Expose oversharing with Everyone except external users group
Some time ago, I wrote a blog post about the Everyone except external users group. It is a default group in every Microsoft 365 tenant that lets users quickly share…
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How to Give Read-Only Access to a Microsoft Loop Page or Component
By design, Loop is meant to be a collaborative space where users can easily create/edit/delete content and co-author it in real time. However, there are plenty of use cases where…
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Lock and unlock pages in Loop
One of the features that was recently added to the Loop application is the ability to lock the pages. In this article, I would like to explain what this is…
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Personal vs. Shared Ownership. Best Practices for Microsoft 365 Assets.
We tend to think of SharePoint and Microsoft 365 as collaboration platforms that make it easy to collaborate with our colleagues. However, given the architecture of those applications, it is…
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Public vs. Private Microsoft 365 Groups and Teams
I always joke that to understand how SharePoint permissions work, you either need a high IQ or be able to consume large amounts of alcohol. I am definitely in the…
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The 6 Security Groups in SharePoint Admin Center explained
I always joke with my clients that to understand how SharePoint security works, you either need to have a PhD in SharePoint or be able to consume large amounts of…
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Top 5 User Mistakes in SharePoint
This post makes me feel like a spouse in a decades-long marriage, whose main job is remembering and pointing out the other one’s mistakes. 😀 My clients, considering the move…
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5 Locations where you can set security in SharePoint
I have already devoted many articles on my blog to permissions. After all, this is an extremely important topic, especially now in the age of Copilot. Understanding how SharePoint permissions…
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How to create unique permissions for the library or list in SharePoint
Although it is considered best practice to manage security at the site level in SharePoint, there are situations where you need to hide certain content from specific employees. Or perhaps…
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How to create unique permissions for each row in SharePoint List
Some time ago, I wrote a post explaining how to create unique permissions for a file or folder. This might be necessary when you want to hide certain files from…
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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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