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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
New web part groupings in the Web Part Toolbox
If you spend time creating new modern pages in SharePoint Online, you’re used to seeing the Web Part Toolbox laid out in an alphabetical order, which often means a lot of scrolling if the items you use frequently are towards the bottom… we’re looking at you, Weather web part… But help has arrived… The Web Part Toolbox is now grouped by web part types, and it also uses machine learning to put the ones you use most frequently up at the top. Here’s how it looks…
Using the Recent Documents web part in SharePoint Online
When you’re creating modern web pages in SharePoint Online, you have a number of options to have your page be customized to the person who is viewing it. One of those options is the Recent Documents web part, which shows the recent documents updated by the current user. Here’s how it works…
Changing the header layout in your SharePoint Online site
Microsoft recently rolled out some changes that allow you some flexibility in the header layout of your SharePoint Online site. These changes give you the option to conserve space or add more color and flair to your site header. Here’s how it works…
Images on SharePoint Online pages now support the Lightbox feature
On many websites that use images, you can click on the image to have it “pop out” over the webpage, displaying a larger image that’s easier to read. SharePoint Online pages now support this Lightbox feature when you put an image on a page using the Image web part. Here’s how it works…
