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Add a custom column to a library
From the course: SharePoint 2016 Essential Training
Add a custom column to a library
- [Voiceover] We're going to create a library for our resources and customize it by adding a couple of custom columns for metadata. Let's see how this works. First, we know to add something we'll start with Site Contents, we'll choose to Add an App and the app we want to add is another Document Library. And I'm going to call this ResLib, L-I-B, and by using L-I-B as my abbreviation for library consistently, then I get to have short URLs, and of course, I don't want a space in here. We'll modify the title so that it looks better. Here it is, new, and we're in our resource library. Click the Library tab, Library Settings, and let's quickly modify the List name, description, and navigation. And this is going to be named Resource Library. Do I want this on the quick launch? Yes I do. So remember, if I want to put something on the quick launch I'll need to come in and change it's settings, regardless, but this is also where I'm going to add new columns. Notice, as I scroll down the page…
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Add a built-in app to your site7m 22s
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Use a list app6m 31s
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Other ways to create lists3m 28s
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Create a custom list6m 14s
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Export a list from Excel9m 26s
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Libraries and metadata: The basics5m 39s
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Add a custom column to a library12m 4s
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Use Quick Edit to enter metadata2m 28s
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Create a sorted or filtered view8m 42s
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Group items in a view4m 24s
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Create a dynamic view6m 49s
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Specify version settings for documents10m 23s
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Subscribe to an RSS feed9m 15s
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Change settings for files and libraries3m 39s
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