoban, Jul 05 '11 at 05:42
default.aspx doesn't exist in a library at all, just the "Root Folder" of the website. You can see how it exists in SharePoint Designer. — James Love, Jul 05 '11 at 07:16
I think it can be helpful: you need to execute some javascript to switch to edit mode. — IAfanasov, Jul 05 '11 at 08:21
like you posted the above comment :-) ... add your answer as a coment to his question. — Shoban, Jul 05 '11 at 10:42
@Shoban People need at least 50 reputation to post comments, so I've converted his answer to a comment for now. — Alex Angas, Jul 06 '11 at 03:25

Sig Weber · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-05T21:40:51.390

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You've two options:

Use the following string (just paste it into your Webbrowser address bar) while you have the default.aspx page open:

javascript:MSOLayout_ToggleLayoutMode();

You can also add this script to your Webbrowser favorites and use it as bookmarklet.

Append "DisplayMode=Design" to the url, like this:

http://server/site/default.aspx?DisplayMode=Design

edited Jul 05 '11 at 21:40

answered Jul 05 '11 at 21:21

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