How to import Terms into the Term Store in SharePoint
Whenever I explain metadata on my blog or during a training session, I show how easy it is to create metadata values on the fly just by typing them in.…
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How to create Term Hierarchies in SharePoint Term Store
Using Term Store or managed metadata vs. the regular Choice column has many advantages. One of them is the ability to create term hierarchies. This is super powerful, as you…
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3 ways to hide or remove Terms in the SharePoint Term Store
If you use Term Store to manage metadata (and I hope you do), it is inevitable that, at some point, you will end up with large hierarchies of tags within…
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Need ideas for Metadata? Use Enterprise Keywords!
If you have been following my blog for a while, you know that I am a big advocate for metadata. And not just any metadata – but one that is…
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Add Average Rating Column to a SharePoint List
One of the recent improvements made to SharePoint lists was the addition of the Average Rating column. What’s interesting is that this functionality is not new; we actually had it…
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Choice vs. Managed Metadata
Life is full of choices. And when it comes to creating metadata in SharePoint, you have some important decisions to make. The way you create metadata in SharePoint will have…
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What happens to SharePoint Files when the user leaves the organization?
Just like the famous “Seinfeld” sitcom (the show about nothing), this post will also be about “nothing.” As in “nothing to worry about“. Let me explain. My clients often ask…
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3 ways to tag content in SharePoint and Microsoft 365
If you have been following my blog for a while, I am pretty sure by now you know that I am a huge fan of metadata. When we think about…
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Why it is not a good idea to mix folders and metadata in the same document library
As you know from my blog posts, I am a huge fan of metadata. I have many clients who successfully transitioned to metadata for some of the content they migrated…
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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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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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