How Content Type Inheritance works
I am sure by now you are aware that I am a huge fan of metadata. You can start taking advantage of metadata by simply starting to create columns at…
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How to properly update Columns in a Global Content Type Gallery
Some time ago, I published an article on one of the most powerful features in SharePoint Online – the ability to create and publish content types to various SharePoint sites…
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Multiple Content Types or multiple document libraries?
For those of you who are fans of metadata and content types (which I assume you are since you are reading this post on my blog) 😊, one question/decision point…
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How to properly delete Content Types from a SharePoint Site
If you are into metadata, I am sure you heard about Content Types as well. I blogged previously about this amazing feature. They offer an excellent way to organize and…
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How to make the Content Types available on all SharePoint Sites via the Content Type Gallery
If you are a big fan of metadata, like me, I am sure you are also familiar with a functionality called Content Type. Content Types allow you to organize your…
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3 alternatives to building cascading drop-downs in SharePoint
Ever since we got metadata in SharePoint, we had requirements for cascading drop-downs in SharePoint. They make total sense and provide for smoother, streamlined user experience. With this post, I…
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4 ways to tag folders with metadata in SharePoint
From my posts, you probably already know that I am a huge advocate and proponent of metadata in SharePoint. The major limitation that exists in SharePoint is that you can…
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6 reasons why you need to embrace SharePoint Content Types
If you have been reading my posts about metadata and taxonomy, I am sure you ran into something called content types. I blogged previously about what they are and how…
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How to change the order of columns in a SharePoint list or library
So if you are into metadata, just like me, you must be creating lots of list and library columns in your SharePoint environment. Maybe you have a document library with…
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Document type vs File type vs Content type
With this post, I would like to clarify some SharePoint terminology. Call me a perfectionist, but I want to get the record straight, once and for all. I see the…
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I’m Greg Zelfond, a U.S. based SharePoint consultant, and I provide affordable out-of-the-box SharePoint consulting, training, and configuration assistance to small and medium-sized businesses all over the world.
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