Meet the new Microsoft Lists application for iOS

By Jan 20, 2021 Microsoft Lists 0 Comments

Microsoft Lists continues the quest to conquer the world of lightweight databases, after being available for the web and Microsoft Teams now it gets a dedicated app for iOS that will allow you to carry your lists in your pocket.

The Microsoft Lists application for iOS provides you access to the same features you already know from the web and Teams versions and as a bonus you will get a new template to create lists to manage your expenses from your phone.

Microsoft Lists for iOS

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How to define a modern calendar view as default view

By Jan 17, 2021 Microsoft Lists, SharePoint 2 Comments

As seen in the previous article SharePoint and Microsoft Lists now have a modern calendar view that can be applied to any list.

While trying to define the calendar as a default view I’ve found two blocker issues and end up with a broken calendar not showing any information, thankfully PowerShell can always be used in situations like this when the interface does not fulfill the expectations.

Default calendar view

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How to create a list calendar view

By Jan 10, 2021 Microsoft Lists, SharePoint 4 Comments

After years dealing with the classic SharePoint calendar finally Microsoft has made the modern calendar available for Microsoft Lists and SharePoint.

If you were used to the classic calendar you must know that the new approach to the calendar is completely different and there is no such thing as a calendar template.

This means that any existing list can suddenly become a calendar, the only requirement is the existence of a date column in the list!

Microsoft Lists Calendar view

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Microsoft Lists for administrators – The ultimate guide

By Jan 7, 2021 Microsoft Lists, SharePoint 4 Comments

Microsoft Lists is the new kid on the block in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem with users and administrators still discovering all the new features that were brought by the application to SharePoint lists.

Despite being new features you as an administrator have control to decide which of them are available to the end users, and things like personal lists, list templates and comments can be enabled or disabled as you wish.

Microsoft Lists for administrators - The ultimate guide

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How to save a Microsoft Lists personal lists as a template

By Nov 1, 2020 Microsoft Lists, SharePoint 0 Comments

Microsoft Lists has introduced the concept of personal lists that are stored in the user my site and are only visible to the user.

In this article I’ll explain you step by step how you can use an existent personal list to create a template that you can later reuse to create new lists.

Microsoft Lists template

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How to become a Microsoft Lists superhero

By Sep 27, 2020 Microsoft Lists 0 Comments

The very first Ignite for Microsoft Lists just came to an end and I’m very impressed with the number of sessions about Microsoft Teams for a brand-new product released just two months ago.

If you are you getting started with Microsoft Lists and feeling lost, don’t worry this playlist will make you a Lists superhero.

Five super useful videos from Microsoft that explain the basics with examples that cover all the features available and coming soon to the platform.

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What’s new for Microsoft Lists from Microsoft Ignite 2020

By Sep 27, 2020 Microsoft Lists, SharePoint 0 Comments

Microsoft Lists are the new kid on the block and even as a newbie in the Microsoft ecosystem it has received a lot of attention during Microsoft Ignite.

Despite being released worldwide in July, Microsoft Lists had also a few announcements and new features showcased during Ignite 2020 and I’m bringing them to you in this posts.

Microsoft Ignite 2020

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Share Lists and List items to Microsoft Teams

By Aug 13, 2020 Microsoft Lists, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint 3 Comments

Microsoft has spoiled some of the features that are being developed for Microsoft Lists like the calendar view (watch the video about it here) and a dedicated app for Microsoft Teams, all of this is great but there are still space for improvements and the solution I bring you here today is a proof of that.

SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Lists are three different products that have more in common that it might seem in the first place and with this in mind I’ve decided to develop a solution to connect the 3 platforms with a single click!

SharePoint loves Microsoft Lists

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How to open SharePoint lists in Microsoft Lists

By Jul 30, 2020 Microsoft Lists, SharePoint 0 Comments

Microsoft Lists just start to rollout this week and let me tell you they are awesome!!!

If like me, you are an early adopter you might want to start using it since day one and you can do it even with the old lists you have already in SharePoint.

If you are not familiar with lists yet, you need to know that they are an evolution of SharePoint lists and are now available as new app in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

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Microsoft Lists – Everything you need to know since day one

By Jul 22, 2020 Microsoft Lists 0 Comments

Microsoft Lists are a brand-new product like the blog where you are writing this article!

Starting today HANDS ON tek has a new section dedicated exclusively to the latest product added to the Microsoft 365, say welcome to Microsoft Lists and HANDS ON list.

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João Ferreira

I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.