{"id":4277,"date":"2024-08-14T07:12:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T07:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systools.in\/blog\/?p=4277"},"modified":"2024-08-14T07:13:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T07:13:17","slug":"enable-tree-view-in-sharepoint-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systools.in\/blog\/enable-tree-view-in-sharepoint-online\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Tree View in SharePoint Online? Let&#8217;s Find"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">SharePoint Online is an associated app of Microsoft 365 that allows organizations to manage sites, streamline workflow, and improve collaboration. One of its major benefits is to navigate the content in a well-structured manner. Among all of the key features, there is a tree view option is also there to simplify the accessing of nested folders and libraries in SharePoint Online. However, enabling the tree view is a bit complex and hectic too, as it is not a straightforward option just like others. This comprehensive guide will take you through the complete step-by-step process of how to enable tree view in SharePoint Online.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\">\n<p><strong>Table of Content<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#1\"><strong>Intro to Tree View in SharePoint Online<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2\"><strong>Benefits of Enabling Tree View\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3\"><strong>How to Enable Tree View Using Admin Center?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4\"><strong>PowerShell Commands for Enabling Tree View<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#5\"><strong>Admin&#8217;s Dilemma<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#6\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"1\">What is Tree View in SharePoint Online?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Before directly moving to the process of enabling the SharePoint tree view, it is necessary to know why it is essential. The tree view is a navigation pane to show the entire structure of the document library including folders and subfolders. It adds more value for analyzing the large libraries and helps users locate the essential files and folders.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2\">Top 4 Advantages of Enabling Tree View in SharePoint Online<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Improved Navigation &#8211; <\/strong>After enabling the tree view, users can easily locate and access the files from the large and nested document libraries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Enhanced Content Management &#8211; <\/strong>Users can easily add or remove the files and folders. It enhances the content management in a better way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Reduced Time and Effort &#8211; <\/strong>As the users can analyze the document library from the tree view, as a result, it saves time and effort for the users to search the files and folders. In addition, also helps to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systools.in\/blog\/manage-sharepoint-user-profiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>manage SharePoint user profiles<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Reduction of Learning Curve &#8211; <\/strong>New users find difficulties in searching for the document libraries if the tree view is not enabled. But if it is enabled then they do not need to spend a lot of time to get familiar with the SharePoint files.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"3\">How to Enable Tree View in SharePoint Online Using Admin Center?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Before going further into the process, make sure you have already set the library list experience to classic. To do so, you can go to the <strong>Library Settings &gt; Advanced Settings and List Experience<\/strong>. After that, follow the below steps to enable the tree view in SharePoint Online.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 1.<\/strong> Open the SharePoint for that you want to enable the tree view.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 2.<\/strong> Click on Settings and then Site Settings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 3.<\/strong> Hit on the Navigation elements under the Look and Feel option<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 4.<\/strong> Finally, tick the checkbox of Enable Tree View.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 5.<\/strong> Press Ok to apply the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systools.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sharepoint-online-enable-tree-view.png\" alt=\"enable tree view in SharePoint Online \" width=\"621\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">After enabling the tree view in the SharePoint site, you can also use the Expand or Collapse options. Through these options, you can go deeper into the folders and also revert using the collapse option.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\"><strong>Note:-<\/strong> To hide the Tree View uncheck the checkbox of the \u201cEnable Tree View\u201d.<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"4\">Enable Tree View in SharePoint Online Using PowerShell<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">By default, SharePoint shows the list and libraries in flat mode. So, choosing the items for the tree view becomes tedious. But PowerShell makes the process simpler, below are the steps to do so.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>$Siteaddress = &#8220;https:\/\/empdetailssharepoint.com\/sites\/Accounts&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Try {<br \/>\nConnect-PnPOnline -Url $Siteaddress -Interactive<\/p>\n<p>$Web1 = Get-PnPWeb -Includes TreeViewEnabled<\/p>\n<p>$Web1.TreeViewEnabled = $True<br \/>\n$Web1.Update()<br \/>\nInvoke-PnPQuery<br \/>\nWrite-Host &#8220;Tree View is Enabled!&#8221; -f Green<br \/>\n}<br \/>\nCatch {<br \/>\nWrite-host &#8220;Error occurred:&#8221;$_.Exception.Message<br \/>\n}<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"5\">Admin&#8217;s Dilemma While Implementing Tree View<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As these all tasks related to SharePoint Online are handled by the SharePoint administrator. But there might be a situation when the admin deletes the sites or subsites by mistake during the enabling of tree view. Then what to do next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mr-2\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block text-white\" style=\"background: #28a745;color: #fff !important\" href=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/download\/SYS1S6P6O\/29\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Download Now<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block text-white\" style=\"background: #ff6800;color: #fff !important\" href=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/buy\/SYS1S6P6O\/29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Purchase Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In that situation, admins are advised to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systools.in\/products\/sharepoint-to-sharepoint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Most Reliable SharePoint Migration Tool<\/strong><\/a>. This tool helps to transfer your sites and subsites to another tenant effortlessly. This tool also preserves the files and folder hierarchy and originality during the migration process.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"6\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In this article, we discussed how to enable tree view in SharePoint Online. Because enabling the tree view is a bit complex task. Therefore, we have elaborated on the two different ways to achieve the task. You can opt for any of the solutions which is more relevant to you. An upcoming problem that the admins can face is also explained with an efficient solution. Hence the query is resolved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SharePoint Online is an associated app of Microsoft 365 that allows organizations to manage sites, streamline workflow, and improve collaboration. 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