Sharepoint Modern – How to add a Picture Library

by @cdsmythe | Feb 1, 2022 | Office 365, SharePoint

I wanted to create a Picture Library in SharePoint Modern but couldn’t find it as an App to add. Here’s how I solved the problem by creating a library containing images viewable as thumbnails.

Create a Picture Library displaying Thumbnails in SharePoint Modern

Create a Document Library called Photos
Open the new Library Settings – go to Advanced – choose Yes to Allow Management of Content Types
Go back to Library Settings – under the Content types heading – click Change New button order and default content type
Deselect the Document option, then Change Position from top of Picture to 1
Open the Library – Use the Tiles view to see thumbnails of the images
Save this new view as All Photos then set as default view

sharepoint modern picture library solved

Tip – modify the View to display more than the 30 items by default

How to fix: SharePoint opens an extra Browser Tab when opening a Link in the Quick Launch

by @cdsmythe | Mar 4, 2021 | Office 365, SharePoint

I keep noticing an issue in SharePoint where Quick Launch links to Document Libraries in our SharePoint Modern sites started opening up an extra Untitled Tab in the web browser. This was driving me and our staff a little nuts.

If it’s happening on your SharePoint site – just delete the Quick Launch link and manually create another in the Site Settings > Navigation.

It seems that the cause “may” be with how the link to the Document Library was created. (I’ve found one link and tested this solution so far, maybe confirm in the Comments if you see and fix this the same way…)

I think if when creating the Document Library from the Site Contents Section New+ button you choose to “Show in Site Navigation” then that created Link somehow opens up an extra unwanted Tab…..However I created a test Document Library and Link – and it worked fine in Edge.

Sharepoint quick launch link opens two tabs extra tab

How to stop SharePoint Quick Launch Links opening an extra browser tab

If I create a Document Library in SharePoint and during the create process choose the option to add it to the Quick Launch navigation menu, it may open an extra unwanted browser tab when clicked. If I then delete that Link and manually create a link in the Quick Launch Navigation the extra tab doesn’t get opened when clicking the SharePoint Document Library Link.

Sharepoint quick launch link opens two tabs extra tab

So I’m advising our Staff to create the SharePoint Document Library then manually create the Quick Launch link to avoid having SharePoint open two tabs when you click the link.

Microsoft Teams – How to make a File Read Only in the Team’s Files Section

by @cdsmythe | Sep 28, 2020 | Office 365, Teams

By default when you add a File to your Microsoft Team’s File section – it becomes editable by all your Team Members. There are times when you dont want everyone to edit that file, only read it.

So here is how you can add a file to Teams and make it Read Only.

How to Create a Read Only File in Microsoft Teams Files Section

First open up your Microsoft Team and click the Files Tab

Click the Open in SharePoint button

Add a read only file to microsoft teams

In SharePoint, click the Upload > Files then browse for your selected File

upload read only file to sharepoint

Now hover over the File and click the More Options ellipses (3 vertical dots) and then click Manage Access

managa eaccess files in sharepoint read only teams

Click the drop-down to change Team Members permissions and select Can View so the File becomes Read Only for Members. Changes will save automatically

read only file teams

This will set the Permissions on that File so that Team Owners only are able to edit the File, but not Members.

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