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Tracy van der Schyff

Facilitating The Evolution of Human Capabilities

The lighter side of Microsoft #16: Resizing Promoted Links in SharePoint

In this blog we'll be looking at resizing the promoted links (default size is 150x150px) and wrapping them to create an Employee Toolkit. For more information on Promoted Links, see my previous blog: The lighter side of Microsoft #15: Wrapping... Continue Reading →

The lighter side of Microsoft #15: Wrapping Promoted Links in SharePoint

In this post we'll be having a look at the promoted links (tiles) in SharePoint 2013. By default these appear next to each other in a row, and depending on your resolution, you might have to scroll to the right... Continue Reading →

The lighter side of Microsoft #14: Managing your Microsoft Outlook emails with PST (archive) files and flag status

It's no secret that E-mail has replaced the telephone as the most frequently used business communication tool. And as most of our 'instructions' are received via mail, we end up using it as our task list as well. Indeed it... Continue Reading →

Empowering stuff for great people #5 – Windows Shortcuts & Snipping Tool

We take it for granted that users know what we know. And then we think there's no hope for them, because they don't. But do we ever take the time to explain and show them how to use the simple... Continue Reading →

Empowering stuff for great people #4 – Editing images with Microsoft Picture Manager

Most people don't think they're creative or that they have the ability AND the software to do so. In this post I'll show you how to use Microsoft Picture Manager to compress, crop and resize images. Keep in mind that... Continue Reading →

The lighter side of Microsoft #13: Change the background colour or image on Wiki Pages

Want to change the background colour / image on your SharePoint Wiki Pages? Well it's easier than you think. And don't be scared because it involves adding a web part and some code - if I could do it -... Continue Reading →

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