Blog archive · Page 7

What we are learning, as we learn it.

318 posts on AI at work, Copilot, the Power Platform, SharePoint and Teams, plus the honest account of rebuilding a business while the ground moves.

Power Automate

Generate Event Certificates from a Word Template with Power Automate

Populate an approved Word certificate template, convert it to PDF, save it in SharePoint and send it once with Power Automate.

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min

Power Automate

Generate Images from SharePoint List Items with Make and RenderForm

Create consistent images from SharePoint list data using Make and RenderForm, with a practical field design, secure connections and a testa…

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 2 min

Microsoft Teams

How @mentions Work in Microsoft Teams: People, Tags, Channels and Teams

Use Microsoft Teams @mentions without spamming everyone. Current steps for people, tags, channels, teams and @everyone, plus fixes when a m…

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min

AI & Copilot Strategy

How AI Changes Jobs: Twelve Task Patterns to Watch

Replace fictional job-loss stories with twelve observable task patterns that help you assess how generative AI could reshape real work.

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 2 min

Future of Work

How EVs and Automation Are Changing Vehicle Technician Work

EVs and driver-assistance systems are changing workshop tasks, but not on one simple timetable. Here is the current evidence and a practica…

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 5 min

AI & Copilot Strategy

How Managers Can Lead AI Adoption Without Pretending to Be the Expert

A practical management framework for testing AI at work, protecting data, defining human accountability and measuring whether a workflow is…

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 6 min

SharePoint & Microsoft 365

How to Build a Clear SharePoint Intranet Homepage

Build a readable SharePoint communication site with task-led navigation, restrained web parts, accessible design, ownership and launch test…

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min

Microsoft Teams

How to Control Teams, SharePoint and Power Platform Sprawl

Control Microsoft 365 sprawl with lifecycle ownership, creation rules, data boundaries and recovery checks across Teams, SharePoint and Pow…

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Microsoft Teams

How to Create a Poll or Quiz in Microsoft Teams

Step-by-step guide to quick polls via @Forms or menu in Teams chats, and embedding Microsoft Forms quizzes as channel tabs for engagement, …

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 8 min

AI & Copilot Strategy

How to Edit an Existing Image with Generative AI

A current, practical workflow for editing an existing image with GPT image models, including prompting, review, rights and privacy checks.

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min

Microsoft Teams

How to Find Important Microsoft Teams Messages: Search, Filters and Saved Items

Find Microsoft Teams messages with search, Ctrl+F, Quick views, filters, unread markers and mobile saved items without relying on retired d…

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min

Power BI & Data

How to Get Started with Microsoft Power Platform

Choose a small Power Platform problem, understand Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI and Dataverse, then build inside the right licensing…

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 2 min

SharePoint & Microsoft 365

How to Keep Up with Microsoft 365 Changes Without Reading Everything

A practical Microsoft 365 change-tracking routine using Message center, the public roadmap, release plans, service health and owned decisio…

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min

AI & Copilot Strategy

How to Lead an AI Project When You Are Not the Technical Expert

Managers do not need to bluff through AI projects. Set the decision, evidence, risk, owner and stopping rules while specialists handle the …

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 3 min

Power BI & Data

How to Learn Power BI: A Practical Success Path

Build reliable Power BI skills through one real project: prepare data, design a semantic model, write DAX, create a report, publish safely …

Refreshed 24 Aug 2026 · 7 min

Keep up with the change

Pulse tells you what changed and what to do about it.

A short weekday read on the AI and Microsoft 365 changes that actually alter how the work gets done.

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