Notes from real projects. What worked, what did not, and what I would do differently next time.
Planner and To Do both show tasks with checkboxes, but one is for you and one is for a team. Here's how to tell which to open.
Power Automate does not email you when a flow fails by default. Here is where to actually look, and a five minute fix so you find out the same day instead of weeks later.
People ask me all the time whether to set up a shared mailbox or a distribution list for a team inbox. They are not interchangeable, and picking the wrong one causes real headaches later.
Most 'Teams is broken' complaints trace back to something outside Teams entirely, once you actually dig into them.
Structure by project, not file type. Name files so the name alone tells you what's in them. Let search do the rest.
Good at getting you from a blank page to a rough draft, and at tightening writing that's already mostly there. Not a replacement for knowing what you want to say.
Focus Time blocks hours on your calendar automatically. The setting alone doesn't fix anything, the habit of protecting it does.
If a file matters to more than just you, or the team should still have access after you're gone, it belongs in SharePoint, not your personal OneDrive.
One font, real headings, enough space, and one restrained accent color. Apply those four things and any document looks like it took real effort.
A shared home for your team's files and pages, with permissions and structure a regular shared folder can't give you.
Pick two you don't already use and build them into your habits this week. The rest will stick once these feel automatic.
One of the most common questions I get. Here's where recordings actually live, the fastest way to find one, and how long they stick around.
My inbox used to sit at 4,000 unread messages. Rules, Sweep, and Focused Inbox got it under control, and none of them take long to set up.