How to properly delete and hide managed metadata terms in the 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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Does metadata still make sense in SharePoint Online?
Unlike most of my other posts, which are instructional, this one is philosophical. I am writing this post late at night while sipping a glass of red wine (because my…
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How to make SharePoint metadata columns required
By now, if you have been following my posts, you probably know that I am a huge fan of metadata. One of the questions I always get is how to…
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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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How to automatically tag files with metadata based on folders in SharePoint
This is very unusual – I have used the “F” word and metadata in the same sentence. But that is precisely what this post is all about. Despite being a…
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How to convert an employee handbook to SharePoint library with metadata
Let’s face it – nobody reads employee handbooks! When I worked in a corporate world, the only time I referenced an employee handbook was when I needed to inquire about…
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3 ways to add terms to the Term Store in SharePoint
If you are a fan of metadata, just like me, I am sure you heard about or use SharePoint Term Store. Term Store for Metadata is what a Cuban Cigar…
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How to add a Unique Identifier to a SharePoint list or library
Did you know that every time you create an item in a SharePoint list or add a document to the SharePoint document library, it gets its unique ID number? This…
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How to build an awesome Knowledge Base Wiki in SharePoint Online using modern pages
From my experience implementing SharePoint Intranets, the most frequent request from companies (after document management) is the ability to create some sort of Knowledge Base Wiki in SharePoint Online. This…
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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…
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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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