Ryan Clark

As the Modern Workplace Architect at Mr. SharePoint, I help companies of all sizes better leverage Modern Workplace and Digital Process Automation investments. I am also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for SharePoint and Microsoft 365.

How to Streamline Business Processes With Power Automate

How to Streamline Business Processes With Power Automate

Want to save time and money? In this article, I will introduce Power Automate flows and how they can help streamline some of your business processes. Let’s get started. What is Power Automate? Did you know that there are tools that will let you automate processes? Power Automate is a cloud-based service that helps users automate business processes and tasks across multiple apps and services. It enables users to easily create automated workflows called flows that can streamline complex processes and make it easier to get things done. Since then, Power Automate made lots of variants on its types of flows and […]

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How to Bring Intranet Into Microsoft Teams: Feature Guide

How to Bring Intranet Into Microsoft Teams: Feature Guide

Ever wanted to use your intranet with Microsoft Teams? In this guide, I will explain a new feature in MS Teams that will enable you to use your intranet right within the Microsoft Teams app. Let’s get started. Can Microsoft Teams replace SharePoint intranet? Technically, Microsoft Teams isn’t an intranet platform or software. People wanted to know if it was possible, especially since a lot of people now, around 270 million as of 2022, are using the Teams app. Related: Microsoft Teams: Intranet Alternative to SharePoint Online? But the question now is this — can Teams replace your intranet right now? The short answer is

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How to Avoid Lifecycle Management Issues in Microsoft Teams

Feeling anxious about the potential issues in Teams? In this guide, I will share some tips on how to avoid lifecycle management issues and challenges in Microsoft Teams. Let’s get started. Why do lifecycle management issues in Microsoft Teams matter? Before everything else, let’s start with the basics… Lifecycle management refers to the process of understanding and monitoring teams from their creation to their archival. It involves creating rules and processes to ensure that teams are managed properly throughout their entire lifecycle. ⚠️ Note: More info on the phases of lifecycle management here: Exploring Lifecycle Management Tools in Microsoft Teams. As for the

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Microsoft Teams Pre-Built Templates: The Beginner’s Guide

Microsoft Teams Pre-Built Templates: The Beginner’s Guide

Ever wished for pre-built templates in Teams? In this article, let’s talk about the new pre-built templates in Microsoft Teams, their benefits, limitations, and properties. Let’s get started. What are the new pre-built templates in Microsoft Teams? If you have recently tried to create a custom team in Teams, you must’ve seen the option to select from a template. Microsoft Teams announced in May 2020 that there are now pre-built templates available when you create a new team. This will help users quickly and easily create teams with predefined settings, channels, and apps depending on the business scenario. Each template is customizable and can

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Microsoft Forms Update: New Features Announced (Early 2023)

Microsoft Forms Update: New Features Announced (Early 2025)

What’s new in Microsoft Forms? In this article, I’ll show you the new features of Microsoft Forms including an update on form themes, distribution, and a few nice updates. Let’s get started Form themes and cover pages A struggle I had with forms was creating a sort of introduction or cover especially when I was creating a survey. Well, Microsoft seemed to hear my thoughts on this one as they have rolled out cover page templates. Think of them as more than Microsoft Forms background templates: The system will also give you cover page suggestions based on the topic of

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Slack vs Teams: Feature Comparison, Security, and More

Slack vs Teams: Feature Comparison, Security, and More

Which is better to use? Slack or Teams? In this article, we will talk about Microsoft Teams vs Slack and how their basic features, pros and cons, and pricing compare. Let’s get started. Slack vs Microsoft Teams: How different are they from each other? Slack and Microsoft Teams have some similarities as well as glaring differences. Let’s kick things off with a basic description of each and a summary of their features. What is Slack? Even if you haven’t used it before, you must’ve heard of Slack already. Slack is a digital hub that helps teams communicate and collaborate more

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Guide: How to Copy SharePoint Modern Theme to Another Tenant

Guide: How to Copy SharePoint Modern Theme to Another Tenant

Wondering if you can copy a modern theme from one tenant to another? In this article, I will show you a simple method to copy a modern SharePoint theme to another tenant in SharePoint Online. Let’s get started. How to copy a modern theme to another tenant Normally, if you want to create a similar site on another tenant, what you need to do is to design the site from the ground up. The less manual method is to use a cmdlet to get the theme from the source tenant — then copy and paste the JSON. Fortunately, there is a way

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Guide: How to Share Files on OneDrive With External Users

How to Share Files on OneDrive With External Users (Guide)

Need to share files with people outside your organization? In this article, you will learn you how to share documents on OneDrive with external users (even those without a Microsoft account). Let’s get started. External sharing: Anyone with the link You can share OneDrive externally by sending them a sharing link. Through this, the user doesn’t even need to have his/her own Microsoft account to view or access shared files and folders. Go to your OneDrive and right-click on the file or folder and click the share option: Depending on your organization settings, the default option might be to share with anyone with the link. If

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How to Apply SharePoint Column Formatting: Beginner’s Guide

How to Apply SharePoint Column Formatting: Beginner’s Guide

Want to make your columns look more interesting? In this article, I will show you how to apply column formatting, some examples, and how it differs from formatting with the field customizer. Let’s get started. Overview of the formatting options in SharePoint SharePoint Online is an excellent platform for creating intranets and using them to house data through lists and documents. If you didn’t know, SharePoint went through an evolution that gave its users a new experience, especially with how things look inside. With that came different formatting options available in SharePoint Online: Column formatting allows you to customize or change how the column fields in SharePoint

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How to Create Sensitivity Labels in Microsoft 365 (2025)

Do you need to secure sensitive data in Microsoft 365? In this guide, I will teach you about sensitivity labels in Microsoft 365, how to create labels, and how to use them. Let’s get started. What is sensitive data? In general, sensitive data is confidential information that you protect from unauthorized access. This includes the obvious ones like client or customer data (think bank accounts, social security numbers, and credit cards). At the same time, this also covers classified data specific only to your business — like the source code of your app. Sensitivity labels are all about protecting sensitive data. But you won’t

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