Are you ready for a trash talk with me? In Episode # 47 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I discuss the SharePoint Recycle Bin, how it works, and its limitations. BLOG REFERENCES How SharePoint Online Recycle Bin works NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES Get access to free resources, live training & On-Demand courses , and get the help you need to properly set up and implement...
Mar 05, 2021•10 min•Ep. 47
In Episode # 46 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I try to answer the question of how many hub sites you should create for your organization. BLOG REFERENCES How to Create Hub Sites in SharePoint Online How many Hub Sites shall we have in SharePoint? NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES Get access to free resources, live training & On-Demand courses , and get the help you need ...
Feb 26, 2021•9 min•Ep. 46
In Episode # 45 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I once again tackle Questions from the field - the actual questions I get from my clients and followers. Today's question is about metadata. To be precise, how to come up with metadata fields and columns. BLOG REFERENCES How to come up with metadata? NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES Get access to free resources, live training &a...
Feb 19, 2021•14 min•Ep. 45
In Episode # 44 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I provide you with 15 unique ways to make your SharePoint more secure. Since most of the tips require some sort of setup, I also include links to blog posts for your reference and step-by-step instructions: BLOG REFERENCES 15 ways to make your SharePoint Site more secure How to properly configure sharing settings in the SharePoint Admin Center How to disable sync in SharePoint and OneDrive How to set a Retention Policy on a SharePoint site How to ...
Feb 12, 2021•29 min•Ep. 44
In Episode # 43 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I talk about 5 places where you can use formulas in SharePoint: Calculated Column Column Validation List/Library Validation Column Default Value List or Library Form (ability to hide fields in the form based on a conditional formula) BLOG REFERENCES 5 places to use formulas in SharePoint lists and libraries How to create a Calculated Column in a SharePoint list or library How to do column validation in SharePoint How to hide a field in SharePoint ...
Feb 05, 2021•12 min•Ep. 43
In Episode # 42 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I talk and explain some terminology. Specifically, explain the different types of sites we have in SharePoint: Root Site Hub Site Home Site SharePoint Start Page BLOG REFERENCES Home Site vs. SharePoint Start Page vs. Hub Site vs. Root Site What is a SharePoint Start Page and why we need one What is SharePoint Home site and how to create one Hub Sites vs. Subsites NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my r...
Jan 29, 2021•15 min•Ep. 42
In Episode # 41 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I discuss and explain the concept of Flat SharePoint Information Architecture. I also draw a comparison against the legacy (subsite) model we still have as well. BLOG REFERENCES Why flat SharePoint Site Architecture makes total sense Hub Sites vs. Subsites NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES Get access to free resources, live train...
Jan 22, 2021•9 min•Ep. 41
In Episode # 40 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I once again tackle "Questions from the field". Today's question is about the ability of end-users to create their own Teams and SharePoint sites. The tendency is to disable such capability, but I suggest you reconsider this decision. In this episode, I explain why and provide some arguments. BLOG REFERENCES Why you should never disable Team Site creation in Office 365 NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in...
Jan 15, 2021•13 min•Ep. 40
In Episode # 39 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I highlight what are, in my opinion, the top 5 limits of SharePoint Online. Don't embark on your SharePoint journey without understanding these. BLOG REFERENCES Top 5 limitations of SharePoint Online NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES Get access to free resources, live training & On-Demand courses , and get the help you need t...
Jan 08, 2021•14 min•Ep. 39
In Episode # 38 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I explain the different tricks you can use to personalize the user experience in SharePoint. If you ever wished to make SharePoint relevant to the user, you definitely want to listen to this episode! BLOG REFERENCES How to personalize SharePoint for users NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES Get access to free resources, live traini...
Dec 30, 2020•11 min•Ep. 38
In Episode # 37 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I go over the 5 reasons to like the News Web Part. Or at least, I explain the 5 reasons I personally love it! I hope you become passionate about it just like I am! BLOG REFERENCES 5 reasons to like SharePoint Online News Web Part How to personalize news posts in SharePoint using Audience Targeting How to expire news posts in SharePoint Online based on the expiration date How to manage categories of news using custom metadata NEED HELP? Want to con...
Dec 24, 2020•11 min•Ep. 37
In Episode # 36 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I compare Teams and Yammer. Which one should you use for communication within your organization? Does it make sense to have both? BLOG REFERENCES Teams vs. Yammer NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES Get access to free resources, live training & On-Demand courses , and get the help you need to properly set up and implement Share...
Dec 18, 2020•10 min•Ep. 36
In Episode # 35 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I talk about the infamous 5,000 view item limit in SharePoint. To be precise, I discuss the whole subject of dealing with large document libraries in SharePoint. While 5,000 is no longer a hard limit, you are still going to encounter issues if you have a large document library. I explain the consequences as we all share my advice on how to mitigate the limit. Please also reference these posts for additional information: BLOG REFERENCES How to deal...
Dec 11, 2020•17 min•Ep. 35
In Episode # 34 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I discuss the Audience Targeting feature we have available in SharePoint Online. It is a feature we had for a while in SharePoint, but it got new capabilities in modern SharePoint. In this episode, I explain to you what it is all about, how it is different from Security/Permissions, and all the locations where you can enable it and use it. BLOG REFERENCES 4 places where you can enable Audience Targeting feature in SharePoint Audience Targeting on ...
Dec 04, 2020•12 min•Ep. 34
In Episode # 33 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I provide you with 7 reasons to create additional document libraries in SharePoint. By default, you just get 1 (one) document library on a site. But you might need to create additional ones. Listen to this episode to find out why. BLOG REFERENCES How many document libraries shall I have in a SharePoint Site? NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FR...
Nov 27, 2020•18 min•Ep. 33
In Episode # 32 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I discuss the 4 groups we have and can create in Office 365: Distribution List Security Group Main-enabled Security Group Microsoft 365 Group (formerly Office 365 Group) Each group has its own share of limitations and nuances. BLOG REFERENCES An overview of different types of security groups in SharePoint and Office 365 NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 36...
Nov 20, 2020•12 min•Ep. 32
In Episode # 31 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I talk about Delve. If there is one thing that users are most afraid of in Office 365 - it has got to be Delve. Not many understand what it is and what it does. I am here to explain and calm your fears. BLOG REFERENCES Why you should stop being afraid of Delve How to control what employees can view and edit in Delve User Profiles How to hide documents in Delve NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revam...
Nov 13, 2020•9 min•Ep. 31
In Episode # 30 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I once again answer the questions from my loyal followers. This time though, they are not about SharePoint. They are about SharePoint Maven! When, how, and why I started my blog. Find out by listening to this episode! NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES Get access to free resources, live training & On-Demand courses , and get t...
Nov 06, 2020•9 min•Ep. 30
In Episode # 29 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I go over all the available options you have when it comes to migrating documents/file shares to SharePoint Online. Pros and Cons of the following migration options discussed: Manual Drag-and-Drop OneDrive Sync SharePoint Free Migration Tool Mover migration tool (for Cloud migrations) 3rd-party migration tool BLOG REFERENCES All the ways to migrate the files to SharePoint Online How to migrate file shares to SharePoint Online using Microsoft Share...
Oct 30, 2020•13 min•Ep. 29
In Episode # 28 of the SharePoint Maven podcast, I explain to you the behavior of required metadata columns in a SharePoint document library. Spoiler Alert: you can't require them anymore. Listen to the episode to find out the details and learn more about it in this article as well: BLOG REFERENCES How to make SharePoint metadata columns required NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURC...
Oct 23, 2020•8 min•Ep. 28
