How to do column validation in SharePoint
If you use metadata in your list or library, you then rely on your users to enter proper information into respective columns. But how do we assure that users add…
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How to restore a Document Library in SharePoint Online
“Oops, I did it again”. This song from Britney Spears comes to my mind every time someone messes up a SharePoint document library. Unfortunately, this happens way too often. Someone…
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How to delete old documents from a site using retention policies
If you are a hoarder, you might want to skip this article. In this post, I explain how you can delete old documents from a site using retention policies. That…
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Top 5 limitations of SharePoint Online
I usually try to stay away from writing blog posts about the limitations of SharePoint Online. First, they kind of carry a negative connotation, and I usually like to keep…
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3 ways to display Related Documents in SharePoint
As companies embrace the power of SharePoint document management, I see many users warming up to the idea of metadata (which brings a smile to my face as this is…
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What is SharePoint Home site and how to create one
I am going to throw at you another piece of terminology today. In the past, I explained to you the Hub Sites and SharePoint Start Page. Today I would like…
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Why you should not remove default features in SharePoint
Quite often, I get requests from clients and blog followers asking how to remove some default features/links from SharePoint. Things like the Recycle Bin or the Follow Site button. Most…
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How to deal with large document libraries in SharePoint Online
If you are reading this post, then you most likely committed the most famous sin in SharePoint – exceeded the item threshold in a document library. Don’t worry, we all…
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How to use Boolean Operators in SharePoint Search
Today I want to introduce you to a trick that I hope will make your SharePoint search results more relevant. As you migrate all the content from file shares and…
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How to restore and undo the changes on SharePoint Pages
The arrival of the modern SharePoint pages has really simplified the editing process for SharePoint sites. It has now become straightforward to edit pages, add text and web parts. It…
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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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