{"id":4850,"date":"2010-07-19T02:17:37","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T06:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps4rent.com\/support\/?p=4850"},"modified":"2013-05-28T04:46:45","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T08:46:45","slug":"how-to-change-the-properties-on-a-document-or-item-in-a-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/support\/kb\/article\/how-to-change-the-properties-on-a-document-or-item-in-a-list","title":{"rendered":"How to change properties on a document or item in a list?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Want to know how to change the properties on a document or item in a list?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>want to change the properties on a document or item in a list from a document library webpart or document library list page<\/strong><\/span>, then follow the following steps:<\/p>\n<p>If the menu is enabled on the webpart then<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hover over the document you wish to edit the properties or metadata for<\/li>\n<li>Click on the down arrow to pull the menu<\/li>\n<li>Click on Edit<\/li>\n<li>Change the properties on this page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: If the menu is disabled then go to the List Page for that document library (by clicking on the title of the webaprt) and follow the steps above.<\/p>\n<p>If you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>want to change the properties on a document or item in a list <\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">f<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">rom an Open Microsoft Office 2007 document, then follow the following steps:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the document in the document library that you wish to open<\/li>\n<li>From the Main Word Menu click on Prepare &#8211;&gt; Properties<\/li>\n<li>You will see a ribbon appear at the top of the document that shows the metadata on the server for that document.<\/li>\n<li>Make the changes needed to the metadata<\/li>\n<li>Save<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>want to change the properties on a document or item in a list from a <\/strong><strong><strong>f<\/strong>rom Datasheet View, then follow the following steps:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the document List Page<\/li>\n<li>Click on Actions to get the actions menu then select Edit in Datasheet<\/li>\n<li>Make the changes to the columns and metadata you need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that every change you make is automatically saved once you leave to another row.<\/p>\n<p>With the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/share-point-silver.html\">best SharePoint <\/a>hosting price plans<\/strong> in the industry, Apps4Rent provides\u00a0 any sized business the power to integrate the virtual collaboration technology into their business model and streamline communications at a minimal <span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;\">SharePoint hosting price <\/span>rate of $8.95 per month.<\/p>\n<p>Related Links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/share-point-silver.html\">Best SharePoint Hosting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/free-microsoft-sharepoint-hosting-windows-wss-3-templates.html\">Free SharePoint Hosting WSS 3.0 Templates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/sharepoint.html\">SharePoint Hosting Services<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/hosted-sharepoint-site-services-wss-3-0\/hosted-sharepoint-what-why-how-features-benefits-uses-overview.html\">Hosted SharePoint Uses Benefits Features<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apps4rent.com\/\">Hosted Applications \u2013 SharePoint \u2013 Microsoft Exchange 2007<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know how to change the properties on a document or item in a list? 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