Practical SharePoint, written from the tenant.
Opinionated guides on getting SharePoint right so Microsoft Copilot has something useful to read. Written by Daniel Anderson, Microsoft MVP, in client tenants every week.
AI in SharePoint, the Knowledge Agent rebrand, and what to do about it
Microsoft renamed Knowledge Agent to AI in SharePoint and rebuilt it on Anthropic's Claude. What actually changed, the EU and UK gotcha, and the PowerShell to enable it.
Read article →Why Copilot can't find your SharePoint files (and the five-minute fix for each cause)
A diagnostic guide for the five most common reasons Microsoft Copilot returns wrong, vague, or outdated answers from SharePoint. Each cause comes with a fix.
Read article →How to prepare SharePoint for Microsoft Copilot: the six-week roadmap
A practical six-week roadmap for getting SharePoint ready for Microsoft Copilot. Each week ends with a concrete deliverable. Built for SMB and mid-market admins, not the Fortune 500.
Read article →SharePoint content types for Copilot: when to use them, when to skip them
An opinionated guide to content types for Copilot-ready SharePoint. The three-question test for whether you need one, the three most teams actually need, and when to delete instead of create.
Read article →How to set up a SharePoint document library Copilot can actually work with
A practical, prioritised guide to building a Copilot-ready document library. Six things to do, three views to add, what to leave alone.
Read article →SharePoint metadata for Copilot: what to add and what to skip
A practical guide to the metadata that actually helps Microsoft Copilot answer questions correctly from your SharePoint libraries. Five columns, demonstrated.
Read article →SharePoint permissions and Copilot oversharing: the cleanup most teams actually need
An opinionated permission cleanup guide for teams about to roll out Microsoft Copilot. The four highest-risk patterns, the 60-minute audit, and the rolling launch approach.
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