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I have created a library on our SharePoint site and have uploaded multiple PowerPoint presentations, which by default have been ranked alphabetically. The powerpoints need to be opened up in a certain order as it is going to be used as a training tool for our employees, so it is best that they are listed from top to bottom in the order that they should be opened up regardless of the title of the presentation. Is there a way to set the library so that I can dictate where the powerpoints go in order?

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You can set sorting on different fields, ascending or descending. But you can not set a totally custom sort order.

My recommendation would be to prefix the document names with numbers like:

  • 1 This is the first
  • 2 This is the second
  • 3 Oh I am number three

making them show in correct order no matter the names

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  • This only works if you have nine or fewer documents. "10" comes before "2" in this scenario. Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 13:29
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    You have a valid point! As @Monica Jagani points out below, using a dedicated number column is more applicable in a situation with many documents Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 13:35
  • This can be avoided if you use double digit numbering ie 01, 02, 03... 10 11. (or 3 digit if you got hundreds of documents) and you can reorder this same way as you would with additional column. One caveat of this approach is that the link will change so if you are referencing documents directly additional column is better. Commented Aug 31, 2018 at 12:43
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you can create a new column to use as your filter say Sr# and assign the number to this column. Change the values according to the order, by which you want to display the items. Edit the view and Sort by this column name.

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    this is a better answer because it allows you to reorder the content without changing the names of the documents. Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 13:28
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There is actually already a field made for this in SharePoint. There is also a page where you can change the order as you wish. This is already used in URL lists if I'm not mistaken, but you could do the following:

Visit the order page If you visit */_layouts/reorder.aspx?List={list id}*, you will see all the items in your list or library, and you can change their ordering.

Update the view Now your items have an order but it's not used in your views. You can modify the view (for example, in SharePoint Designer) and change the 'OrderBy' property to 'Order'.

Unfortunately I don't know if you can just add the column to your list and use it in the GUI. It appears that this is a hidden column of some sort.

Add a ribbon button to the order page This would make it much easier to modify the ordering in the future. You could do this via SharePoint Designer, or with an element file in a solution:

This page has more information about it: http://consultingblogs.emc.com/mattlally/archive/2012/01/16/add-change-item-order-to-a-custom-link-list.aspx

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