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The future of SharePoint
The future of SharePoint event took place last night live from San Francisco. It was a live online event open to all which was watched by thousands of SharePoint fans across the globe. Microsoft...
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How to show SharePoint list data in a pivot table
List data inside SharePoint can be pulled into Excel as a data source which can in turn be embedded on a SharePoint page as a graphical representation of the SharePoint list data. Great way to spice up...
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Issues with the new SharePoint interface for document and picture libraries
Let’s start with the positive aspects of this new interface. It’s responsive and integrates really well into the OneDrive app for mobile devices. However there are currently a number of setbacks for...
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How to setup a class in Microsoft Classroom
In the video below, I go through the simple steps of setting up a class in Microsoft Classroom. It’s straightforward but does require teachers to manually setup and keep class membership up-to-date....
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Managing assignments in Microsoft Classroom
I’ve created a quick video to show the ease of setting and managing assignments in Office 365. My overall impression of assignment setting in Office 365 was good, however as you see in the video there...
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Tag people in Office 365 videos
A new feature is available in the Office 365 video portal to tag people in videos. Not quite sure what this will be used for at the moment but I’m guessing that Delve will certainly be impacted by this...
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Gaining access to OneDrives within your organisation
Below I have created a quick guide to show you how to gain access to a user’s OneDrive within your organisation. This video is for SharePoint administrators and you will need to be at least a...
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Creating a new SharePoint framework project using NodeJS
It’s finally been released as a preview! Please note that backwards compatibility will not be supported so don’t start any production work yet, this is for testing and feedback only! It can be...
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Creating a picture library slideshow using jQuery Cycle2 and the SharePoint...
In this post, I wanted to show how you can modify the SharePoint framework Hello World web part and add other custom JavaScript libraries to create a simple slideshow. Prerequisites I’m going to start...
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Creating a simple Microsoft Flow for a SharePoint list
For anyone using the new style SharePoint lists, there is now a new action for Microsoft Flow integration. It’s a really cool product that integrates all the Office 365 products (and more) into your...
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Integrating Google Calendar Data with SharePoint using Microsoft Flow
It can be time consuming to update multiple calendars. You can now setup custom flows using Microsoft Flow to copy and edit data between the two calendars. In the example below, I create a Microsoft...
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How to bypass username entry with ADFS (true single sign-on)
Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) allows your school/organisation to use your own Active Directory to authenticate users. While Azure AD Connect (formerly DirSync) seems to give this...
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How to add custom branding to the Azure AD page
I’m often asked how to give the Microsoft Office 365 login page a branded and customised look and feel. It’s really easy so if you are using cloud only or AD synced users, you can apply branding to...
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Saving Tweets to Excel using Microsoft Flow
Microsoft Flow is the new tool integrated with Office 365 which allows different services to interact. Such as social media providers like Twitter and Facebook or file sharing platforms like Dropbox,...
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Changing the default reply button in Outlook Web Access from “Reply all”
Your users may have noticed that the default reply button in Outlook Web Access is “Reply all”. This can result in emails accidentally being sent to the wrong person (as many users assume this is the...
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Microsoft Classroom Webinar
I would like to thank everyone who took part in today’s webinar on Microsoft Classroom by Cloud Design Box. In the session, we covered: How to get Microsoft Classroom How to create a new class Using...
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Microsoft Teams for education replacing Microsoft Classroom Preview
Over the last few months, we have received lots of positive feedback about the new Microsoft Classroom Preview product. Today Microsoft announced in the Office 365 message centre that this would be...
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Microsoft Teams for Education Released
Class teams are now available inside Microsoft Teams. These are created automatically using School Data Sync (SDS) or can be created manually in the Teams interface. Teams is a great collaboration...
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Branding SharePoint using Application Customizers
I’ve been a SharePoint designer now for over 10 years. By designer, I mean changing the look and feel of SharePoint. Not just adding simple themes, but making SharePoint, “not look like SharePoint”....
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SUGUK Leeds – Branding SharePoint using Application Customizers
Note: this is an updated blog post to include reference material and demos from the SUGUK meeting in Leeds on 5th September 2017. I’ve been a SharePoint designer now for over 10 years. By designer, I...
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