Adding a Description Column for a folder under Document Library

Ø  Go to Site Actions, Site Settings

Ø  Click Site Content Types

Ø  Click Create

Ø  Give the new content type a name such as "Description"

Ø  Set the parent content type group as Folder Content Types

Ø  Set the parent content type to Folder

Ø  Add the new content type to a Group. I put it back in the "Folder Content Types" group

Ø  Click OK

Ø  Scroll down to the columns section and click Add from new site column

Ø  Name the column and set all the usual column options

Ø  Repeat for any additional columns

Ø  Click OK

Ø  Go to your document library

Ø  Click Settings and Library Settings, or in 2010 click the Library ribbon tab and then click Library Settings

Ø  Click Advanced and set Allow management of content types to Yes and click OK (this may already selected)

Ø  Scroll down to Content Types and click Add from existing site content types and add your new folder content type

Ø  Go to your document library and click the New dropdown, or the New button in the 2010 Document ribbon, and add your new folder!

Ø  Go to the View dropdown and click Modify this view and add your new folder meta data columns (you will probably want to move them to just after the Name column)