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Susan Hanley is a consultant, author and Microsoft Office Apps and Services MVP. She specializes in helping organizations build effective intranet and collaboration solutions using SharePoint. You can find her speaking schedule, white papers, books and conference presentations at www.susanhanley.com.
How to use the Highlighted Content web part on modern SharePoint pages
Tips and best practices to help you successfully “roll up” content when you are using the Highlighted Content web part on modern SharePoint sites.
Top 10 reasons to attend the SharePoint Conference North America
May 2018 brings a great opportunity to get face to face with and learn from Microsoft and the extended SharePoint community.
New SharePoint features: metadata magic, connected site families
Microsoft announced major capabilities to organize and manage information in SharePoint lists and libraries — and connect related sites using the new Hub site.
The road to Microsoft Ignite: News, networking and nighttime fun
Three great reasons to get excited about Microsoft Ignite 2017: news (and learning), networking and nighttime fun.
What to choose? A Communication or Team Site in SharePoint
As Microsoft continues to roll out the new Communication Site to more Office 365 users, your users will want to know: Do I need a Communication Site or a Team Site?
8 tips to get started with SharePoint communication sites
Tips and best practices to help Office 365 customers create beautiful and useful SharePoint sites with modern communication sites.
Knowledge management takes center stage at SharePoint Virtual Summit
SharePoint Virtual Summit unveiled the latest innovations for SharePoint and OneDrive, including a focus on connecting people and sharing knowledge and information.
10 tips to get started with Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams provides a great way for teams who want a chat experience to connect. These tips will help you get the most value from the collaboration tool.
End User Involvement, Governance, and Expert Help Drive Success in the 10 Best Intranets of 2017
The 10 Best Intranets of 2017 were officially announced on January 7, 2017. Even though it’s a little weird to call these the best intranets of 2017 – especially because the submissions were completed in June of 2016 – the report has...
A New Year’s Resolution for your Intranet: Do an IA Health Check!
Even with the best search engines available, Information Architecture is still critically important for your intranet. This article provides six key checks to help ensure that your intranet IA is delivering value.
Go Teams! – Microsoft introduces new way to connect people and conversations
Microsoft Teams is the new kid on the Office 365 block – persistent chat service with some great features and cool integration.
Atlanta Ignites with Continued SharePoint and OneDrive Innovation!
This past week, Atlanta was host to about 25,000 visitors for Microsoft Ignite. During the Day 1 keynote, Jeff Teper, Corporate Vice President for OneDrive and SharePoint, took the stage for 15 minutes to introduce the continued...
It takes a village: Change management with Office 365
One of the key benefits of leveraging Office 365 for your SharePoint solutions is that you will be able to take advantage of all of the latest and greatest advances in the platform as they are launched. Even though we have the benefit...
Wondering where common actions got moved in Modern Document Libraries? Use this handy guide!
Feature comparison for commonly used document library actions in modern versus “classic” SharePoint document libraries.
For Your Reading List: Re-Imagining Productive Work with Office 365 by Michael Sampson
Michael Sampson’s latest book, Re-Imagining Productive Work with Office 365, is a “must read” if you are currently using or planning to use Office 365. Michael is a brilliant author and approaches his overview of Office 365 not from...
The Future of SharePoint is All About You
Microsoft announced major changes to SharePoint in San Francisco on May 4. The changes are significant from all perspectives, but most importantly, for business users. The new SharePoint is focused on people experiences – with...
A SharePoint Conference and a South African Safari: Two great ideas to consider for June 2016
On June 20, 2016, the Eventful Group will host the annual Share Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. The value of the South African Rand against the US Dollar makes this a great time to consider attending this unique,...
How to Ensure that Users are Prompted for Document Metadata in Office 365 and SharePoint 2016
In Office 365 (SharePoint Online) and SharePoint 2016, when you upload a single document to a library with metadata, you are not prompted to enter the metadata values unless at least one field is required. This article describes...
5 Tips for Improving Document Findability in SharePoint
One of the best features about SharePoint is search – but did you know that there are several ways you can improve search results without touching a line of code? These five tips can help your users find what they are looking for more...
5 Key Lessons from Award-Winning Intranets
The intranets that won the Step Two 2015 Intranet Innovation Award shared 5 key characteristics that every effective intranet should include. They were all: fit for purpose, built iteratively, measured, aligned with but not...
