How to disable sync in SharePoint and OneDrive
File sync to the desktop has become a common feature these days. That’s understandable as it is far more convenient to work out of personal C: drive in a very familiar File Explorer environment rather than logging in to SharePoint every time. Moreover, Wi-Fi is not always present, and users want continuous access to their docs. That said, syncing files to user’s desktop… keep reading >
An overview of different types of security groups in SharePoint and Office 365
Just a few years back, managing SharePoint Security was a pretty straightforward affair. Before you jump at me and start telling me how complicated security management in SharePoint is and how your boss hates SharePoint for this, please note that I said “straightforward,” not easy. In the past, we only had to worry about SharePoint groups. With the evolution of Office 365,… keep reading >
To Share or not to Share? A must-read for SharePoint Site owners
Just like Hamlet contemplated death and suicide in the famous Shakespeare play with the famous “To be or not to be,” SharePoint Site Owners must also make a very important, though less dramatic decision. The decision on whether To Share or not to Share (allow or disallow sharing of the site and its contents). Let me explain… What’s the “problem” with Sharing? As… keep reading >
The Ultimate SharePoint Governance Template
During the course of my corporate and consulting career, I had a chance to review, contribute to and critique a number of SharePoint governance documents. One common theme that I noticed repeatedly was that most governance documents were too complicated, convoluted and hard to follow. The language and recommended guidelines provided within SharePoint governance template were too technical, even for me. With… keep reading >
How to build an awesome Knowledge Base Wiki in SharePoint Online using modern pages
From my experience implementing SharePoint Intranets, the most frequent request from companies (after document management) is the ability to create some sort of Knowledge Base Wiki in SharePoint Online. This totally makes sense, as companies accumulate large amounts of information – it is almost expected to organize it into some sort of logical and searchable repositories. I actually did write a blog… keep reading >
5 ways to display recently modified documents on a SharePoint site
When I build department or project sites for my clients, I like to display recently modified documents on a SharePoint site homepage. This is a neat trick because it is a great indicator of whether the site is active or not. Those new to the site can easily see when was the last time users added or modified documents on it. There… keep reading >
3 ways to promote links in SharePoint Modern Pages
Quite often, when building sites and pages for corporate Intranet portals, we need to link to other sources like external websites or some important internal documents, sites or libraries. The idea is, of course, to focus the user’s attention and highlight or promote a certain link. In classic SharePoint sites, there is a special web part for this called Promoted links. I… keep reading >
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