Ryan Clark

Want a better look for your calendars? In this article, I will share how to convert classic events list calendars to the new modern experience and how it affects the list. Let’s get started. Why convert classic calendars to the modern experience? If you’ve been using SharePoint Online for a while now, then you must know that the built-in events web part doesn’t have a calendar view. With that, you’re only left with a few options: Related: Calendar Options in SharePoint and Microsoft 365 For most cases, using the calendar view of modern lists works, since they’re always available on […]

Want to see all your events in one calendar? In this article, I will show you how to create a calendar overlay in SharePoint Online, remove it, and change the settings. Let’s get started. What is calendar overlay? Have you tried using a calendar app that pulls data from different sources? That’s exactly what a calendar overlay is. It’s a feature that allows you to view multiple calendars side by side to easily compare and contrast the events and appointments scheduled on each one. With calendar overlay, you can see all of your important dates and events in one place,

Need to create an alert for your list? In this guide, I will show you a few options that will enable you to receive email alerts based on items changed, rules, or a reminder. Let’s get started. List email notification alert options in SharePoint There are lists where you want to be updated as soon as changes are made. Fortunately, this is quite easy to do in a list in SharePoint Online. You can even send emails to other users as well. Note: The options I listed here are also applicable in a document library. More info on list vs

Curious about your storage quota? In this guide, I will show you how to see the storage information in SharePoint, set the site storage limits, manage those limits, and much more. Let’s get started. How to see the storage metrics in SharePoint In SharePoint, tenants get 1 TB of storage per organization plus 10 GB of additional storage for every licensed user. Since the additional storage stacks up, you can have an additional storage of 1 TB if you have 100 licensed users. Some organizations might still get short, which is why Microsoft offers $0.20/GB/month or $200/TB/month for extra file

Are you familiar with the content types in SharePoint? In this article, I will explain the uses of modern content types, how they’re different from the classic ones, and how to create them. Let’s get started. What are content types in SharePoint? Content types have been around for a long time. For new users of SharePoint, the concept of content types might get a little confusing as it’s sometimes confused with metadata. That makes sense since technically, a content type is a group or collection of metadata columns and other things that you can reuse. If you’re new here, metadata, on the

Noticed the site templates option in the settings panel? In this guide, let’s talk about SharePoint site templates, how to apply a template, create custom ones, and answer common questions. Let’s get started. What are SharePoint site templates? The concept of site templates is easy to understand, though needs some explanation. In its most basic form, site templates are the key to the different types of sites you can create in SharePoint Online. Modern SharePoint site templates include: There are other basic site templates like an enterprise wiki and a publishing portal — both of which are classics. Note: For more on the different types of sites, go