It's rather disturbing that the Left Side Navigation (Quick Launch) by default, does not display on new web part pages created in SharePoint. There are a number of workarounds on the web which include hacking each newly created page, or hacking an existing document template.
I like to use this approach, which modifies only the master page (inherited by each web part page). I only need to touch one file and be done with it.
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In SharePoint Designer, find your master page.
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Find the line :
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder id="PlaceHolderLeftNavBar" runat="server">
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Directly beneath it add:
</asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
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Find the real closing </asp:ContentPlaceHolder> element and remark it out like
<!-- </asp:ContentPlaceHolder> -->
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Find the line:
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder id="PlaceHolderNavSpacer" runat="server">
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Directly after it add:
</asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
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Find the real closing tag and remark it out
<!-- </asp:ContentPlaceHolder> -->
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Save the file
Essentially, we're letting HTML render the Quick Launch control on each page rather than let ASP manage it for us from the server. It's no longer conditional.
