SharePoint Online: How to See Who has viewed a File?

Requirement: See who has viewed a document in SharePoint Online. How to see who viewed a document in SharePoint? Can we see who has viewed a file in SharePoint or OneDrive? Yes! We can track who has viewed a file in SharePoint Online with this nifty feature, “SharePoint Viewers”. To see who…

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SharePoint Online: Grant Folder Permissions from a CSV File using PowerShell

Requirement: Set permissions to Multiple Folders from a CSV File in SharePoint Online. PowerShell to Set Folder Permissions in Bulk from a CSV File in SharePoint Online You can Set folder permissions in SharePoint Online document library using the web browser interface or PowerShell. In this article, let’s see how to use…

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Batch Execute CSOM PowerShell Scripts to Avoid 429 Resource Throttling Issue in SharePoint Online

Problem: When performing bulk operations through CSOM PowerShell scripts, SharePoint Online throttles the requests with an error message, “The remote server returned an error: (429).” How to Execute CSOM PowerShell Script in Batches? Say, You want to create 1000 items in a List. Wouldn’t it be better to send 10 requests of…

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Add User to All SharePoint Online Sites using PowerShell

Requirement: Add user to all sites in SharePoint Online using PowerShell. PowerShell to Add User to All Sites in SharePoint Online Have you ever wanted to add a user to all SharePoint Online sites of your tenant with Read/Edit/Full Control (Or Visitor/Member/Owner) Permissions? Adding the user to a SharePoint Group or Granting…

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How to use PowerShell with Visual Studio Code?

Requirement: Run PowerShell scripts from Visual Studio Code. How to use PowerShell in Visual Studio Code? Visual Studio Code is a powerful code editor from Microsoft, that supports a wide variety of programming languages and tools, including PowerShell. This guide will show you how to install the PowerShell extension and use it…

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How to Add Bing Maps to SharePoint Online Page?

Requirement: Display Bing Maps on SharePoint Online modern page. Add Bing Maps web part to SharePoint Online Modern Page Adding Bing Maps to a SharePoint Online Page is a simple, yet powerful way to display geographic data. Bing Maps can be used to visualize information, such as customer locations, sales territories, or…

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Get Internal Name of a Column in SharePoint Online using PowerShell

Requirement: Get the internal name of a SharePoint Online list column using PowerShell. How to Get the Internal Field Name in SharePoint Online? As explained in my other post: SharePoint Field Display Name vs. Internal Name, When you create a new column in SharePoint, You give a “Title” to it, which becomes…

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SharePoint Online: Sync Button Missing in a Document Library?

Problem: Sync button missing in SharePoint Online library. How to Enable the Sync Button in SharePoint Online? The Sync button enables you to synchronize a SharePoint Online library to your local storage, which can be helpful if you need to keep your documents in sync between your computer and the cloud. If…

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Disable the “Connect to new Microsoft 365 Group” Option in SharePoint Online

Requirement: Disable the “Connect to new Microsoft 365 Group” Option in the SharePoint Online site settings menu. How to disable the “Connect to new Microsoft 365 Group” Option in SharePoint Online? The “Connect to new Microsoft 365 Group” or “Connect to new Office 365 Group” link in the settings menu helps to…

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