Bulk editing metadata in a Sharepoint Picture Library
One of our SharePoint users asked me if it was possible to select a range of multiple images in a SharePoint Picture Library and edit their metadata in one go?
In a Document library you can do this by using the “Edit in datasheet” option, in the datasheet you can bulk edit the metadata, but for some reason the Picture Library doesn’t have that option.
But, if you have Access 2007 installed on your pc, you can create an Access View which allows you to use Access 2007 to populate the metadata.
1. Go to your Picture Library and Create a new view
2. Choose Access View
3. Save the file somewhere
4. Datasheet is the best way to edit bulk data
5. Edit your metadata, click in another record to save the changes
