Learn more about the best way to name documents so that they can be understood by more users.
Best Practice
- Use intuitive folder and document titles that accurately describe the contents found within the folder or document
- Add a file extension to all documents
- Use the format MM-DD-YYYY for dates in document titles to ensure dated documents are displayed in chronological order
- Example: 07-03-2020 Independence Day Parade Flyer (PDF)
- Avoid using underscores in names when possible as this may affect the searchability of the item
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Unfortunately, the date format MM-DD-YYYY does not sort well chronologically when more the one years of documents is stored. For example,
To sort in chronological order, I would recommend YYYY-MM-DD.
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