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The Magic 12 Rule for SharePoint Lists Explained
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The Magic 12 Rule for SharePoint Lists Explained

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Mirko Peters - M365 Specialist
May 07, 2025
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The Magic 12 Rule for SharePoint Lists Explained
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When using SharePoint lists, you may hear about "The Magic 12." This rule says to keep People Picker and Lookup columns together under 12. Following this helps lists work faster and stay easy to use. For example, one group cut Lookup columns from 15 to 8 in their project list. This made their list load 40% faster. Staying under this limit avoids slowdow…

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