How to request files in SharePoint
This has become one of my favorite and long-anticipated features in SharePoint Online. We can now request files from other users and have those files uploaded automatically into designated folders…
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How to Create a Task From a Teams Conversation
Everything is a task these days. As we collaborate with stakeholders during the day, we always complete tasks or create new ones for ourselves or others. When we sit in…
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5 ways to optimize search in SharePoint Online
Once organizations migrate their files and folders to SharePoint Online and establish an Intranet portal/presence, the next step is usually Search Optimization. With all the content migrated and new content…
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Top 10 SharePoint permissions best practices
I have devoted many articles on my blog to Security & Permissions. The reason for this is that, as I mentioned earlier on my blog, understanding how permissions work in…
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How to Color Code Folders in SharePoint and OneDrive
Henry Ford once said, “Any customer can have a car painted any color he wants so long as it is black.” He was referring to the famous Model T that…
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3 Ways to aggregate content in SharePoint using out of the box web parts
Quite often, when I build Intranet portals for my clients, there is always a request to roll up or aggregate content in SharePoint from one or more sites on another…
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2 ways to control security and permissions in large organizations
Even though I primarily work with small to medium size businesses helping them implement SharePoint, from time to time, I also get approached by some larger organizations as well. While…
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How to favorite files in SharePoint and OneDrive
I have been waiting to write this post for such a long time. And honestly do not know why it took so long to have this feature available in SharePoint.…
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How to set up Acronyms in SharePoint Online Search & Intelligence Center
I remember when I worked in the corporate world, one thing I hated when joining a new organization was all these mysterious company-specific acronyms. You would sit in a meeting,…
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How to search for files of certain file size in SharePoint Online
I had an interesting question being asked by one of my clients the other day. They were running into storage issues and needed to identify all the files with large…
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Naming convention for Managed Properties in SharePoint Online
Some time ago, I published an article on the syntax of crawled properties. Depending on the type of column you create in SharePoint, you get a different naming convention on…
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Different types of columns in a SharePoint List and Library
I have described metadata quite extensively on my blog throughout the years. There are many different ways to create metadata, all of which I described in my very popular SharePoint…
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I’m Greg Zelfond, a U.S. based SharePoint consultant, and I provide affordable out-of-the-box SharePoint consulting, training, and configuration assistance to small and medium-sized businesses all over the world.
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