What are the three Versioning options in SharePoint?
SharePoint Server has three versioning options:
- No versioning Specifies that no earlier versions of documents are saved.
- Create major versions Specifies that numbered versions of documents are retained by using a simple versioning scheme (such as 1, 2, 3).
What are major and minor versions?
Version numbering When you track major and minor versions, the major versions are whole numbers, and the minor versions are decimals. For example, 0.1 is the first minor version of a file, 1.3 is the third minor version of a file that was published once, and 2.0 is the second major version of a published file.
How does versioning work in lists and libraries-SharePoint?
Versioning SharePoint in Microsoft 365 requires versioning for Libraries; SharePoint Server allows you to select No Versioning as an option. Major versions SharePoint in Microsoft 365 Library Settings allows a range of 100-50000 major versions; SharePoint Server Library Settings allows a range of 1-50000 major versions.
How many major versions of SharePoint are there?
Major versions Both SharePoint in Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Server List Settings allow a range of 1-50000 major versions. Minor versions Both SharePoint in Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Server List Settings allow a range of 1-50000 major versions allowed to have minor versions.
How to publish major version for all documents?
I have tried switching the Versioning Settings from “Create major and minor (draft) versions” to “Create major versions” and back but that didn’t automatically publish a version for the documents. Ok, I found out that you could do it using SharePoint Designer by opening the library -> select all files -> check out -> check in as major version.
How to publish or Unpublish a file SharePoint document?
Click the ellipses ( ), click the ellipses again ( ), and then click Publish a major version. Hover over the title of the document with your mouse, click the drop-down arrow, and click Publish a major version. The Publish Major Version dialog box opens. Enter a comment in the Comments field and then click OK.