Peek a Boo Where is My View in SharePoint 2013

Posted: April 4, 2013 | Author: Tamara Bredemus | Filed under: 2010, 2013, SharePoint | Tags: Change view, Views | 12 Comments

It should come as no surprise to anyone that how we switch views in SharePoint 2013 lists and libraries has changes.

To make it easier to spot the differences between 2010 and 2013 let’s do a side by side comparison.

2013		2010
Document Library In 2013 the Add New Document option is at the top of the library. In 2010 the link is at the bottom.

What to click on to change views The Library tab is available in both 2013 and 2010. Notice in 2013 all views are listed. In 2010 you need the dropdown in the breadcrumb

Make the View Menu appear In 2013 click the ellipse. In 2010 click the dropdown in the breadcrumb.

View Menu from Library tab Icons in 2013 look cleaner, but basically remained the same.

With another web part on the page In both 2013 and 2010 adding another web part to the page makes the Ribbon disappear. Users must select the web part they want to work with before the contextual Ribbon re-appears. In 2013 the views remain listed. In 2010 the dropdown in the breadcrumb disappears.