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Crawled vs. Managed Properties in SharePoint Online
Posted on February 2, 2021 | SharePoint
Today I want to talk about a topic that is a bit more technical and advanced than my usual posts. I want to explain to you Crawled vs. Managed Properties in SharePoint. If you love metadata (as I do) and want to use it to build advanced search queries, you need to understand this topic. There is a lot to understand and… keep reading >
How to manage categories of news using custom metadata
Posted on January 28, 2021 | SharePoint
One of the most popular web parts in SharePoint has got to be News Web Part. I love it so much myself, I blogged quite a few times about it in the past. However, here is an interesting requirement I hear all the time from users. You want to publish different kinds of news on the site and separate them into categories.… keep reading >
How to combine Filtered and Keyword search in a SharePoint Document Library
Posted on January 7, 2021 | SharePoint
In case you are using metadata in place of folders in your document library – Mazel Tov! This means you have additional means to sort, group, and filter your documents. But what if you want to filter by metadata while also searching by a keyword? You know, just like on Amazon.com® – you type some keywords into the search box and then… keep reading >
How to create an accordion-style FAQ in SharePoint
Posted on December 17, 2020 | Lists
One of the most common features requested for SharePoint intranet sites is the ability to incorporate some kind of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). There are many ways to accomplish this task. I documented some of them previously. One of my favorite, though, is the accordion-style FAQ where you have a list of questions, and as you click on a question, it dynamically… keep reading >
3 ways to display Related Documents in SharePoint
Posted on August 13, 2020 | SharePoint
As companies embrace the power of SharePoint document management, I see many users warming up to the idea of metadata (which brings a smile to my face as this is my favorite feature!). Metadata on documents is excellent as it allows you to add “additional information” about a file and, most importantly – give the end-user an additional ability to search for… keep reading >
How to create a Calculated Column in a SharePoint list or library
Posted on July 21, 2020 | SharePoint
Metadata is, by far, my favorite feature in SharePoint. In the past, I wrote numerous posts on different types of metadata columns you can create (choice, term store, text, etc.) One column I have not written about yet is the Calculated Column. So let me fix that injustice and explain to you what it is and how to create a Calculated Column in… keep reading >
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