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Having Navigation bar on the left

nerdyplayer — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:18:54 GMT

I have a new communication site, and i'm trying to get the navigation bar on the left. Went to change the look and I can edit the very top, but i want it on the left.

Please help :(

Shared SharePoint & Power Query incompatible?

fhuang — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:31:54 GMT

Hello,

I am currently working on a file in a Shared SharePoint from an external company. I am only able to open the file in the browser and when I try refreshing the Queries, it gives me an error saying "Power Query refresh in Excel for the Web is only supported for workbooks saved in SharePoint or OneDrive for work or school."

What I've been doing is downloading a local copy of the file, updating the Queries, and reuploading the file. It's not really a problem, but it is a hassle when needing to do this to multiple files.

I'm not sure if this is more of a feature request, or if its due to security risks and restrictions from my admins, or if it's a different problem entirely... so I posted here first.

Thanks!

power apps free subscription-cancel

muthurajrpa — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:20:41 GMT

Hi All,

I am using below id for power apps(email address removed for privacy reasons) using

free subscription. with in one month i have cancelled my payment in bank.

As of now i am not able to log in admin.cloud.microsoft.

Microsoft authentication is not working . I can not delete and re add again.

cancel subscription by bank side only enough or we need to do it in microsoft account (email address removed for privacy reasons)

AI Skills Are Now in Public Preview: Teaching AI in SharePoint What to Know and How to Act

Zach_Rosenfield — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:30:00 GMT

In March, we shared our vision for AI in SharePoint: We’re transforming how teams build solutions, publish content, and organize information using AI. With AI in SharePoint, you start with intent, describe it in natural language, and move directly to working solutions that reflect how your business actually operates. It is a multi‑turn, collaborative experience that spans site, page, list, and library creation, configuration, and consumption.

Thousands of organizations have joined the public preview, and we are excited to co-develop with our customers as they use AI to transform every step of the content lifecycle. During this preview, customers have shared a clear feedback theme with us: They need AI in SharePoint to be even more aware of how their organizations operate – the norms, processes, and content preferences that are essential for how work gets done.

Today at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference, we’re announcing how we are addressing this customer feedback. Now you can teach AI in SharePoint about:

What to Know: Ask AI in SharePoint to remember something, and it will use a context file in the site to remember the norms and procedures for that site.
How to Act: Ask AI in SharePoint to store a repeatable process and it will create a skill that can be reused by team members.
What to Produce: Ask AI in SharePoint to create content and it will generate Word, PowerPoint, or Excel files and can also generate custom reports & dashboards aligned to the content preferences of your organization.

These capabilities roll out over the next couple of weeks for all opted-in public preview tenants and sites.

Teaching AI in SharePoint what to know about a site

Now, you can give SharePoint context it can remember across future sessions. Simply prompt it in chat to remember a shared rule or preference such as: "Remember that our team color is purple” or “avoid the use of aspirational language or marketing jargon.”

SharePoint saves context for preferences and rules, then applies it across the team

SharePoint saves that context at the site level, allowing it to operate with that information in mind for anyone who visits the site. When another team member uses SharePoint’s AI capabilities, such as generating content, it applies that shared context automatically, for instance by prioritizing purple in the color palette.

SharePoint’s ability to remember site context is rolling out over the next two weeks –to all AI in SharePoint public preview tenants. Learn more on how to get started.

Teaching AI in SharePoint how to act

Skills go beyond single pieces of context and enable you to define multi-step, repeatable shortcuts that reflect the processes of your team. They enable you to carry out work in the way your team expects. For example:

Generating quarterly reports from business data: A finance team can create skills to generate a quarterly report from data stored in the site.
Drafting proposals using past content: A sales team can create skills that define the structure of proposals and how it should be assembled from past proposals and product documentation. Sales team members can then generate the proposal as a Word document.
Creating a project tracker list based on team standards: A project team can create a skill to define how a project tracker should be organized, including required columns, column types, and allowed values for fields. Team members can then generate a list that follows those standards automatically.
Organizing content based on information architecture: A content management team can create a skill to apply corporate taxonomy when assigning metadata, renaming files, or organizing content into the appropriate structure.

To create skills for SharePoint, you just prompt it in chat to define a specialized capability.

Create skills for detailed, multi-step tasks to get repeatable outcomes

Anyone working on the site can invoke the site’s skills, so outputs are repeatable across the whole team. You can learn more about generating skills in this detailed help article.

Skills are now available to all AI in SharePoint public preview tenants. No additional setup is required. Learn more on how to get started.

What to produce: Generating content aligned to your preferences

Most real content workflows don’t end with a chat session – they end when the deliverable is produced. Now, new content generation tools enable AI in SharePoint to complete content workflows.

You can prompt SharePoint directly to generate files – Word, Excel, PowerPoint – as well as structured artifacts — reports, visualizations, interactive summaries — without any code. Ask SharePoint to generate a quarterly report, turn results into a press release, or draft a proposal based on past content, and it produces a live, interactive output you can act on without leaving SharePoint.

Teammates can leverage skills others have previously saved to the site and build structured, interactive artifacts, like reports

And because you can save the creation of that output as a skill, you get consistency over time. Ask SharePoint to generate your weekly report once, save that process as a skill, and every time it produces the same structured output the same way that your whole team can rely on.

Ask SharePoint to create documents from files saved on your site

This is what context, skills, and content generation produce together: AI in SharePoint that applies your organization's standards consistently and generates useful outputs on demand. This foundation of trusted, well‑structured content also helps power better responses from Copilot and agents across Microsoft 365, enabling more effective end‑to‑end workflows through Work IQ.

AI-driven content generation starts rolling out to public preview in late April through May.

How it works: Using open markdown files

This approach to shared context, skills, and content generation reflects an emerging industry pattern for AI systems: separating what AI needs to know from how it should act and what it needs to produce and applying it all consistently across workflows.

Context and skills are saved as plain-text Markdown (.md) files in the all-new Agent Assets library in the site, so they are versioned, governed, and editable by the right people on the team. SharePoint and OneDrive now support native viewing and editing of Markdown files directly in document libraries, allowing teams to open, update, and refine these shared capabilities in the browser without relying on developer tools.

SharePoint and OneDrive’s native markdown file editor

Updates to context and skills can happen naturally through the chat experience as you work. Just prompt SharePoint to make a change, and it applies that update directly behind the scenes. While it’s never required for users to visit the markdown files directly, they are there as a simple way for anyone on the team to see the know-how that might otherwise live in one person’s head. Now, the whole team can share, review, and improve it over time.

Become an AI in SharePoint champion

Ever since SharePoint’s early days, people have been a hero to their coworkers by configuring SharePoint to best fit their team’s business needs. Today’s announcements are the next generation of this heritage – and it’s never been easier to become a SharePoint champion for your team.

AI in SharePoint is available now in opt‑in preview for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Try the preview today: https://aka.ms/SPAIoptin

Join us for more AI in SharePoint deep dives this week at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Orlando:

Meet AI in SharePoint (2:45-3:30 pm ET on Tuesday, April 21)
AI in SharePoint: From Content Chaos to Clarity and Impact. Get Copilot Ready! (11:15 am - noon ET on Wednesday, April 22)
Using SharePoint AI to Solve Business Processes (1:30-2:15 pm ET on Wednesday, April 22)
Microsoft Lists – Organize, Automate, and Act with AI (9-9:45 am ET on Thursday, April 23)
SharePoint: AI-Forward Content Creation & Curation for the Modern Intranet (10-10:45 am ET on Thursday, April 23)

Learn more about skills as part of AI in SharePoint

SharePoint & AI (Knowledge Agent)

MASZDevSky — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:11:52 GMT

In my tenant, I cannot use some of the basic AI features of the Knowledge Agent. I tried to use the "Create list" prompt, but every call failed with the message:

"Something went wrong, and I couldn't complete your request. Please try again later."

I have a Copilot license, and some other features are working as expected.

I encountered many errors in the browser console that violate the following Content Security Policy directive: "script-src 'unsafe-eval'" (see attached image).

"violates the following Content Security Policy directive: "script-src 'unsafe-eval'"

I tried an inPrivate browser session already without any changes in the behavior.

SharePoint List Migration to new Tenant

JakeGolden — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:11:32 GMT

Hi All,

I am preparing for a tenant-to-tenant migration of 60+ SharePoint lists that function as the back-end for various PowerApps. Since we are doing a staggered cutover, I need to perform an initial migration now and then run 'Delta' syncs over the next few weeks to catch new records, updates, and deletes.

My primary challenge is that SharePoint's native ID column is not preserved during manual migrations (PowerShell/CSV), which will break our App logic and Lookups. How have others handled cross-tenant list synchronization at this scale? Specifically:

How do you maintain record relationships and deep links when the system IDs change?
What is the most efficient way to handle deltas across 60 lists without buying expensive 3rd-party migration tools?

thanks,

Jake

Automated emails from SharePoint when new file added to sites document library

JonPAH — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:41:33 GMT

I have noticed in the last few months that I have been receiving emails from SharePoint Online when a new file has been added to a sites document library, these files specifically come from attachment questions on MS Forms we have in place. I have been trying to find out where these alerts are managed but to no avail.

I first thought to check the old soon to be deprecated alerts area, no rules set up. I then check the new rules section....nothing. Also ran an audit from that site to see what actions were taking place at the time of the email....no results. Finally tried to run a mail trace but "SharepointOnline" isn't a user object/mailbox in our database so no result would come back.

Has anyone else had any experience with this or luck managing it?

Can not delete page from search results

hst_de — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:46:28 GMT

I need help deleting a page from search. This is a translated page. I have already deleted the page, the page is deleted from all recycle bins. Same for the original page. The translated page is still showing up in the search results (this happened on friday).

What else I tried:

- Reindexed the SitePages library => didn't help

- Reindexed the entire SiteCollection => didn't help either

- Delete the page in the admin center (https://contonso-admin.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/searchadmin/searchresultremoval.aspx) => Error message that the page cannot be found did not help

- New page created under the same URL (original + translation), published, deleted again => New page was in the search results, disappeared again, old page is still in the search results. So it didn't help either.

How can I really remove a search result from the search? I waited 4 days now and the page is still in the search results and everything I tried is not working properly.

Metadata being lost/corrupt

GaryS123 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:29:04 GMT

Anyone seen this happen before ?

I have a metadata column called Business Area which has a choice column. Not too many files in the library, less than 100. We then group by Business Area.

The pic above shows a file that was in a Business Area called Regulation and Assurance - but the file for some reason loses the correct value in the column and pops out in its own 'unknown' business area. To fix it we have to change the column back to the correct value. This happens on a few different libraries that are setup like this.

Navigating SharePoint App Permissions After Azure ACS Retirement

aryan003 — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:32:01 GMT

With the retirement of Azure ACS (Access Control Services), the familiar SharePoint page (_layouts/15/appprincipals.aspx) used to view and manage app permissions is no longer available. Previously, developers could quickly inspect and revoke app permissions directly from this interface. Now, permission management has shifted to more modern approaches using Azure AD app registrations and SharePoint Online PowerShell. To review and remove permissions, developers should leverage tools like the Microsoft Graph API, Azure Portal (for Enterprise Applications and App Registrations), or SharePoint Online Management Shell (Get-SPOSite, Get-SPOAppPrincipal, and related cmdlets). This transition encourages better alignment with current security practices, centralized identity management, and improved governance across Microsoft 365 environments.

Guest user invites other guest user

cristinapalomino — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:55:53 GMT

Hello,

I'm testing a scenario in SharePoint where I need guests to be able to invite other guests (not already existing in the directory).

Config applied:

Entra ID (external collab settings)

- “Anyone in the organization can invite guest users including guests and non-admins” is enabled

SharePoint online (tenant level)

- External sharing set to "new and existing guests" for both SharePoint and OneDrive

At site level

- Sharing set to “New and existing guests”

- Members with Edit permissions can share files and folders

No sensitivity label applied

Default sharing link type:

Set to “Specific people”

Test scenario

Internal user shares a file with Guest A - works

Guest A (with Edit permissions) tries to share the same file with:

Another existing guest - works

A new external email - fails

Error received:

“Your organization's policies don't allow you to share with these users. Please contact your IT department for help.”

Microsoft 365 & Power Platform Community call

VesaJuvonen — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:29:04 GMT

💡 Microsoft 365 & Power Platform Development bi-weekly community call focuses on different use cases and features within the Microsoft 365 and Power Platform - across Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, SharePoint, Power Apps and more.

👏 Looking to catch up on the latest news and updates, including cool community demos, this call is for you!

📅 On 23rd of April we'll have following agenda:

Copilot prompt of the week
CommunityDays.org update
Microsoft 365 Maturity model
Latest on PnP Framework and Core SDK extension
Latest on PnP PowerShell
Latest on script samples
Latest Copilot pro dev samples
Latest on Power Platform samples
Picture time with the Together Mode!
Carl Cookson (LinkeD365) – An Intro to the Power Platform ToolBox
Ritu Hooda (First Bank & Trust) – AI‑Powered Azure DevOps Work Items with Power Automate
Franck Cornu (PWC Canada) – Build a multi-agent system using Microsoft Foundry Agent Service, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365 Agents SDK, and MCP server

📅 Download recurrent invite from https://aka.ms/community/m365-powerplat-dev-call-invite

📞 & 📺 Join the Microsoft Teams meeting live at https://aka.ms/community/m365-powerplat-dev-call-join

👋 See you in the call!

💡 Building something cool for Microsoft 365 or Power Platform (Copilot, SharePoint, Power Apps, etc)? We are always looking for presenters - Volunteer for a community call demo at https://aka.ms/community/request/demo

📖 Resources:

Previous community call recordings and demos from the Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel at https://aka.ms/community/youtube
Microsoft 365 & Power Platform samples from Microsoft and community - https://aka.ms/community/samples
Microsoft 365 & Power Platform community details - https://aka.ms/community/home

🧡 Sharing is caring!

Microsoft 365 & Power Platform product updates call

VesaJuvonen — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:20:28 GMT

💡Microsoft 365 & Power Platform product updates call concentrates on the different use cases and features within the Microsoft 365 and in Power Platform. Call includes topics like Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Teams, Power Platform, Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Search, Microsoft Lists, SharePoint, Power Automate, Power Apps and more.

👏 Weekly Tuesday call is for all community members to see Microsoft PMs, engineering and Cloud Advocates showcasing the art of possible with Microsoft 365 and Power Platform.

📅 On the 21st of April we'll have following agenda:

News and updates from Microsoft
Together mode group photo
Paolo Pialorsi – Connected Declarative Agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot
Sébastien Levert – Copilot Chat declarative agents - publishing, governance & real-world patterns
Vesa Juvonen – Introduction to SPFx CLI for scaffolding your SPFx solutions

📞 & 📺 Join the Microsoft Teams meeting live at https://aka.ms/community/ms-speakers-call-join
🗓️ Download recurrent invite for this weekly call from https://aka.ms/community/ms-speakers-call-invite

👋 See you in the call!

📖 Resources:

Previous community call recordings and demos from the Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel at https://aka.ms/community/youtube
Microsoft 365 & Power Platform samples from Microsoft and community - https://aka.ms/community/samples
Microsoft 365 & Power Platform community details - https://aka.ms/community/home

🧡 Sharing is caring!

Quick Launch missing from SharePoint subsite after deleting links

MeaganUTSW — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:25:28 GMT

The Quick Launch navigation has disappeared from one SharePoint subsite (Marketing) after I deleted some placeholder links on a Marketing page.

It was working previously, and still appears on other subsites in the same site collection. In Site Settings, Quick Launch is still enabled, but there is no option to add or edit navigation links anymore, and the left navigation is completely gone on this subsite.

Has anyone seen this before or know how to restore the Quick Launch for just one subsite?

Thank you!

Restirct user access to SPO Root SiteCollection

mobun — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:49:56 GMT

Hi everyone,

In a tenant, the SharePoint Online root site collection was deliberately locked down to a very small audience.

We are currently seeing some issues that could be related to this. While investigating, I noticed that some Microsoft documentation seems to imply that the root site collection plays a special role and should be accessible for the users, for example:

However, I couldn’t find any explicit or official recommendation stating whether restricting access to the root site collection is supported or discouraged.

So my question is:
Is it a best practice or implicit requirement that the root site collection remains broadly accessible for M365 / SharePoint Online to work reliably?

Thanks!

Building a modern digital workplace on Microsoft 365 - WebVine - SharePoint Partner Showcase

VesaJuvonen — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:38:28 GMT

We are excited to share a new episode on our partner showcase series focused on SharePoint in Microsoft 365. In this brief discussion Chloe Dervin and James Dellow from WebVine join Vesa Juvonen from Microsoft to showcase different features and capabilities they've built for Microsoft 365 and SharePoint using SharePoint Framework (SPFx).

WebVine is a Microsoft partner specializing in modern intranets, information management and digital workplace solutions built on Microsoft 365. With products like Injio Intranet and Injio Docs, WebVine helps organizations connect people, manage information effectively and enable practical AI experiences across the digital workplace.

Injio Intranet

Injio Intranet is WebVine’s modern intranet solution built on Microsoft 365, designed to help organizations connect people, communicate effectively, and find information with ease. Delivered on SharePoint Online, Injio provides a structured, branded digital workplace that supports consistent information architecture, strong governance, and ongoing adoption.

Injio Docs

Injio Docs is WebVine’s controlled document management solution built on Microsoft 365, designed to help organizations manage policies, procedures, and critical documents with confidence. Built on SharePoint Online, Injio Docs provides structured governance, version control, and automated workflows to support compliance and consistent information management across the organization.

See a live demo and further details from the following video.

Find out more about Intelligent Decisioning from following resources:

Microsoft 365 and SharePoint include great out-of-the-box features that you can extend and tailor to your user experience goals using no-code, low-code, or pro-code approaches. This flexibility enables customers to configure and build unique and powerful experiences at Microsoft 365 for corporate communications, employee experiences, and business processes.

Microsoft SharePoint
SharePoint 25th anniversary announcements - new AI features and more
SharePoint help & learning
Intelligent intranet overview
SharePoint Framework provides a secure, modern way to build custom and AI-enhanced experiences in SharePoint and Microsoft 365.
SharePoint Embedded enables building solutions outside of Microsoft 365 with a custom user interface, but continues storing files in SharePoint.
Microsoft Community Learning YouTube channel for videos and guidance

Do you have offering(s) for the SharePoint which end users can use and you would be interested in sharing your story with the ecosystem? Let us highlight your solution(s). We welcome all kinds of solutions which highlight the art of possible with SharePoint. Please fill in the following form to get us connected with you and we will get back to you on planning the right model together - https://aka.ms/sharepoint/partner/showcase.

Power Automate - iAuditor integration to Excel for business

Danche1 — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:57:31 GMT

Hi all,

I'm trying to build a flow in Power Automate to feed data in Excel file (located on SharePoint) used for my Power BI report but i don't know why it does not want to work.

This is my flow as shown in the photo

In the first "For Each" action i have " body('Site') ", second " body('Serial Number') ".....

When i test this is how it looks like

If i remove the second and third FOR EACH, it goes to the excel action and stops there.

Does anyone have a similar flow or does anyone know what i'm doing wrong?

Thank you in advance if anyone has a solution.

How best to apply extensive edits to a live page?

kimberly32 — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:32:05 GMT

What are best practices for extensive editing of a live page?
I've seen some cautions against working in a prolonged editing session of a live page without publishing it. Instead, some recommend making a working copy of the live page and then when the working copy is ready to publish, you would change the live page URL to something else, followed by changing the working page URL to the original live page's URL and then publishing. What are the pros and cons of this approach?

Is there a better way?

Users unable to determine who has access to document library due to security groups

TonyTech2026 — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:08:44 GMT

Greetings,

Maybe I went about this the wrong way. Looking for advice on either the proper way we should be moving forward on this or any other comments or insight we should be considering.

This is for SharePoint online via Microsoft 365 Business license.

Scenario:
1. SharePoint Document Library per department (Each Document Library exists in its own SharePoint site), essentially being used as a company drive.
2. Some users should only officially have access to specific folders in some of the document library.
3. If say a person in accounting has access to some specific folders, and either they are replaced or a new accounting user comes in.... should be able to reference the access the existing person has in order to give the same access to the new user.
4. Common Request: Give UserB the same folder access as UserA.
5. Some users should have access to the entire document libraries while other users only have access to specific subfolders.

Current Implementation:
1. In Entra, created Security Groups that tied to specific folders.
-- For Example for the accounting folder, only management has access to the entire folder but the accounting staff only have access to specific folders. So like there is a FiscalYear2024 folder, so I created a security group called sec-Accounting-FiscalYear2024 and assigned the members that should only have access to that folder and not the rest of the library.
-- My thought behind this was if a new user was replacing the existing user or joining the department, I can just reference the existing user security group membership and copy it to the new user.
2. In the SharePoint document Library, I create a shareLink that is assigned to the security group I made for that access. Then I give that link to the users I assigned the membership to.

Current Issue:
1. Aside from the official document sharing/access that is being done from the security groups above. There are occasions where users of a sharepoint need to share specific files or folders to other users.
2. However, they are all panicking and confused because aside from themselves they are unsure who has access to the existing folders/files in the document library.
3. When going to manage permissions of a file/folder, it only shows the group assigned to it but not the members of the group.
4. So since users can't see the members of the group assigned to a folder, they have no idea who has access to that folder and are getting confused.

If this was an NTFS drive, it would be super easy for users to see who has access and etc by looking at the properties but I'm stuck behind some limitations of sharepoint I didn't realize existed until I tried to implement certain workflows.

Any advice here would be greatly appreciated, as my implementation has turned into a point of frustration for end users.

Thank you in advance!

I need some simple layman explanation

fornight1515 — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:55:40 GMT

Hi,

I am involved with an implementation of an epm system that is integrated into sharepoint M365 and I started reading on its manual on the setting it up for the first time. I know the steps but I wish to get some simple understanding of why the steps are needed since I am not a very technical person.

The tool involves the deployment of an addin in Microsoft word (both web and desktop app).

The manual said the addin app can be installed by the user directly from app store or being deployed by the M365 administrator to group of users...but in the section for M365 administrator to deploy this addin app, it said that permission needs to be granted to the app. The permissions are:

openid
profile
sites.selected
user.read

So why is it ok to let user install directly (without any instruction to set permissions) but when M365 administrator do it, it suddenly needs the given permission?

In addition, the manual said to run a powershell script in order to grant permission to the sharepoint site created for the epm system integration. it wrote that sharepoint admin must have Microsoft graph powershell SDK installed and run the script being signed in as site owner. What is this powershell script that it needs special installation to run?

Then something mention that when deploying the addin to a group of users, there is a step to run a manifest script. This step might need to be re-execute if there is changes in the addin development. What is this Manifest meant for in Sharepoint? What does it do?

Thank you in advance.