Mail merge is still a thing. Why? Because after all these years, it continues to get the job done. But with more businesses using Microsoft Lists, can mail merge still do its job? The short answer, yes. However, Microsoft Word can't connect to Microsoft Lists directly. If we open the mail merge data source dropdown, … Continue reading MS Lists: Mail Merge Data Source
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Power BI: What If… Citizen Insights?
Microsoft is on a mission to empower everyone through technology. Whilst on this journey, they crafted the Power Platform and gave the world Power BI. At that moment, Microsoft empowered thousands of citizen developers to gather insights using their respective business datasets. Citizens could create richer data visualizations and analyze more data from varying sources... … Continue reading Power BI: What If… Citizen Insights?
Power Apps: What If… Fusion Teams?
Many have forecasted a developer deficit for some time now. Whether or not the numbers are exaggerated, companies are looking for more and more qualified developers. This has become even more evident as every company is gradually becoming a tech company. Essentially, the specialized skills of computer scientists, software engineers, programmers, etc. are being outpaced … Continue reading Power Apps: What If… Fusion Teams?
Power Automate: Microsoft’s “Rube Goldberg Machine”
The Microsoft 365 suite is a collection of cloud-based solutions: Outlook Online,SharePoint Online,Microsoft Teams,etc. Also included in this ensemble is Power Automate, Microsoft's workflow solution. Power Automate flows can use dozens (and dozens) of connectors to link both Microsoft and non-Microsoft solutions into automated processes: TwitterAsanaMailChimpYouTubeSalesforceetc. Essentially, an action triggers the process, then a series … Continue reading Power Automate: Microsoft’s “Rube Goldberg Machine”
Xamarin: Prototype w/ Power Apps
There are a LOT of Android and iOS apps. Probably fair to say that they are bountiful. But there is a toolset difference... Android apps are typically built using Java while iOS apps are typically written using Swift (or Objective-C). Because of this, distinct apps need to be created for their respective app stores. Unless … Continue reading Xamarin: Prototype w/ Power Apps
Xamarin: Mockup w/ PowerPoint
Android and iOS apps are bountiful, but there's a toolset difference... Android apps are typically built using Java while iOS apps are typically written using Swift (or Objective-C). Because of this, two apps often have to be written for an app to be available in both app stores. Unless the app is written using Xamarin, … Continue reading Xamarin: Mockup w/ PowerPoint
Power Automate: String Building
StringBuilder is a .NET class for string-like objects.. These objects are mutable and handy when appending strings, but that's .NET... E.g., written in C#. StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("Hello...", 25); sb.Append("\nCiao..."); sb.Append("\nBonjour..."); sb.Append("\nHola..."); Without the StringBuilder class, these strings are instead tacked onto the end of a variable... E.g., written in JavaScript. var message = … Continue reading Power Automate: String Building
Power Automate: SPOFile Share – Link Expiration
Someone asked me about anonymous sharing with expiring links. Although this could be configured at the tenant level, it isn't always set. As a workaround, how about a workflow to share a file, notify the recipient, then terminate the share? If you have a license for Power Automate, then you can create cloud Flows and … Continue reading Power Automate: SPOFile Share – Link Expiration
Microsoft 365 (The Cloud): Things You Can’t Break
Oversimplifying the cloud, it is subscribing to a company's infrastructure to store and access your files; Microsoft in this example. And with this subscription model, you may also have access to some of their software services. Keep in mind that these files and services are accessed via the internet. But you are NEVER granted too … Continue reading Microsoft 365 (The Cloud): Things You Can’t Break
SharePoint Online: Site Quota vs Tenant Storage
[SharePoint Online] is a collaboration platform. To foster collaboration across the organization, SPO facilitates the creation of intranet sites to house artifacts. Although an oversimplified breakdown, that's the gist of it. And within each site, the artifacts can be any file type supported by the tenant. But bit-by-bit, these artifacts accumulate and take up space. … Continue reading SharePoint Online: Site Quota vs Tenant Storage
OneDrive for Business: Default Open Behavior of Office Files
[OneDrive for Business] is typically synced locally to a user's computer. However, Microsoft is embracing a browser-first model for many of their roll-outs. Because of this, everyone should get more comfortable working within the browser. But heavy Office users often aren't impressed with the Online versions. Instead of choosing to open their Excel, Word, and … Continue reading OneDrive for Business: Default Open Behavior of Office Files
Training Session: Office 365 Tenant – What is it?
Office 365, now being rebranded as Microsoft 365, is a cloud-based ecosystem. The infrastructure is monitored, secured, and maintained by Microsoft. This includes but isn't limited to security patches, cumulative updates, and feature installs. Understanding that Microsoft is the steward of this environment, they are essentially the Office 365 landlords. However, organizations can subscribe to … Continue reading Training Session: Office 365 Tenant – What is it?
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