Creating new documents
+To be able to create new documents, set up the parameters described below. This example is provided for DOCX files only, but you can add XLSX, PPTX and other files in a similar way.
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- Enable the Allow management of content types setting: Go to Documents - Library settings – Advanced settings. In the ‘Allow management of content types’ section, select Yes and click OK.
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+ - In the Documents library, go to Site contents – Site Settings - Site content types. Click Create. Fill in the form: Name (New document), Description. In the Parent Content type, choose Document content types, Document. In the Existing group, choose Custom Content Types and click OK.
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- In the Documents library, go to Site contents – Site Settings - Site content types. Select the recently added New document. Go to Advanced settings - Document Template – Upload a new document template. Click the Choose File button, upload the necessary document and click OK.
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- Go to Documents library – Library settings. In the Content Types section, select Add from existing site content types. In the Select site content types from list, select Custom content types. In the Available Site Content Types field, choose New document. Click Add > button, then click OK.
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- In the Documents library, refresh the page ans press the “New” button.
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- The Document content type will be automatically added, this is the parent type for creating new content types of documents, it must be hidden in the Documents library - Library settings. In the Content Types section, select Change new button order and default content type.
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In the Visible column, deselect the checkbox for the Document content type and click OK.
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+ - In the Documents library, refresh the page and press the “New” button – only the New document menu item will be available. Use it to create documents.
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