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Quick tip about adding new columns to a list

I'm currently creating a rather extensive list for a customer. Extensive as in "contains a lot of columns". We could've created a list based on a spreadsheet but that didn't feel as organic as creating the columns as we go along so I'm doing it one by one.

There are two minor gripes with this approach and the problem with minor gripes is that they become major gripes when encountered often enough.

First off the "Create new column" link slowly moves down and off the page as the new columns pile up in the list above it. This means that you need to scroll down more and more as you're looking for that link.

Secondly you might want to check out the actual form for various reasons and although you can (and should) have a separate tab/window/instance for this I know I'm going to confuse them sooner or later and end up with the "New column" form in both tabs/windows/instances.

My solution is to simply drag the link for the new column form to the quick links bar in IE/FF/your favorite browser. It's a lot easier to find and it's a lot easier to hit. Plus it doesn't matter what page I'm on - I can always get to the new column form quickly.

Much ado about nothing perhaps but it might make someone's day a bit more endurable.

Read the complete post at http://www.sharepointblogs.com/martinnr5/archive/2007/10/08/quick-tip-about-adding-new-columns-to-a-list.aspx