If you have images stored in OneDrive, it’s now easier than ever to do basic image manipulation to make them look perfect for your site. OneDrive has a new set of photo editing features, and here’s how they work…
Category: OneDrive for Business
Cleaning up document libraries in SharePoint Online using Preview
Sandra Mahan just blew my mind with a feature in SharePoint Online that makes cleaning up document libraries *so* much easier… the Preview feature. It’s probably been there for a long time, but neither of us had really used it before. Here’s how it works…
First delete dialog alert for OneDrive files
When you delete files on Windows or on a Mac that are synchronized to your OneDrive area, it might not be intuitive that those deleted files get deleted *everywhere*. Microsoft now gives you a heads-up on what is happening, as well as an easy way to get to the OneDrive Recycle Bin. Here’s what it looks like…
Maximum file size for OneDrive and SharePoint Online is now 250 GB
Due to customer requests to increase file size upload limits, Microsoft now allows uploads of 250 gigabytes (GB) (up from 100 GB) in OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online.
Having said that, please do not look at this as a challenge…
Moving and copying files in OneDrive and Microsoft Teams
If you’re using OneDrive to create documents and files before you’re ready to share them with a larger audience… great job! Now that your document is ready to be shared, you can use the built-in Move and Copy options to get that file out to a SharePoint site without any hassles. Here’s how that works…
Creating and saving files directly in SharePoint Online and OneDrive
If you’ve been working with computers prior to “the cloud”, it’s very easy to have your behavior default to saving your files to your local hard drive or a file share. However, now with SharePoint Online and OneDrive, doing that limits the opportunities you have to work with the files in new and collaborative ways. Instead, start creating and saving your files directly to SharePoint document libraries or your OneDrive space. Here’s how that works…
2021/02/09 – Sending files in Outlook… attachments or links?
Prior to the advent of cloud computing, sending attachments via email meant that each recipient got their own copy of the file(s), leading to wasted bandwidth, excessive disk storage, and no way to have a “single source of truth” file since everyone had their own copy. But now with the cloud, you can choose instead to send a link to your file that’s stored in OneDrive or SharePoint, and everyone can work off that single copy. Here’s how that works…
Accessing OneDrive Sync version history in Finder, File Explorer, and OneDrive Activity Feed
Being able to easily access version history on files is a real benefit, especially when it comes to files stored on OneDrive. Now you can get to the version history in your synced OneDrive files using tools like File Explorer. This helps you avoid having to go into OneDrive on the browser to figure out if you need to restore an earlier version of a file. Here’s how it works…
OneDrive Sharing Reports to see who can see what
OneDrive is a great tool, but it can be a bit difficult when it comes to finding what you’ve shared with whom, and whether you need to do some permission clean-up. By using the OneDrive Sharing Report, you can get all this information in an easy-to-read Excel spreadsheet. Here’s how that works…
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