A Matter Of Degree

Title vs. Name in SharePoint Document Libraries (MOSS 2007 version with Office 2007)

	Name	Title
General	Name is the file name as uploaded from your hard drive, or the name you specify when you save directly from a native application to the SharePoint document library.	Title is meaningful name given to the document by the person who uploads or saves it. In PowerPoint, the Title of the presentation or first slide in the presentation is pulled in as this property.
Ability to change/edit	Can be changed at time of upload or edited at any time.	Can be filled in at time of upload, but is not required. If not filled in, is left blank by the system. Can be edited at any time.
Where it appears	Shows at the top of the window when the file is open in the native application.	Shows at the top of the window when the document is open in a browser.
Where the property is stored	Document	Server
Ability to modify the column settings in SharePoint document library settings	No – the "Name" field is not accessible from the doc lib settings.	The label can be changed (i.e. to "Title of Document" instead of "Title") but the field cannot be deleted. Must be single line of text.
Views	Can be included in a view, 3 flavors – Name (for use in forms) Name (linked to file with edit menu) Name (linked to file)	Can be included in view, not as link to document.
Document Properties	Appears on the General tab, and in the File section	Appears in the Description section
Search (SharePoint default)	If no Title exists, Name will appear first in the search results:	If a Title exists, it will appear in the search results instead of the filename:
Best Practices	The following characters are not allowed in SharePoint document libraries: / \ : * ? " < > | # <TAB> { } % ~ & For cleaner URLs, use no spaces, or underscores instead of spaces. Spaces are rendered as "%20" in the URL:	Ensure that your title doesn't reflect anything inappropriate, especially if it has been filled in automatically (i.e. a PowerPoint presentation prepared for a particular customer being shown to a competitor).

 

Resources I used when researching this information:

 

Title vs Name in Document Libraries (a discussion thread on Google Groups):

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices/browse_thread/thread/36e21dc23f38f6fb/cdca5b2ce5778792%23cdca5b2ce5778792

 

Setting up Windows SharePoint Services as a Collaborative File Store:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/sharepoint/V2/fsdoclib.mspx

Vista, Windows Live Messenger, and Error Code 81000306

Had to pass on this solution - via Donovan via Shaun via David (the apparent originator of the fix) - I have been struggling with Error Code 81000306 in Windows Live Messenger for several months now:

And here's what solved it:

- Click start
- Type: cmd (but don't hit Enter)
- Right-click cmd.exe when it appears under Applications
- Click Run As Administrator
- Type the following: netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled
- Press enter

Then just sign into WLM; you don't even have to reboot.

Awesome!  Thanks so much you online community of bloggers!

Sharepoint document libraries, folders, and saving as a template

Note to self - Folders are not included in a document library template. 

Although I strongly discourage the use of folders in a document library, if they are absolutely required, it's necessary to check the "include content" box when saving the doc lib as a template if you want to keep the folder structure.

Reasons I'm no longer so enamored of the "Publish to Blog" feature of Word 2007

1. You can't choose when the post will be published (i.e. to schedule a post for tomorrow or other specific date)
2. You can't control the settings when you insert an image.
3. You can't assign metadata when you publish.
4. A Word numbered list doesn't translate, all numbers revert to 1 and have to be reformatted.

I realize that all the different blog providers have varying settings, so going with the lowest common denominator makes sense for Microsoft.  For folks who mostly publish text and don't do a lot with images or categories, it's a great tool.  Still, if you want the higher level of control that TypePad (or other blog service) provides, the Word publish-to-blog feature isn't that valuable.