Tracy van der Schyff

#Office365Challenge – Term Store Management in Office 365 Part 6 Using Synonyms for Terms. This is an extremely powerful ability which allows you to add other labels / synonyms. This means users do not have to know the actual term, can still search for a term better known to them – and still find the correct term set. Kinda reminds me of “did you mean”.

Related posts:
Around the Office in 365 Days: Day 96 – Term Store Management in Office 365 Part 1 Terminology
Around the Office in 365 Days: Day 96 – Term Store Management in Office 365 Part 2 Permissions
Around the Office in 365 Days: Day 98 – Term Store Management in Office 365 Part 3 Planning
Around the Office in 365 Days: Day 99 – Term Store Management in Office 365 Part 4 Building
Around the Office in 365 Days: Day 100 – Term Store Management in Office 365 Part 5 Using Managed Metadata

To add synonyms or other labels to your terms, go to Settings > Site Settings > Term Store Management. Expand and click on the term you would like to add to. On the right you will see Other Labels, and have the ability to add multiple labels:

Now when the user types the label instead of the actual term, they will still find the correct term:

Is it just me – or is that simply amazing!!?

Overview of my challenge: As an absolute lover of all things Microsoft, I’ve decided to undertake the challenge, of writing a blog every single day, for the next 365 days. Crazy, I know. And I’ll try my best, but if I cannot find something good to say about Office 365 and the Tools it includes for 365 days, I’m changing my profession. So let’s write this epic tale of “Around the Office in 365 Days”. My ode to Microsoft Office 365.

Keep in mind that these tips and tricks do not only apply to Office 365 – but where applicable, to the overall Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint.