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The new Focal Point on SharePoint header images
I used to have a colleague who wrote down all instructions to the letter. She always used her instructions when she had to do something, e.g. create a News page. With even the slightest change that...
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9 Places to see SharePoint News
In October 2024 I was alarmed about a “great” new revamp of the SharePoint landing page. I wrote about it extensively, both about this new intended landing page, and about the Personal Pages that were...
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Understanding SharePoint Header Image Layouts
When I wrote the new Focal Point on SharePoint news and pages, I used two examples for my headers. One was a scenic view of mountains and a lake. The other was an urban scene of terraced houses in the...
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Understanding Image Cropping in SharePoint News
In my previous post we looked at how the header image is shown on the various page templates and devices. We saw that they get cropped severely when applied as a page header. But how do the images...
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Goodbye, My Feed web part! 👋
You know I have been grumbling about the My Feed web part, and just now I saw in the Message Center (MC1000266) that it will be retired in April 2025. Yay! “On March 12, 2025, we will remove the My...
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Goodbye, create new Sway! 👋
Either Microsoft is listening to my grumbling or I have an eye for spotting not very useful functionality After last week’s announcement of the retirement of the My Feed web part in SharePoint, I...
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Designing effective SharePoint news for mobile users
Once upon a time a large Dutch bank provided their enterprise news not only through the intranet, but also through a special mobile app. (SharePoint News did not exist yet). That was strange, as most...
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Goodbye, Personal SharePoint Pages 👋!
That Microsoft365 Message Center is a gift that keeps on giving. You may remember I made a fuss in October 2024 about the new SharePoint landing page, yet to be rolled out.I made an even bigger fuss...
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“Made for email” web parts in SharePoint News and Pages
Somehow I missed the message that you can now send individual News posts as individual emails. I am not too happy about that. Employees generally do not read news. They already suffer from Inbox...
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Video on SharePoint pages – Total recap
Around summer 2024 the Video Page Templates for SharePoint have been introduced. They allow you to quickly create a SharePoint Page or News post from a video that lives in a SharePoint site. This will...
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