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Allow alternate row formatting in Modern Lists
To improve visual accessibility, could you allow a simple way to colour the background of every other list item's row?
Thanks6 votes -
Make Column formatting real easy and not with JSon
Column formatting in SharePoint online.
Why so complicated that you have to use Json.
It doesn't fit in with the idea of modern pages and modern UI.
Should be as simple as selecting a format....62 votesboom! it's done ·
AdminSharePoint UserVoice Admin
(SharePoint UserVoice Admin, Microsoft SharePoint)
responded
We have released a bunch of new templates for both column and view formatting. That should now be available in SharePoint Online.
If you are seeing specific customization that aren’t working, please open a support ticket so we can track it down.
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Freeze Column Headers
Would love to see the ability to freeze column headers at the top of the page when a user scrolls through a long list.
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Conditional Formatting for List fields.
For status, I have a choice field in a list. In order to have it change colors, I have to produce some ridiculous JSON. Please have a look at SmartSheet. They have a completely simple way to enable conditional formatting.
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Column totals missing in modern list views
Column totals missing in modern list views.
This is an often used function, and the workaround to set the list back to classic will only be a temporary solution.
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Dynamic Column width for default Title column in SharePoint List
Currently the default "Title" column does not have an adjustable width in the new modern SharePoint view only, classic view is unaffected.
So if the column contains 1 row and the cell contains very little text the column width will not adjust to fit the width of the text and leave a large empty space, pushing adjacent columns to the right off the screen.
497 votesboom! it's done ·AdminSharePoint UserVoice Admin
(SharePoint UserVoice Admin, Microsoft SharePoint)
responded
Thanks for your feedback! We’re happy to report that your suggestion is now part of persistent column widths. The column width can be saved as part of the view and each user’s preference will be saved in local storage.
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missing search box in modern lists
On the classic sharepoint there is a search box that is very helpful. Please add that to the new look.
176 votesSearch in SharePoint is contextual, so if you are viewing a list or document library, the search is scoped to that list or library.
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Submit attachments into SP List using Power Apps
Hi,
It would be great that we can store the captured invoice into SharePoint List17 votesboom! it's done ·AdminSharePoint UserVoice Admin
(SharePoint UserVoice Admin, Microsoft SharePoint)
responded
Hi everyone, we added this capability earlier this spring! Hope it helps!
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Create a webpart for modern pages where users can rate the page and metadata about the page is shown
Pages that contain an internal knowledge base it would be nice to show some metadata, like an info Square, where it can show metadata (what process, Customer, Product it applies to) and the rating. Also let the reader rate the page.
9 votesboom! it's done ·AdminSharePoint UserVoice Admin
(SharePoint UserVoice Admin, Microsoft SharePoint)
responded
We’ve added the ability to ‘like’ a page and we’ve also shipped a webpart for displaying page metadata!
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Show me all my followed sites in one place
I'm looking at the new SharePoint page (formerly Sites) and I can't see an way of viewing at the full set of sites that I'm following. There are five of the sites I'm "Following" in the Sidebar and I can see some of these (and others) that I'm following on the main page (solid stars) under "Frequent". There doesn't seem to be a way of just listing all the sites that I'm following, which I could do before.
16 votesboom! it's done ·AdminSharePoint UserVoice Admin
(SharePoint UserVoice Admin, Microsoft SharePoint)
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You can see the full set of sites you are following by clicking “see all” under the list of 5 followed sites
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Remove the limit of 5000 items as result in a view
You can have millions of items in a list, but as soon as the view you are using returns more than 5000 ítems then you get an error, the only solution is to create filters and indexes to this view, and it has to be done before reaching the 5000 ítems limit, otherwise there won't be a way to create the indexes / filters.
I know about this workaround because I created a support case in Microsoft Premium, here you have the reference: [REG:116022413747778] Sharepoint History list has been lost or can't be seen51 votesboom! it's done ·AdminSharePoint UserVoice Admin
(SharePoint UserVoice Admin, Microsoft SharePoint)
responded
Apologies for late update here. We’re going to close out this suggestion, directing folks to recent updates we shared at Ignite 2017 around smarter indexing and UX improvements to better manage querying and displaying content from large lists (for more details check out this Ignite session: https://myignite.microsoft.com/videos/53861). For specific scenarios or feedback on this approach please post new suggestions (noting that SQL will never scan more than 5k rows, so specific feedback/suggestions where the current approach still blocks scenarios would be welcome). Thanks!
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Adding geolocation field to SharePoint Lists
One of the hidden gems in Sharepoint is the new geolocation field. A geolocation field enables you to annotate SharePoint lists with location information. In columns of type Geolocation, you can enter location information as a pair of latitude and longitude coordinates.
For whatever reason, there's no way to add a new geolocation field via the UI. Instead you have to go through some hoops with PowerShell (see: http://zimmergren.net/technical/sp-2013-getting-started-with-the-new-geolocation-field-in-sharepoint-2013) and/or script (see: http://mysharepointinsight.blogspot.com.tr/2013/05/adding-geolocation-field-to-sharepoint.html).
As I understand it, there's an MSI package (SQLSysClrTypes.msi)that must be installed manually on the WFEs in an on premises installation to enable geolocation, but…
57 votesboom! it's done ·AdminSharePoint UserVoice Admin
(SharePoint UserVoice Admin, Microsoft SharePoint)
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We have added a new column type, Location, to SharePoint Online. It’s a complete modernization of the scenario, and while it partially uses the geolocation column type under the covers, it’s a much improved user experience. see https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-SharePoint-Blog/Reinventing-SharePoint-business-process-at-Microsoft-Ignite-2018/ba-p/260444.
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