Favorite Files & Folders vs. Add Shortcut to OneDrive
One of the most frustrating things with SharePoint and OneDrive is that we have several features with names that imply the same thing but are quite different. One such combination…
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Request Files vs. Sharing a folder in SharePoint Online
Some time ago, I published an article on the new feature we now have in SharePoint Online – the ability to Request Files. For ages, we could also share a…
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SharePoint and Microsoft 365 External Sharing with Non-Microsoft Accounts
I wrote a number of posts in the past about different types of external sharing. You can share a given file or folder, site, team, or group, and you will…
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How to request files in SharePoint
This has become one of my favorite and long-anticipated features in SharePoint Online. We can now request files from other users and have those files uploaded automatically into designated folders…
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How to Color Code Folders in SharePoint and OneDrive
Henry Ford once said, “Any customer can have a car painted any color he wants so long as it is black.” He was referring to the famous Model T that…
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Sync folder vs. Sync Library in SharePoint and OneDrive
I documented the mechanism of OneDrive Sync quite extensively on my blog previously. However, one thing I did not mention before was the difference between syncing the whole library vs.…
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In Site Library vs. In Channels Folders
If you recently navigated to a SharePoint team site, you probably have noticed an interesting breakdown of files and folders on that site. Suddenly, all the folders are grouped into…
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How to bookmark files and folders in SharePoint
A frequent request from users collaborating in SharePoint/OneDrive/Team is the ability to bookmark specific files and folders and be able to come back to them at a later point. As…
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2 ways to keep SharePoint and OneDrive files locally on a computer
Working in the cloud has become synonymous with modern collaboration. Most of the time, the files are no longer on a C: Drive or a company’s network drive. They are…
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Should I create a folder or a library on a SharePoint site?
If you ever hovered over the New drop-down on a SharePoint Site, I am sure you noticed a Document Library choice appearing over there. So this makes document library creation…
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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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