Why you need a file naming convention in SharePoint
I always get questions from my clients on whether you need to adhere to some sort of file naming convention in SharePoint. The answer is YES, in fact, it is…
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Struggling with Metadata? Use SharePoint Enterprise Keywords!
Those who follow my posts, training, and webinars know that I am a big advocate of file organization via metadata. Metadata is great once it has been pre-defined for your users.…
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Top 10 features of SharePoint Term Store
In one of the previous blog posts, I explained different ways users can create metadata in SharePoint. One of such ways is via Managed Metadata (SharePoint Term Store). As a matter of…
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2 ways to create metadata in SharePoint
Those following my blog know that I am a staunch advocate of standardization and metadata. While metadata really is any additional information about a document or an item, like date created,…
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How to implement Document Management System in SharePoint using Content Types
I have written a number of posts already on how SharePoint is a perfect tool to store and manage documents. With today’s post, I would like to explain to you,…
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Search for documents in a document library using Metadata Navigation
I do a lot of live demo examples during my SharePoint Webinars and Training sessions. One of my favorite examples that I always show to my attendees is depicted in…
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SharePoint Document Types
Are you trying to organize your documents in SharePoint and scratching your head as to how to name your docs? Perhaps you have different types of documents, like meeting notes,…
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Introduction to SharePoint Content Types
If you already spent some time reading my previous articles on SharePoint Metadata and SharePoint Document Management, you probably ran into the phrase called SharePoint Content Types. It is somewhat ambiguous and somewhat…
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SharePoint Folders vs. Metadata
Folders vs. Metadata is an endless debate in SharePoint world. I published a number of articles on the topic myself. Here are the links to some of them: 12 reasons…
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4 ways to configure SharePoint Document Library and organize documents
In this blog post, my goal is to explain the four available options when it comes to configuring SharePoint Document Library. Each of the four methods below is unique and…
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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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