How to check what users share externally in SharePoint
The ability to share externally in SharePoint is one of its core strengths and features. But as you open up your project or team sites to external guests, like clients…
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How to make yourself an Administrator of any SharePoint site
If you are a SharePoint Administrator in your organization – Mazel Tov – you have the super-powers of being able to make yourself an Administrator of any SharePoint site and…
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How to create a custom permission level in SharePoint
I always advise my clients and loyal blog followers to stay out of the box as much as possible in SharePoint. The less deviation you have from the “norm,” the…
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How to disable External Sharing on a User’s OneDrive
Some time ago, I wrote a detailed blog post on how to adjust external sharing settings for SharePoint and OneDrive and set the company-wide defaults for both. This is something…
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How to archive MS Teams
As you manage projects and collaborate with your colleagues via Teams, you will undoubtedly end up with lots of Teams workspaces in your environment. While some of the Teams might…
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4 security roles of a SharePoint site
Fact: Understanding how security works in SharePoint continues to be the leading cause of high blood pressure among SharePoint users. OK, I just made it up, but judging by the…
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How to change the URL address of a SharePoint site
This happens way too often. You created a Communication site or a Team Site, gave it a name, hit the Create button, and started collaborating. Nice and easy. Only to…
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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 access Storage Metrics reports on a SharePoint site
I recently had a client reach out to me with an unusual request. They were constantly running out of space in one of their sites and were always getting warning…
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How to replace a classic root site in SharePoint Online with a modern site
If your organization enrolled in the Office 365 subscription prior to April 2019, your root SharePoint site was created with what we now call the “classic team site template.” While…
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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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