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nicop1
Copper Contributor
Jul 06, 2022

Wrong Sharepoint List Column Names displayed for some users

Hi there,

we are facing the following problem:

 

In a Sharepoint List, for some users, the column names are not displayed properly.

 

This is how I see the list:

 

And this is how some users see it:

 

 

This has been reported by more than one user. It displays correctly for one, and does not for the other. I have no idea why this is or how to fix it. 

 

Any help would be much apreciated

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  • PamDeGraffenreid's avatar
    PamDeGraffenreid
    MVP
    Jul 07, 2022
    Make sure everyone is looking at the same view. It's possible that someone is using a bookmark or link in their history that points to a different view. Or maybe someone has created a private view and set it as their default?
      • PamDeGraffenreid's avatar
        PamDeGraffenreid
        MVP
        Jul 07, 2022

        nicop1 A view is just a web page- if two people click on the same URL, there are only a few things that would change what they see:  target audience settings, permissions, parameters at the end of the url, or maybe a caching/browser issue.  

         

        • They have list level permissions and SharePoint doesn't have column level permissions, so that's not it
        • Try another browser, or at least clear the cache
        • Make sure when you test the list in the address bar, take off the question mark and everything after. Watch the viewid carefully and make sure it matches. https://test.sharepoint.com/sites/Demo/Lists/TestList/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FDemo%2FLists%2FTest%2FTest&viewid=d5d333b5%2Dd832%2D4c3e%2Db7ad%2D14ffedf890f9

        If that still doesn't work...  Try creating a new standard view, not from an existing view.  Make no changes, and see if a new view fixes it for you. 

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