How to edit Category in a Sharepoint 2010 Library

Question

_{Wednesday, August 21, 2013 5:51 PM}

Let me just begin by saying: 1) Googling doesn't help (that or I'm not the above average Googler I think I am), 2) I once knew how to do this but forgot. I know there is a Text box that you edit but I dont know where it is. 

Essentially, how do I add, edit, delete "Category" in a Document Library. When you "Add Document" to a document library, you choose to put it under a certain "Category" and I dont know how edit this. Where do I go? I have Designer access to Sharepoint web version.

Thanks.

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_{Wednesday, August 21, 2013 7:25 PM ✅Answered}

The categories you see when you add or create a new document or probably Content Types. Go into Library Settings, Advanced, and allow management of Content Types. After that in the settings page you can add new content types, and those will appear when you drop down the New Document button in future.

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_{Wednesday, August 21, 2013 9:11 PM}

If it is not the content type, as Jamie suggests, it might be a simple choice column. Check Library Settings and look in the list of columns if there is a Category column. Edit that column and change the choice values.

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_{Thursday, August 22, 2013 7:06 AM}

It could be any type of column in your library/content type (Choice column, Taxonomy Column, Simple text box  or whatever) where you can maintain the categories to differentiate among the different type of columns.

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