there wasn’t a great way to drill into analytics for a particular page. Those types of statistics are now available using the Analytics feature on SharePoint Online modern pages and news posts. Here’s how that works…
Creating calendar views for your SharePoint Online lists
While a tabular list makes sense for much of the data you store in a SharePoint list, sometimes it makes more sense to show the list items in a calendar view format. Fortunately, it’s easy to generate a calendar view in your SharePoint Online lists. Here’s how to do that…
20 Microsoft 365 Productivity Tips – MN M365 User Group
Join Christian Buckley and myself as we present 20 Microsoft 365 productivity tips that can help you save time and effort on a daily basis!
Dictation in Word and Outlook for Windows
While I prefer to write emails and documents using my keyboard, there are some people who prefer (or need) to use voice dictation to get “words on paper.” Fortunately, there’s a Dictate feature in Word and Outlook for Windows that makes that easy. Here’s how it works…
Focus mode for modern SharePoint pages
While a modern SharePoint page looks nice, there are times where you may want to maximize the amount of content you can view on your screen (like if you’re working on a small laptop). Focus mode for modern SharePoint pages allows you to click on an icon and hide the site header, site navigation, and global navigation. 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…
Using the SharePoint Site Description to enhance findability in Search
SharePoint has always had a Site Description field where you can provide an explanation of what your site is used for. However, it never seemed to show up in search results, so it wasn’t as useful as it could be. Fortunately, a recent change by Microsoft (outlined by Mikael Svenson in this blog post) means that the Site Description is now indexed by Search, and can help people find your site more easily. Here’s how it works…
Generating a PowerPoint presentation from a Word document
OK… this blew my mind this morning. Joanne C Klein tweeted about the new Export to PowerPoint preview feature in Word on the Web. I gave it a try, and it’s pretty impressive! Here’s how it works…
Exporting to a CSV file in SharePoint Online lists
As you probably know, you can export SharePoint lists to Excel. It’s a great way to get the data into other formats for analysis. Microsoft has added a new twist to the Export feature… you can now export to a CSV (comma-separated values) file instead of Excel. Here’s how it works…
One Minute Office Magic 