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Jan 14 • 2 min read
👓 Free Microsoft 365 Resources to Start the Year Right
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Simply SharePoint Weekly • Happy New Year Edition
Happy New Year 🎉
This year, we’re doing Microsoft 365 with clarity. New pathways, workflow cards with a connected knowledge base, fresh blog posts,
a new podcast episode — and a free views guide to kick things off properly.
Get the FREE Foundations Deck →
Start Here: Your Free Views Guide
The new document library experience is bringing Views to the forefront (finally). If your libraries are still folder-heavy,
this is the quickest way to make SharePoint feel simpler, faster, and more searchable — especially as Copilot rolls out.
FREE: “5 SharePoint Views Every User Should Know”
A practical starter set of views you can apply immediately to reduce chaos and surface the right content.
Download the Free Views Guide →
New Year Updates
New Pathways + Workflow Cards (with the Knowledge Base)
I’m kicking off the year with a connected system to help you stop guessing in Microsoft 365:
Learning Pathways, Workflow Cards, and a comprehensive knowledge base that ties it all together.
This is designed for real work — bite-sized guidance you can use in the moment, without needing to sit through videos.
What you get with each Workflow Card Deck
• bite-sized workflow cards you can follow while you work
• a comprehensive manual to make each deck a complete learning resource • access to the linked knowledge base for deeper guidance, best practices, and “why this matters” How the Pathways work
Pathways guide you from “where do I start?” to “what do I do next?” using the workflow decks + knowledge base,
so you can make progress without overwhelm.
🎁 Free Foundations Deck (Your Microsoft 365 Quick Start)
Start with the Foundations deck to get clear on which tool to use when, plus access to the Foundations knowledge hub
with general guidance that flows into everything else (including the Pathways).
Get the FREE Foundations Deck →
📝 Latest from the Blog
I Love SharePoint: How a “Dying” Technology Became the Backbone of the AI Revolution
A real talk post on why SharePoint isn’t going anywhere — and why it’s suddenly at the centre of everything AI.
Read the post →
How Every Generation Is Actually Using AI (And Why It Matters)
What I’m seeing in real life (and in real workplaces): the gap isn’t age — it’s confidence, access, and the right use cases.
Read the post →
Why Your SharePoint Needs Metadata (And How to Get It Right for Copilot)
Metadata is the difference between Copilot that helps and Copilot that guesses. Here’s how to keep it simple and get it right.
Read the post →
🎙 Podcast Episode
How Every Generation at My Christmas Table Uses AI (And Why It Matters)
A practical, very real-world conversation about how different people approach AI — and what that means for adoption at work.
Listen now →
💡 Quick Tip of the Week
If you want SharePoint (and Copilot) to work better this year, start with Views.
Views surface the right content without moving files or creating new folder chaos.
Pick one library and build 3–5 helpful views first — you’ll feel the difference immediately.
📰 Microsoft News: New Document Library Experience
The new SharePoint document library interface is landing in tenants — have you seen it yet?
I’m genuinely excited because it brings Views to the forefront, which is exactly where they belong.
If it hasn’t landed in your tenant yet, keep an eye out — it’s a big improvement for everyday users.
Get the Free Views Guide →
Thanks for being here at the start of the year. If you want Microsoft 365 to feel calmer and clearer in 2026,
start with the free Foundations deck, grab the Views guide, and then follow the pathway that fits your current mess.
See you next fortnight,
Liza
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Views. Metadata. Structure. Groundbreaking.
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