2 ways to create and display Unique ID fields in SharePoint
Often, when you work with lists and libraries, you may need to track the items by some Unique ID or identifier. Luckily, there are few options available out of the…
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Why you need to be careful with the default document library on a SharePoint site
The default document library on a SharePoint site is like a Mother-in-Law. You cannot easily get rid of it, and if you do – you will be in big trouble!…
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Public vs. Private Office 365 Groups
Introduction of Office 365 Groups has significantly reduced the anxiety for Site Owners to be familiar with ins out outs of SharePoint Information Architecture. Specifically, the security management of a…
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4 types of sites in SharePoint Online
It was Mark Twain who once said: “If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes.” I am from Boston, Massachusetts, so that I can…
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4 ways to tag folders with metadata in SharePoint
From my posts, you probably already know that I am a huge advocate and proponent of metadata in SharePoint. The major limitation that exists in SharePoint is that you can…
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SharePoint vs. OneDrive mobile apps
SharePoint vs. OneDrive is one of the most frequent questions that comes up during the Training with my clients. I blogged about it and even published a corresponding video on…
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Is SharePoint Training really necessary?
With this post, I would like to answer the question that I get quite often from my clients and loyal blog followers: Is SharePoint Training really necessary? This is a…
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SharePoint Term Store: Copy Term Set vs. Reuse Terms vs. Pin Term with Children
If you have been following my blog, you know by now that I am a huge advocate of metadata. And if metadata is defined within the Term Store – oh…
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What is Microsoft Stream?
Every time my clients ask me for tips to store and organize videos in SharePoint, I can’t think of a better solution than Microsoft Stream. In this post, I would…
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How to set a Retention Policy on a SharePoint site
Some time ago, I published an overview of the modern Compliance features available in SharePoint Online and Office 365. With this post, I would like to dig deeper and explain…
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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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