What is the problem you are trying to solve?
The latest trend that I notice by those who start using Office 365 is an immediate desire to start using all the tools available in Office 365 all at once. Why??? Way too often I see my clients start using Teams, Planner, Yammer, Office 365 Groups all at once, without having a clear strategy. When you go to Starbucks®, and see 20 different… keep reading >
3 ways to rename a file in SharePoint
Renaming files is something we probably do quite often. After all, file name usually provides us with lots of great metadata (additional information) about the file. Today I want to explain various options for you to rename a file in SharePoint “on the fly”. Option 1: Rename via right-click The easiest way to rename a document is by right-clicking on it. Right-click… keep reading >
How to hide folders from a document library
Did you know you could hide folders from the document library? Let’s say you have a library with pretty complicated folder structure. Maybe you added some metadata columns to it to help you organize it better, or maybe you are just so sick of folders, you want to hide them all and essentially flatten the structure and view just the files. Whatever… keep reading >
2 ways to make SharePoint document search as easy as shopping online
Do you love shopping online? I do! The major reason – within a few clicks I can usually find what I am looking for, without spending days sifting through the shelves and driving to stores. What makes online shopping experience awesome is the ability to filter through various criteria. Amazon® is one of the most famous and brightest examples. As soon as… keep reading >
6 reasons why OneNote is the ultimate note-taking tool
Content comes in all shapes and forms. As part of the daily work routine, we deal with documents, tasks, contacts (people) and events. For each type of content, we have a place to store and organize it in SharePoint. For documents – we have a document library, for events – we have Outlook calendar, for tasks – Tasks Web part or Planner and… keep reading >
6 ways to create workflows in SharePoint
SharePoint is a great platform for collaboration and sharing. However, anytime you need some sort of approval or business process to occur, you need to engage the workflow capability. There are several ways for you to create workflows in SharePoint, and today I would like to go over and explain all of the available options. Option 1: No workflow Yep, it is… keep reading >
4 ways to edit document metadata in SharePoint
If you follow my blog, you probably know by now that I am a huge advocate of metadata. One of the most frequent complaints I hear about it is that (and I quote) “It is a @#$% pain to tag documents with metadata every time they are uploaded to SharePoint.” I could not disagree more! So with this post, I would like to… keep reading >
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