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Lit sharepoint - Retrieving user properties from person field
In SharePoint Online, "linked to an element using the Edit menu" is attached with SharePoint default "Title" column only. I don't think it is possible to change it to other/custom columns in SharePoint modern experience as there are no options available for it using SharePoint out of the box features.
If you want to show user profile properties in modern experience, you can create and use Person or Group column:
When you add users in these columns, it shows like this:
And when you hover on the user name, it shows person card with related user profile properties like:
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In SharePoint Online, "linked to an element using the Edit menu" is attached with SharePoint default "Title" column only. I don't think it is possible to change it to other/custom columns in SharePoint modern experience as there are no options available for it using SharePoint out of the box features.
If you want to show user profile properties in modern experience, you can create and use Person or Group column:
When you add users in these columns, it shows like this:
And when you hover on the user name, it shows person card with related user profile properties like:
Please click Mark as Best Response & Like if my post helped you to solve your issue. This will help others to find the correct solution easily. It also closes the item. If the post was useful in other ways, please consider giving it Like.
- finally understood that it was only the title column that was preconfigured as such.
Thanks
