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An indexed column in SharePoint is used to improve the performances of the list or library view loading. If your list contains thousand of records, and you often query (filter or sort) by a given column, you can index that column.
I blogged a lot about it before, here is one of the links.
- Picture Library.
- This is how picture library appears by default.
- Default metadata for Picture Library files (images)
- Site Pages Library.
- How to access or add new document libraries?
- You will then see something that looks like the image below.
What happens if a document is not indexed in SharePoint?
Content that has not been crawled and indexed is not searchable. If you want a new file or document to show in the search index, you either need to wait for the next crawl or manually request a re-indexing. The process for this may be different depending on which version of SharePoint your organization uses.
Is there a document library in SharePoint Online?
I have a document library inside our sharepoint online team site. Now inside the online document library i specify the following settings for the “Opening Documents in the browser” settings:-
What makes a special document library different from a regular document library?
You guessed it – it is a special document library for images/photos. What makes it different from a regular document library is that it by default displays files (images) in thumbnail view – which makes sense. It also contains some built-in image specific metadata like date picture was taken, etc.
Indexing your entire SharePoint site can take a long time and can cause a significant slowdown within the search system. If you need to manually re-index your site, here are the steps you need to follow: On the site, select the Settings gear in the top right corner of the screen.