Forum Discussion
Description of document library - where does it show?
In classic UI it will show on hover over the document library title and on click of the small info icon ontop of the library. In modern it won't show up, but you should look at modern still as an early beta anyways. There are a ton of thinks not working in modern yet...
You can find the description of the library in the Document Library settings screen.
Pieter Veenstra We want the USERS to see this text, not Designers who put it there, yeah cuz, the Designer already knows this text, because the Designer put it there. USERS, we want USERS to be able to USE these APPS. Nothing in the universe has ever been developed as pathetic as SharePoint - from the USERS perspective.
- We know, but normal users will not go there, even have no access. Description should show to visitors and contributors, not just admin guys who can find their way.
Pieter Veenstra Users do not open the Library / List settings to find the description
- but that is not helpful to the typical user. It needs to show up in the tool tip when we hover over the library link in the quick launch bar and above the toolbar when the library is open, but it does not currently show up in either of these locations in my tenant
- I agree with this, description is important to a typical user.
We have a lot of open document libraries and it would be really helpful to be able to communicate their purposes ans contents to any possible visitor - not just to those who use the library in every day.The Document Library description pops up when you click on the 3 dots on the Site contents page, which is not ideal, yet old school SharePoint.
