27 May, 2011

How can I change the name of an existing Document Library?

As i already published some useful content in my previous post that covers basics of document library:

I remembered two things which i have not mentioned in the above post are:
1. How can I change the name of an existing Document Library?
2. How to Change the Logo on Your SharePoint Site?

So let’s start with the first one:
1. How can I change the name of an existing Document Library?
1)   From the Library, use Settings menu, then Document Library Settings
2)   From the General Settings section select Title, description and navigation.
3)   From this screen you can change the title of the library.
4)   Click the OK button-that’s it-Done

2. How to Change the Logo on Your SharePoint Site?
1)   Log in to your SharePoint Site
2)   On the right, click Site Actions >> Site Settings
3)   Under Look and Feel click Title, Description, and Icon
4)   Skip down to the Logo URL and Description section.
5)   In the URL field, enter the full URL for the logo image you want at the top of your SharePoint site.
6)   Click OK and You are done!!

Please let me know in case of any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information. I would be more than HAPPY to resolve your issues, Thanks!!

Change the document library URL


Sometimes, an easy task takes some time to resolve and becomes a headache. The Document Library is the most usable part in SharePoint and serves as document repository. In this post, i am going to highlight basic points which are related to document library but effective ones.

This post will cover:
1. How do you change the address of a document library?
2. How to upload multiple documents into a document library?
3. How do I change the properties on a document or item in a list?
4. How do I setup alerts on a document?
5. How do I send a link to a document to others?

Let’s start one by one. One request to everybody-Please let me know in case of any questions/queries regarding the below mentioned steps

I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues :-)

1. How do you change the address of a document library?
-Open your site in SharePoint Designer.
-It will display all the doc libs in the Folder List view (quick launch)
-Right Click the doc lib for which you want to change the URL
- Rename the doc lib. thats it-Done

2. How to upload multiple documents into a document library?
Well for this-several options are available by which you can achive the results:

Windows Explorer Option
-Click on the View Drop down
-Click on Explorer View

Explorer View Option
-Click on Actions
-Click on Open with Windows Explorer
-You can now drop files in here or paste file

Upload Multiple Documents Page option
-Click on Add New Document link
-Click on Upload Multiple Files...
-Select the Files you wish to upload

3. How do I change the properties on a document or item in a list?
-Hover over the document you wish to edit the properties or metadata for
-Click on on the down arrow to pull the menu
-Click on Edit
-Change the properties on this page

4. How do I setup alerts on a document?
-Hover over the document you wish to set an alert on
-Click on on the down arrow to pull the menu
-Click on Alert Me
-Specify the Alert settings you wish
-Click on OK

5. How do I send a link to a document to others?
-Right click exactly on the document you wish to send a link to
-Click on Copy Shortcut