Posts Tagged "Metadata"
Why you no longer need a SharePoint Document Center
In case your organization is using a SharePoint Document Center, I would like to use the opportunity to explain why you should not. I know, you might be surprised by such a bold statement, but hey, someone has to break the news to you. 🙂 Let me explain. What is a SharePoint Document Center Historically, we all used SharePoint as just another… keep reading >
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 to set them up. Today, I want to provide you with a few reasons why you should incorporate SharePoint content types into your company’s enterprise document management strategy. So below you will find… keep reading >
How to change date format in SharePoint
Not sure if you noticed, but by default, SharePoint Sites display the dates in US format (MM/DD/YYYY). While this might work for US-based companies, you might want to display dates in a different format, that is customary to the country/location you are based in. With this blog post, I will explain how to change the date format in SharePoint and what the… keep reading >
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 custom columns (metadata) or a SharePoint custom list of some sort. What if you want to change the order of columns in a SharePoint list or library? How do you do that?… keep reading >
3 ways to filter SharePoint lists and libraries
One of the greatest benefits of metadata is the ability to filter on it and get to what you want with just a few clicks. Filtering for information is quite a common exercise these days. Every time we do online shopping, we filter for stuff. When we shop on Amazon® for shoes (something I do every day 🙂 ), we filter on… keep reading >
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 terms like file type, content type and document type used interchangeably with SharePoint, though they all mean different things. Let me explain. File type File type refers to the application of the… keep reading >
3 ways to rename a file in SharePoint
Renaming files is something we probably do quite often. After all, file name usually provides us with lots of great metadata (additional information) about the file. Today I want to explain various options for you to rename a file in SharePoint “on the fly”. Option 1: Rename via right-click The easiest way to rename a document is by right-clicking on it. Right-click… keep reading >
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