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.

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How to Create a Modern SharePoint List Tile View (+JSON)

How to Create a Modern SharePoint List Tile View (+JSON)

Want to see your list in a tile view? In this guide, you will learn how to easily set up a tile view in a SharePoint list, along with the JSON that you need. Let’s get started! What is a tile view? As the name suggests, it’s a way to display content from a list format into a grid of tiles. It has been available for document libraries for quite some time but only recently (2019) for lists. There are a few benefits to it when applied to lists: But the problem here is that despite being available for lists, […]

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How to Clear SharePoint Search History for Your Account

How to Clear SharePoint Search History in Microsoft 365 (2026)

Want to clear your history in SharePoint search? In this guide, you will learn how to easily clear the search history in SharePoint and the whole of Microsoft 365. Let’s get started! How Search History Works The search history is there to provide quick access to previously searched terms and relevant content. Whatever you searched before, it will show up in the search history dropdown as you can see here: So far, this only shows on the start page since the search bar in individual sites prioritizes in-site searches. Basically, the search engine history tracks and stores the keywords and

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How to Use SharePoint Modern Document Library Templates

How to Use SharePoint Modern Document Library Templates

Saw the new templates for libraries? In this guide, you will learn how to use these document library templates in SharePoint Online, and the benefits of doing so. Let’s get started! What are document library templates? Similar to list templates, document library templates are premade templates. They will allow you to streamline the creation and document management in SharePoint Online. Each template will contain: Currently, there are only three templates available. But we can expect this to change as more updates go live. 👉 Related: SharePoint Document Library Types: Differences Between Them How to Use Document Library Templates The steps

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How to Create Colored Folders in SharePoint and OneDrive

How to Create Colored Folders in SharePoint and OneDrive

Want to create those shiny colorful folders? In this guide, I will show you how to easily create colored folders (and change their colors) in both SharePoint and OneDrive. Let’s get started! How to Create Colored Folders You may have seen the changes in the last quarter of 2023 where there’s an additional option when creating folders. That’s because the rollout for folder colors in SharePoint and OneDrive started in August 2023, as you can see here. The good part is that it’s really easy to create these colored folders. 🙂 👉 Related: SharePoint Library vs Folder: Stay Away From

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How to Change the Date Format in SharePoint Online Using Powershell

How to Change the Date Format in SharePoint Online Using PowerShell

Need to change the date format in SharePoint? In this guide, you will learn how to easily change the date format in SharePoint using PowerShell, and the normal way to do it. Let’s get started! Why change the date format? Changing the date format in SharePoint Online is especially important for organizations that operate internationally. This makes sure of the following: Naturally, a mismatch between date formats can lead to confusion, errors in data entry,  and project timelines. Multinational teams that rely on consistent date representations for scheduling and reporting would be get affected. How to Normally Change the Date

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How to Decode a SharePoint Online URL Using Powershell

Need to decode a SharePoint URL? In this guide, you will learn how to decode a SharePoint URL using PowerShell, as well as to get the reverse. Let’s get started. What is URL decoding? URL decoding is particularly useful when dealing with web addresses that may contain special characters or spaces. These encoded URLs become a bit complicated to read since there would be a lot of percent signs and numbers. Decoding URLs in SharePoint is important for administrators and developers for the following reasons: The encoding replaces the unsafe ASCII character set with a percent sign and two hexadecimal

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How to Get the User Created Date in Microsoft 365 (Guide)

Need to find a user’s created date? In this guide, I will show you how to easily find the user created date in Entra (Azure AD) as well as using PowerShell. Let’s get started. Why find the creation date? There are several reasons why you might want to find the user creation date: It’s especially important when you need to maintain an efficient and secure IT environment and ensure compliance. For admins, this can help them make informed decisions about provisioning, auditing, and decommissioning users. How to Find the User Created Date in Entra Here’s what you need to do:

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How to Get All Users from a SharePoint Online Site Using PowerShell

How to Get All Users from a SharePoint Online Site Using PowerShell

Fancy using PowerShell for this purpose? In this guide, you will learn how to use PowerShell to get all users, how it’s normally done (user interface), and more. Let’s get started! Benefits of Using PowerShell for This For those who aren’t used to PowerShell, this might seem a little unnecessary. However, using PowerShell to retrieve all users from a SharePoint site collection actually offers several benefits: Since PowerShell is useful for the automation of repetitive tasks, you can do this in bulk together with other tasks. Naturally, this method is also faster if you have a lot of SharePoint sites

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How to Generate a Random Password in PowerShell

How to Generate a Random Password in PowerShell (2026)

Want to use PowerShell for generating passwords? In this guide, you will learn how to generate a random password with PowerShell, along with a few more advanced options. Let’s get started! Why use PowerShell as a password generator? We have quite a few password generators these days, and many of them integrate with a lot of software and browsers. However, there are still a lot of people who are comfortable with using PowerShell for generating passwords. Here are some of their reasons: Since PowerShell is highly customizable, you can use it to generate passwords that meet specific criteria. Examples are:

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How to Reindex a SharePoint List

How to Reindex a SharePoint List (Hint: Advanced Settings)

Want to reindex your list or library? In this guide, you will learn how to easily reindex a list in SharePoint Online using both the interface and PowerShell. Let’s get started. Why reindex a SharePoint list or library? Not a lot of users know that you can actually submit a list or library for reindexing  manually. There are three reasons why you might consider doing this: When you reindex a list or library, it forces the search engine to update its search index for that list or library. This is significant when you make important changes to the list or library’s

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