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Welcome to the SharePoint Maven Podcast — where you can learn a new SharePoint tip in less time than it takes to drink your first cup of coffee! Whether you’re an overwhelmed administrator looking for answers, or simply a user who needs help implementing and adapting to SharePoint and Microsoft 365, this podcast is a quick, approachable, free resource designed to build your confidence in your SharePoint abilities. Each week, you can catch Greg right here sharing updates, providing step-by-st ...
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In Episode 191 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I go over the Top 10 SharePoint Pages Design Best Practices. BLOG REFERENCES SharePoint Pages Design Best Practices 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, li…
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In Episode 190 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain the difference between Add Shortcut to OneDrive vs. Add Shortcut to My Files. BLOG REFERENCES Add Shortcut to OneDrive vs. Add Shortcut to My Files NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE …
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In Episode 189 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I go over several best practices for SharePoint Site Names. BLOG REFERENCES SharePoint Sites naming convention best practices 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 res…
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In Episode 188 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain a few reasons why you should avoid embedding document libraries and lists into SharePoint pages. BLOG REFERENCES Why you should never embed document libraries and lists into SharePoint pages NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand…
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In Episode 187 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain my business philosophy of only sticking to SharePoint Out of the Box functionality. BLOG REFERENCES Why I use only SharePoint Out of the Box functionality NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academ…
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In Episode 186 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain how you can optimize search and search experience in SharePoint Online. BLOG REFERENCES 5 ways to optimize search in 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…
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In Episode 185 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I go over a total of 10 tips to manage permissions in SharePoint Online. BLOG REFERENCES Top 10 SharePoint permissions best practices 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 …
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In Episode 184 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain a few ways available out of the box to aggregate content in SharePoint Online. BLOG REFERENCES 3 Ways to aggregate content in SharePoint using out of the box web parts NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microso…
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In Episode 183 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain 2 schools of thought when it comes to managing SharePoint security and permissions in large organizations. BLOG REFERENCES 2 ways to control security and permissions in large organizations NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand S…
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In Episode 182 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain a few ways to favorite files and folders in SharePoint and OneDrive. BLOG REFERENCES 3 Ways to Favorite Files and Folders in SharePoint and OneDrive NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE…
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In Episode 181 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I go over 10 SharePoint search commands/queries you can use to find anything in SharePoint. BLOG REFERENCES 10 search commands you need to know to find anything in SharePoint NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft …
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In Episode 180 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain 4 types of Managed Properties available in the SharePoint Search Schema. BLOG REFERENCES 4 types of Managed Properties in SharePoint Online NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCE…
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In Episode 179 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain the difference between 2 features: Request Files and Sharing Folders. BLOG REFERENCES Request Files vs. Sharing a folder in SharePoint Online NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOUR…
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In Episode 178 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I share some ideas on which web parts to use when you build a SharePoint Intranet. BLOG REFERENCES 10 Web Parts Ideas for SharePoint Intranet NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES Get ac…
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In Episode 177 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain a new feature we have within SharePoint: A private Draft of a Page. I explain why we have it and how it works. BLOG REFERENCES Private Draft of SharePoint Page – how it works NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and …
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In Episode 176 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain a total of 15 settings to consider configuring in the SharePoint Admin Center. If you are a SharePoint Admin, you do not want to miss this episode! BLOG REFERENCES 15 settings to configure in the SharePoint Admin Center NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? En…
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In Episode 175 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain Viva Topics. An Add-on available within Microsoft 365 to capture the knowledge within the organization. BLOG REFERENCES What are Viva Topics? NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOUR…
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In Episode 174 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I discuss the top limitations of the Microsoft Teams application. BLOG REFERENCES Top 10 limitations in Microsoft Teams 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…
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In Episode 173 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I answer one of the most frequent requests of my clients. I will explain why It does not make sense to apply 3rd party custom branding in SharePoint. BLOG REFERENCES Stop asking for SharePoint not to look like SharePoint NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in m…
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In Episode 172 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain the 3 types of Channels we have in Microsoft Teams. Most importantly, I also explain the impact of those channels on document management in SharePoint. BLOG REFERENCES 3 types of channels in Microsoft Teams NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my re…
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In Episode 171 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain a significant change that happened over the last few years with the transition of Stream Application to SharePoint and OneDrive. BLOG REFERENCES Stream Classic vs. New Stream NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and …
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In Episode 170 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I go over 3 unique ways to approach Site Design in SharePoint Online. BLOG REFERENCES 3 ways to approach Site Design 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 fre…
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In Episode 169 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I share with you a SharePoint Migration Checklist. In other words, things you must consider and execute BEFORE you migrate your files to SharePoint. BLOG REFERENCES SharePoint Migration Checklist NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand Shar…
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In Episode 168 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I provide some important Do's and Don'ts of using SharePoint Online. BLOG REFERENCES How to use SharePoint – best practices, do’s and don’ts NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES Get acc…
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In Episode 167 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I draw a comparison between Standalone Project Management Software and using Microsoft 365 and its applications to manage projects. BLOG REFERENCES Microsoft 365 Project Management vs. Standalone Project Management Software NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll i…
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In Episode 166 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain the history and evolution of Microsoft 365 and its applications. BLOG REFERENCES What is Microsoft 365? 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…
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In Episode 165 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I help you answer a question on whether you should create multiple SharePoint sites or just 1 site with multiple document libraries. BLOG REFERENCES Should I create multiple document libraries or multiple SharePoint sites? NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in…
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In Episode 164 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain 2 approaches to creating SharePoint-based Intranet. BLOG REFERENCES 2 ways to create a SharePoint Intranet 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, l…
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In Episode 163 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I provide you with 5 unique options to create a Knowledge Base/Wiki in SharePoint Online. BLOG REFERENCES 4 Ways to Build a Knowledge Base in SharePoint NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOU…
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In Episode 162 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I discuss whether SharePoint Online can be a true replacement for File Shares and Network Drives. BLOG REFERENCES Is SharePoint the replacement for network drives? NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy…
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In Episode 161 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain the benefits of managed properties in SharePoint Online. BLOG REFERENCES 6 ways to benefit from Managed Properties in 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 Ge…
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In Episode 160 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain to you 3 distinct ways to organize and view your own tasks in Microsoft 365. BLOG REFERENCES 3 ways to view own Tasks in Microsoft 365 NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES Get…
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In Episode 159 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I introduce you to an amazing feature and capability called Viva Connections. BLOG REFERENCES What are Viva Connections? 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 resource…
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In Episode 158 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, we celebrate 10 years since I published my first blog post. BLOG REFERENCES [BLOG] SharePoint Maven is 10 years old! [VIDEO] SharePoint Maven is 10 years old! NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE…
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In Episode 157 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I provide a quick overview of all the task management options available in Microsoft 365. BLOG REFERENCES An overview of task management options in SharePoint and Office 365 NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 3…
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In Episode 156 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I introduce you to my favorite 5 features of Microsoft Lists. BLOG REFERENCES Top 5 features of Microsoft Lists 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 t…
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In Episode 155 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain what Keyword Query Language (KQL) is all about. BLOG REFERENCES What is Keyword Query Language and how to use it in 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 …
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In Episode 154 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain the 5 Communication Channels we have in Microsoft 365. BLOG REFERENCES Communication Channels in Microsoft 365 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 resource…
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In Episode 153 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I introduce you to the security and permissions features we have in SharePoint Term Store. BLOG REFERENCES 3 security roles of a SharePoint Term Store NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURC…
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In Episode 152 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I compare Microsoft Lists and Microsoft Planner. While both apps have similarities, they are also very different. BLOG REFERENCES Lists or Planner? NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES …
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In Episode 151 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I introduce you to the world of crawled and managed properties that we have in SharePoint Online. I will explain why understanding them is important and will also explain the difference between the two types of properties. BLOG REFERENCES Crawled vs. Managed Properties in SharePoint Online NEED HELP? …
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In Episode 150 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I discuss best practices when it comes to using the Microsoft Planner task management application. BLOG REFERENCES Microsoft Planner Best Practices NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURCES …
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In Episode 149 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I will introduce you to another task management application we have within Microsoft 365, called Project for the Web. BLOG REFERENCES What is Project for the Web? NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy …
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In Episode 148 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain the various security roles we have on a SharePoint site (Visitors, Members, Owners, and Admins) BLOG REFERENCES 4 security roles of a SharePoint site NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FRE…
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In Episode 147 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain 5 different ways to create lists in SharePoint (using the Microsoft Lists application) BLOG REFERENCES 3 ways to create custom lists in SharePoint NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE R…
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In Episode 146 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I share several ways to interact with files and documents from within Microsoft Teams. BLOG REFERENCES 6 ways to access documents from Microsoft Teams NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE RESOURC…
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In Episode 145 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I share a few tips and tricks on making SharePoint a bit more "social". BLOG REFERENCES 4 ways to make SharePoint more social 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 res…
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In Episode 144 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain the difference between SharePoint and Microsoft 365. BLOG REFERENCES What is Microsoft 365? 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 & …
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In Episode 143 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I explain how you can get different results in SharePoint Online, depending on where you search from. BLOG REFERENCES 4 Levels of Search in SharePoint Online NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Microsoft 365? Enroll in my revamped On-Demand SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Academy FREE …
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In Episode 142 of the SharePoint Maven Podcast, I share some best practices when it comes to building a navigation menu in SharePoint Online. Specifically, the Quick Launch (site menu) that is available on all the SharePoint sites. BLOG REFERENCES Quick Launch Navigation Menu Best Practices NEED HELP? Want to confidently navigate SharePoint and Mic…
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