Expandable/Collapsable Text

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Hi,Is there way to create/format text that is expandable and collapsable in sharepoint? Like on technet (e.g.&nbsp;https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200580(v=exchg.150).aspx)

julian knight · Answer

I get a 404 on that link. You have access to JQuery in SharePoint pages so you can use that to create collapsible (accordion) formatting.

ivan54 · Answer

one ")" too many:&nbsp;https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200580(v=exchg.150).aspxI have no experience to jquery in SharePoint. Would have any examples for me?&nbsp;

steven rudolph · Answer

Don't use JavaScript to extend the functionality of SharePoint please. You will have a lot of impact if you update by CU or Upgrade the whole version. I am SharePoint Online Admin for a large user-group and did a lot of changes in the past. Every change and move away from the default functionality will Impact you in the future of the product.Its a good decision to answer your customer whats possible by default in SharePoint. If you need more functionality in SharePoint you can buy or develop Apps.

josh swearingen · Answer

I have used jquery to&nbsp;display list data in accordion format.&nbsp; I then expanded that into a web part that did the same (on-premise).&nbsp; I do agree with the other comments, this increases maintenance costs and risk.&nbsp; We recently started allowing our users to use Apptex which has an accordion feature.&nbsp; http://spapptex.com/ (I am no way associated with Apptex, just use the free version)&nbsp; Hope this info helps.

julian knight · Answer

Sorry Steven but I have to disagree. It is the preferred method for making simple UI improvements and easily scales to many pages/sites/collections by using a file in a commonly accessible location that is then included into SharePoint using one of several non-destructive methods.

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