I am sure you have noticed a new set of templates appearing when creating a new news post within the mighty News Widget. There are new “Made for Email” templates that exist now when you try to add new news posts. So, in this article, I wanted to explain what those are and how they differ from the regular news post pages. How News Posts worked in the past In the past, if you wanted to create a news post and then email it to users as well, it was a 2-step process. First – you would create a news post Second – you would email it using the Promote button New “Made for Email” News Post Templates ..read more

One of the questions I get from my followers is about the difference between Label Retention and Site Retention in SharePoint Online. So, in this article, I would like to summarize each and briefly explain critical differences/features. Label Retention vs. Site Retention in SharePoint Online First, let me remind you about the two methods of retention we have in SharePoint Online. Site Retention I explained how Site Retention works in this post. Essentially, it comes down to a retention/deletion policy you can set within a Microsoft Purview and then apply such a policy to the whole SharePoint s ..read more

One of the recent changes made by Microsoft was the ability to create up to 1,000 channels in Microsoft Teams. The change opened up a huge discussion on social media and within the Teams/SharePoint community on the practicality and possible applications of this change. So, I thought what I would do today is tell you about one particular use case that might benefit from this recent change. Old Teams Channel Limits Up until these recent changes, we had the following Channel limits in Teams: 200 Standard channels 200 Shared channels 30 Private channels To understand the difference between the 3 ..read more

In many of my previous articles on my blog, I documented steps on how to create various sites you would typically have within your company’s Intranet—a Human Resources Site, a Marketing Site, and an Onboarding Site, just to give you a few examples. That being said, I never documented how to create the most important site of them all—the Intranet Site in SharePoint that would serve as the main page for the company portal. So below, please find the detailed steps on how to achieve this. Step 1: Evaluate the Design Possibilities The first step is to evaluate what is possible in terms of Sha ..read more

If you are following my blogs, you know that I am a huge fan of an out-of-the-box approach. Why pay someone to develop a custom application when you can quickly achieve the capability with just a few clicks? There are lots of out-of-the-box features that exist in SharePoint already that simplify everyday work. However, one important aspect of productivity is process automation. If you have used older versions of SharePoint, you might recall that we have a few workflows built in. With Modern SharePoint, those workflows were removed. But luckily, we now have a set of new modern workflows availab ..read more

This post probably should have been written years ago. But I guess never say never, and I am sure it will benefit someone out there, especially if you are migrating from older versions of SharePoint or have used it when you were still young and full of energy. Today, I want to explain the primary differences between Classic SharePoint and Modern SharePoint. What is SharePoint? If you are new to the world of SharePoint, it probably makes sense to read this article first that explains what SharePoint is all about, its history, and key features and capabilities Classic SharePoint We started to u ..read more

One welcome addition to the Look and Feel of the SharePoint pages was the addition of new SharePoint Page Section Backgrounds. In this article, I explain what they are and how to configure them. How Page Section Backgrounds worked in the past In the past, if you wanted to add some color to the Page Section, you only had 4 choices, all of which were derived from the Site Theme. New Page Section Background options With the recent change, we now have many more choices for making a given section stand out. The new section backgrounds are standard across all pages and are not dependent on the site ..read more

Ever since Microsoft modernized the pages in SharePoint years ago, we have been able to create attractive news, announcements, and newsletters and promote them within the organization. I even published an article on this back in 2020. However, some recent functionalities were added in terms of Newsletter Design and News Digest distribution, so I thought of writing a new article on the topic of Newsletters and News Digests in SharePoint. Enjoy! Newsletter Options in SharePoint First, it is crucial to understand the fact that with SharePoint, we can create two types of Newsletters: Single Annou ..read more

One of the common requests for SharePoint Intranet is the ability to create and organize some sort of Knowledge Base. There are several ways to create a Knowledge base in SharePoint and I documented all the options in the past here. The option you might choose will depend on the type of content you have and how you want it presented. One of the most popular options for the Knowledge Base in SharePoint is via the SharePoint pages. The last time I documented the instructions for those was in 2019. However, a lot has changed since then, from the additional functionalities to the new look and feel ..read more

One of the more remarkable features of Loop is the ability to sync Loop Tasks with Planner and To Do. In today’s article, I would like to explain how this works and what happens behind the scenes when you create and assign tasks in the Loop Task List. I also discuss some interesting nuances on the synchronization aspect of Microsoft Loop and Planner/To Do. Loop vs. Planner vs. To Do What is Loop? If you do not know what I am talking about, I suggest you read this post and familiarize yourself with Loop. Planner Microsoft Planner is a Team task Management application that is also part of the M ..read more