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How to add a site column to a list?
To do that: Go to the document library (or list) where you want to add that column Click on Library Settings (or list settings) Under the Columns section, click on Add from existing site columns On next screen, choose the column your want to add and click Add button. You will now see your site column added to the library!
Is it possible to change the site column?
You can make a change to a site column (say, add a department name) and not have it propagate through to the lists and libraries that use it, but I honestly don’t know why you would do that (defeats the whole purpose of the site column) In some cases, just by reusing site column, might not get you what you need.
Why does new column not show up in add / edit item?
Another dimension of such issue, This might help some one on some day!: If the new or edit form is using infopath form, new column added to the list does not appear in the new or edit form. So, make sure in the list setting >> Form setting section and there default or infopath form.
How do you add a column to a document?
Go to the document library (or list) where you want to add that column. Click on Library Settings (or list settings) Under the Columns section, click on Add from existing site columns. On next screen, choose the column your want to add and click Add button.
Site columns Site columns are one of the most basic elements you can add to a SharePoint project. A site column represents a type of data, such as a telephone number, a comment, or the city name of a contact in a contact list. The new site column project item template makes creating site columns easier than in the earlier version of Visual Studio.
Begin by selecting the ‘cog’ on the top right of your screen and choose the ‘Site settings’ option: From the Site Settings page, select Site Columns: You’ll see that there’s already a long page of column settings.