I was speaking with a client recently who had themselves been working with SharePoint for well over a decade. We got talking about that while we are both still working with SharePoint daily, me as a consultant and them as an administrator, our jobs today look nothing like they did just a few years ago. For both of us it has meant learning many new … Continue reading SharePoint and Reinvention
I am frequently asked to setup SharePoint libraries that contain folders and where different users or groups of users will have access to specific folders based on a set of rules. Common use cases include client folders where a sales manager can see all folders but each sales person only sees folders for their clients. Power Automate can be used to set permissions on either … Continue reading Set SharePoint Folder Permissions with Power Automate
As a consultant I get to see a lot of Intranets from organisations of all shapes and sizes. Some Intranets are new others were created years ago but regardless of the age, I often find the same common content issues. When we set out to create an Intranet we generally have similar vision, somewhere employees can find information that will help them do their job, … Continue reading Creating Good Intranet Content
I’m a fan of Document Sets for complex document management scenarios. Document Sets are a great way to store related documents together (folder style) while also adding metadata that can inherit to each document stored in the document set. The use case for Document Sets is usually where you have a requirement to store related documents in one place and also want the ability to … Continue reading SharePoint Document Sets
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been asked about using Calendar views in Modern SharePoint sites. It’s a common question for almost everyone migrating from classic SharePoint and they aren’t always happy with the answer. Now for some GOOD NEWS! Microsoft have added Calendar views to Modern SharePoint, but not quite like the classic version. Calendar views can be created in either … Continue reading Modern SharePoint Calendar Views
Microsoft Ignite is here bring us many announcements that will make SharePoint fans smile. In this post I’ll highlight the announcements and news that grabs my attention the most. I’ll also throw in a few things from other parts of Microsoft 365. I’ll update this blog frequently over the next three days, so check back later! Modern SharePoint is maturing as a platform with many … Continue reading Microsoft Ignite SharePoint Summary
If you know SharePoint then you’ll know Lists have been around from the very beginning. Lists allow data to be captured, items to be tracked, data to be group and shared. Lists are a great tool with infinity use cases! Microsoft have been teasing us for a while about a new Microsoft Lists App giving users direct access to create and work with Lists without … Continue reading Introducing Microsoft Lists
