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With the ever-increasing amount of content people have, it is easy for sharing documents and files to become tedious. You will find yourself creating or finding new ways to organize all your content, and that’s okay!
It is normal to feel overwhelmed by the amount of content you have, especially if you are working with team members and they have their own collection of content.
If your job requires you to create and edit documents, then you probably noticed how annoying it can be when someone else adds an unnecessary title to the document. It may also be frustrating to add your name to their document without proper credit.
These titles usually look like “Meeting notes from March 1st” or “Weekly planning summary for February 27th.” They are not very descriptive nor do they provide any additional information about the contents of the document.
Titles such as these are typically removed by users before uploading the document or attaching it to email. This happens because Microsoft Office removes the ability to add a title via its software.
You may have heard of this feature being called the Document Properties section, but it has another name: the Title field. The reason why it is there is so that you can give each document a meaningful description, which helps identify it in the future.
If you are looking to remove or edit the content editor title for your sharepoint site, you can do so by navigating through the various web pages of the site using either the built-in browser tool or via some third party tools.
The first way is actually quite simple – just go into Settings -> General settings and look under the section titled “Site Title”. You will see an option to change it there.
However, this does not fully remove the content editor title as it is also present within the CSS file. To remove that, you need to locate where the content editor title appears in the CSS and then replace it with nothing.
That can be done easily using any HTML editing software such as Notepad++ or Microsoft Office Productivity Tools. Just open up the CSS file in one of these programs and search for the word Site. Make sure to choose Universal (Windows) style css if the program has that feature.
There are several ways to remove or change the title of an item’s content editor template. Some methods require changing settings within the site, while others can be done programmatically.
This article will show you how to remove the default “Edit Item” title from content editor templates in Office 365 using both manual and automated approaches.
Removing this content editor title is not only for personal use, it can also help mitigate legal action against your organization if needed!
It is important to note that removing this title does not actually edit the document inside of Microsoft Word. It just changes what name the user sees the document as when opening it.
Removal process
Step 1: Navigate to Settings -> Look and Feel -> Site Defaults
You will want to make sure these two options are set to reset them:
Remove browser tool bar button
Reset web page buttons to defaults
If they are already unchecked then no actions will take place.
Step 2: Navigate back to the list view (or team group view) where you would like to find the content editor template.
There are several ways to remove the content editor title from a page in SharePoint. You can do this manually, using either PowerGUI or an online tool, or with a few scripting languages.
In this article we will learn how to use both PowerShell and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to complete this task. We will also look at some of the best practices when working with PowerShell commands in Office 365.
Removing the content editor title is one of those things that seems simple enough until you try it. It can be tricky to find documentation and tutorials that work!
Luckily, our software engineering team has done most of the hard work for us by creating two different methods that always work.
While you can remove or edit the content editor title directly, this is not recommended as it may break your website or app! Removing or changing the content editor name will require switching up the web pages or apps that use it!
To revert back to the default look for the “Remove Customizations” button under Settings | Look and Feel at the top left of the page. Once reverted, you can then either rename the content editor or find and replace the old one with the new one.
After changing settings in Windows or Google Chrome, it can take some time for those changes to be applied. You may need to restart your computer or even switch browsers (to make sure you are still using the same internet provider) before these changes will show.
It is important to note that if you use another browser than mentioned above, then this process might not work properly.
Sometimes, even after you have done all of the mentioned steps and it still will not work, you need to try restating your computer. It may be that another user has made changes or edited content recently and left behind their account.
If this is the case then your account might get merged into theirs making it seem like there is no longer an administrator for the site. You can create a new account which can help fix this issue!
You should also make sure that your internet browser (examples include Chrome, Firefox, Safari) are up-to-date by checking the settings or downloading any available updates.
These two things could prevent others from being able to access some parts of the system which may remove the need for creating a new account.
If you are getting an error when trying to remove the content editor title or changing it, then try contacting Microsoft customer service directly! They can help determine if your organization needs to use Office 365 Pro Plus or not, as well as what version of SharePoint you should be using.
If you feel that your job requires access to the content editor feature, then you do not need this tool anymore, so why pay for it? You can always look into the free versions of sharepoint out there! Some examples include Google Suite Tools or OneDrive For Business.
Google Suite tools like Gmail, Drive, Calendar, etc all have powerful communication features that do not require access to the content editor. These paid apps at least give you limited access to make things easier.
As mentioned earlier, changing or removing the content editor title is not easy. It requires careful planning and preparation. You will have to re-train your team members to use another content editor as their own personal editor.
This can be very difficult if people are attached to their old job titles. Make sure you’re prepared for this before doing it!
Removing the content editor role is also time consuming so make sure that everything has been planned out ahead of time. This includes notifying other departmental stakeholders and having enough time to do it properly.
It may take some weeks until everyone realizes they no longer have this function. During this period, there could be internal conflicts, power struggles, and morale issues. All of these things can easily distract your staff from performing their jobs efficiently.
So what can you do? Simply hiring new staff is usually the best solution since most departments already have someone who fits the content editor position. If this isn’t possible then offering generous bonuses or raises might motivate them to perform their tasks more effectively.
