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.

SharePoint Group Permissions Guide: Step-by-Step Setup

SharePoint Group Permissions Guide: Step-by-Step Setup (2025)

Confused about managing group access in SharePoint? In this guide, let’s about group permissions in SharePoint Online and what you need to know to set them up. Let’s get started. What are SharePoint groups? These groups are basically collections of users that you can manage together when assigning permissions. SharePoint groups are specific to a site collection in SharePoint Online and are created to manage permissions just for that site. Some may confuse them with Microsoft 365 groups, which are broader and touch different services, not just SharePoint. Anyway, the default SharePoint groups include: These default groups are created automatically […]

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SharePoint Online Data Protection: Critical Features

SharePoint Online Data Protection: Critical Features (2025)

Need stronger security for your files? In this guide, let’s talk about the critical features of SharePoint Online data protection. Let’s get started. Current Trends and Challenges in Data Security As you know, new threats and technologies shape how organizations protect their data and information. There are new key trends today in data security, such as the ones listed below that help combat emerging threats: Increasing cyber threats are still the worst challenges as attackers constantly develop more advanced and predictable methods. Some examples include: Unfortunately, even the best security tools struggle to keep up with evolving threats. Organizations must

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How to Download an Email from Outlook: For Beginners

How to Download an Email from Outlook: For Beginners (2025)

Need to download an Outlook email to your device? In this guide, let’s talk about how you can quickly download emails from Microsoft Outlook to your device. Let’s get started. Downloading Emails in Outlook for Windows This one is easy: Find the email you want to download, and you can right-click on it, click save as then select the format you want it to be. You can also do this when clicking the ellipsis button (top-right) of the email: Note that I’m using the New Outlook since it’s likely the version that would stay with us, but the steps also

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How to Set Up SharePoint News and Content Rollup

How to Set Up SharePoint News and Content Rollup (2025)

Want to get unified news and content across sites? In this guide, let’s talk about implementing SharePoint news and content rollup using web parts. Let’s get started. Can news rollup work in SharePoint Online? The main idea of news rollup is to collect news from multiple sources into a single, easy-to-access view. It can be done in SharePoint Online by gathering and displaying news from multiple sites in one place (on one site). There are a few ways to do this: Of all the options here, the best would be to use the highlighted content web part, as it allows

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Why Use OneNote for Productivity? Key Features & Benefits Explained

Why Use OneNote for Productivity? Key Features & Benefits Explained

Why do people suggest Microsoft OneNote? In this guide, let’s discuss Microsoft OneNote and its benefits, key features, and practical applications. Let’s get started. Key Features of OneNote If you’re not familiar with OneNote, it’s a powerful digital note-taking tool with features that can improve your workflow. Here are some of its key features: 1. Flexible Note Organization One of the things OneNote is known for is its versatility for organizing notes, as you can structure information in a lot of ways. You can literally organize your notes in different levels. The features here include: There’s also a search functionality

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SharePoint Team Site Setup: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

SharePoint Team Site Setup: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

Want to learn how to set up a team site easily? In this guide, let’s talk about how you can easily set up a SharePoint team site as a beginner. Let’s get started. Step 1: Create a SharePoint Team Site The first step is to generate the site, which you can easily do by going to the start page represented by the home button. Click the Create site button: There are 2 types of modern sites in SharePoint: Since we’re talking about creating a team site, select the Team site option in the site classification section. After that, you will

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Top SharePoint Online Use Cases: Business POV

Top SharePoint Online Use Cases: Business POV (2025)

Not sure where SharePoint Online can fit in? In this guide, let’s talk about the uses cases of SharePoint Online, especially from the POV of organizations. Let’s get started. 1. Intranet Portals Intranet portals are like private websites used within a company. These exclusive websites act as a central hub where employees can access important information, company updates, and resources. SPO is a highly customizable platform, so companies can use it to create a private website that serves as an internal hub. Here are examples of features that can play a part here: For example, organizations can set up a

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How to Manage Permissions in SharePoint Online (Step-by-Step)

How to Manage Permissions in SharePoint Online (Step-by-Step)

Confused about SharePoint Online permissions? In this guide, let’s talk about how you can manage permissions in SharePoint Online. Let’s get started. Default Permission Levels and Groups Technically, there are several default permission levels in SharePoint that define what users can do on a site. The main ones are: Admins can also create new permission levels as needed, and these don’t modify or replace the default ones. Instead, they add custom options to meet specific needs, like a combination of one or more of the permission levels. Then, there are SharePoint groups, which help by grouping users together and assigning

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Effective Ways to Optimize SharePoint Online Speed

5 Effective Ways to Optimize SharePoint Online Speed (2025)

Feel like your intranet is slowing down? In this guide, let’s talk about what you can do to optimize SharePoint performance and speed. Let’s get started. Common Challenges Affecting Speed and UX Slowing down has more effects than users losing their patience. 😓 Improving SharePoint performance and user experience can be a bit challenging due to several performance issues. Some of these are: Some of the items here you can address directly, like organizing large libraries into smaller ones to improve load times. But if you don’t act fast enough, it can get a little complicated, like hitting the 5,000-item

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How to Use Teams with SharePoint Online: Step-by-Step

How to Use Teams with SharePoint Online: Step-by-Step (2025)

How do these two work together? In this guide, let’s talk about how to use Teams together with SharePoint Online. Let’s get started. How Teams and SharePoint Work Together The truth is that Teams and SharePoint Online are wired to work together to improve collaboration and file management. Here’s what I mean: If you don’t know yet, when you create a new Team, a corresponding SharePoint site is also automatically generated. Technically, creating a new Team creates a Microsoft 365 group, and one of its components is a SharePoint team site. Back to teams, each channel also has a folder

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