Hi All
I’m really struggling with the basics – what seems should be intuitive. I am having a problem getting my Document Content Types to show in the +New option of the library. Before I allow use of content types the ‘New’ option allows me to choose the various Office apps and the Folder option. After I allow content types the New button seems to open the upload dialog. Has anyone else experienced this? I’m using the Cloud variety (Online 1)
Thanks
Ian
Thanks Dave for the comprehensive reply – Microsoft – very disappointed! No brownie points this time…
This is a known issue and a big one from my perspective.Â
If you have content types turned on in a library in SP2013/Online, the New button will launch the upload window, instead of the expected behavior. In order for users to create new documents from within SP using content types, they would need to go into the library/list itself and use the ribbon to select New Document -> Content Type options dropdown, as they would in 2010. Of course, this is very unintuitive for the end user using 2013/Online and as a result I have seen some organizations turn off content types altogether.
For more, see this blog post:http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/108666/sharepoint-onl…
I encourage you to let Microsoft know how troublesome this behavior is.
Hi Robert, Thanks for your reply. I have associated word docs with the CTs see below
And still getting the upload screen
IÂ inherited the current environment but I don’t think anyone changed the New option behavior. Do you have any idea why this is happening?
Thanks
Ian
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Ian, I believe this is normal behavior, I just tested on my SP2013 farm and I experienced the same thing. Normally you would create a new content type (CT), i.e. a Word document (not a template as MS defines templates) template, and an Excel “template” for something. Then you might add the new CTs and maybe delete the Document CT. Then those two options would be available under the New pull down.
I think you can change what + new document does, but I would be wary of changing behavior.
