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How do I create a Sharepoint glossary without using an app?
Hi AMJ_Devon ,
A customized list can be a simple solution to host your glossary.
What I would do a little bit more is to:
- Create a list called "Alphabet".
- Configure a customized column called "Initials"
- Then Create 26 items starting from A to Z;
- Create another list called "Glossary".
- Configure the list with all the customized columns you want. For example, definition, submitted by...
- Then add another column called "Initials"(and make this field mandatory too)
- Then add all the glossary you have as items (Remember to fill out the “Initials” column for your glossary).
- Create a SharePoint page and add these two lists there as two web parts (side by side, or up and down).
- Use "Dynamic Filter" to connect these two web parts.
In this way, you should be able to avoid being redirected to a new page when clicking on an initial.
Hi Natasha2020, @AMJ_Devon: Using Daynamic filter, I am able to select a term from Glossary terms which makes the related alphabet selected from Glossary Filter list but the reverse is not working. I want that once user selected an alphabet from Glossary Filter list then respective all terms starting with that alphabet should appear in Glossary Terms List. Can somebody help on this. I followed all the steps listed in last message. Thanks,
Rohit
Natasha2020
Another tip to add to the last post... Instead of the "Initials" column, I use a calculated column to automatically enter the first character of the acronym. Use this calculated column to connect the A, B, C ... filter to the list. I used the following:
=IF(ISNUMBER(VALUE(LEFT(Acronym,1))),"123",LEFT(Acronym,1))
If the first character is a number it returns "123" otherwise it returns the first letter (I included "123" in my filter list of the alphabet). In my example "Acronym" is the name of the column.
