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How is the '+ New' menu populated in document libraries?
By default, mine includes: Now I was under the impression that each entry represents a content type? So why, when I enable 'allow mana...
In other words, there's no way to edit the '+ New' menu. You cannot reorder items, nor can you remove items. If you want to modify the '+ New' menu you must have two or more content types associated with the library.
If you don't use custom content types then there is no way to edit the menu. In tht case it will show the 4 default document types available in Office Online. If you do use custom content types then the menu will reflect the list of content type templates in the order that you specify in the content type list in the library. You can specify the order of the content types when you add them to the library. You can also hide content types from being displayed on the New button.
- Didn't I say the same thing, phrased as a question? I just got a little more detailed and said I would create content types in the content type hub with default templates.
Well if we're going to get petty, with the exception of Deleted, neither of you have added anything that I hadn't already covered in my original post. :smileytongue:
Leon Summerfield-Kehoe - Well I don't want to be accused of being petty. I just re-read your original post and I didn't see a suggestion to create content types in the content type hub with templates for the basic office document types. You did say that you only saw the custom content types on the new menu that you added, so I can understand how you think I didn't offer anything new.
I will make an effort to adjust my responses to more of a "yes and ...". So yes Leon, the only content types you see on the new menu after you 'allow management of content types' and add content types are the content types you added..... and if you create some standard content types in the Content Type Hub and provide some guidance on how to use them, you can help your users partially replicate the new menu as it works on a libary that does NOT allow management of content types. I realize this doesn't address everything in your original post but hopefully it adds something to the discussion. :-)
Yes, I also said the same thing in an earlier reply. But I was responding to Leon's last post that started out "In Other Words..."
