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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 site. With this post, I would like to explain how security works for Office 365 Groups, in particular, explain the concept of Public vs. Private Office 365 Groups privacy settings. How Security… keep reading >
2 ways to invite users to an Office 365 Group Site
The reason I decided to write this post is that I want to clarify for you, my loyal blog followers, how you can invite users to an Office 365 Group site. Unlike a regular SharePoint site, you have an additional option when it comes to sharing an Office 365 Group Site. So with this post, I want to explain the choices you have, as well… keep reading >
An overview of different types of security groups in SharePoint and Office 365
Just a few years back, managing SharePoint Security was a pretty straightforward affair. Before you jump at me and start telling me how complicated security management in SharePoint is and how your boss hates SharePoint for this, please note that I said “straightforward,” not easy. In the past, we only had to worry about SharePoint groups. With the evolution of Office 365,… keep reading >
To Share or not to Share? A must-read for SharePoint Site owners
Just like Hamlet contemplated death and suicide in the famous Shakespeare play with the famous “To be or not to be,” SharePoint Site Owners must also make a very important, though less dramatic decision. The decision on whether To Share or not to Share (allow or disallow sharing of the site and its contents). Let me explain… What’s the “problem” with Sharing? As… keep reading >
SharePoint Permissions Simplified
Trying to understand how SharePoint permissions work sometimes feels like trying to understand how Facebook privacy settings work. You think you get it and then it turns out your wife has access to all the photos of you having way too much fun at your friend’s bachelor party. 🙂 So with this post, I would like to explain how SharePoint permissions work.… keep reading >
How to stop site and file sharing in SharePoint and OneDrive
Say, you shared a site, file or a folder with someone in your organization or externally. Maybe you shared from SharePoint or your own OneDrive. And now you want to “unshare” for security and best practices reasons. How do you stop site and file sharing? With this post, I would like to explain the techniques. Steps differ depending on whether you shared… keep reading >
How to grant all employees access to a SharePoint site via Everyone except external users Group
As you create SharePoint sites in your Intranet, I am sure you have a need to make the site available to everyone in your organization. An example could be an HR Employee Site or an Intranet Homepage site – these sites would typically be visible and should be visible and accessible to everyone in your organization. How do you go about adding… keep reading >
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