MC996585 - Microsoft SharePoint: Updated document libraries

Coming soon to Microsoft SharePoint: We will update the document library experience to improve its overall performance and enhance the functionality of Edit in grid view.

When this will happen:

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025.

How this will affect your organization:

After this rollout, users can expect these improvements:

Pages in document libraries will load faster.

Enhanced editing in grid view:

• Choice field editing: Select or change values in Choice columns in grid view.
• Person field and Group field editing: Assign users or groups to a file by selecting the Person field in grid view.
• Image field editing: Add or change images in the grid, like the similar feature in Microsoft Lists.

Better scrolling with large libraries: Instead of going to the next page if there are more than 100 documents, users can scroll down and see everything.

New commands and navigation in grid view: With these improvements, grid view includes several new commands and navigational options that previously were either missing or less intuitive:

• New commands: Create new items in grid view.
• Clickable document titles: Document and file titles in the grid are now clickable, making it easier to open items without leaving the grid.
• Folder navigation: Navigate in and out of folders from the grid view.

Details pane in grid view: Open the details pane in grid view.

Redesigned Properties pane and right-click menu:

• Properties pane as a dialog: When you click or modify an item’s details, the properties pane appears as a dialog box.
• Right-click context menu: Right-click any item in the grid and instantly see context-aware options such as Open, Edit, Share, or Delete.

Grouped view support while editing in grid view: Edit items in grid view even when the library is grouped by specific columns (such as grouped by a content type, department, or project).

Rating column improvements: If your document library includes a rating column (star ratings or “likes”), we improved the experience of updating and viewing these ratings.

A SharePoint document library with an item’s menu expanded (in grid view):

A SharePoint document library showing editing option in a field (in grid view):

These changes will be available by default.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before or after the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation.