Office 365, SharePoint, Azure, OnePlace Solutions & Life's Other Little Wonders
Lately my VS2022 (17.2.x) Azure Functions projects started failing to run locally. The local console had errors related to not being able to start any of the Timer Triggers. The errors take the format The listener for function 'function name' was unable to start. Azure.Storage.Blobs: Service request failed. This error is related to Azurite (the... Continue Reading →
The Problem The reason for writing this post and creating the accompanying simplified proof of concept github repo was that I was struggling to find a documented way to achieve getting the end user to consent to both Graph and SharePoint permission scopes without being presented with two consent prompts. The reason I wanted this... Continue Reading →
In the days before we closed out 2021 I caught up with Daniel Anderson for a podcast where we discussed how (and why) I used Microsoft Teams and SharePoint to run regular knowledge sharing sessions within our company. With zero development you too can use your Microsoft 365 tenant to achieve the same outcome for... Continue Reading →
Knowledge Sharing Sessions If you've found this article then you are probably familiar with the term Brown Bag sessions (or one of the other creative names used for these types of meetings). Typically these are small group, informal training and learning sessions where each session focuses on a particular topic with the aim to share... Continue Reading →
After attempting to upgrade my version of Node.js on my Windows 10 machine (directly from the Node.js LTS Windows MSI download) I was left with an install of Node.js where I couldn't use NPM. Anytime I tried to use NPM (Node Package Manager) I would get the following error npm WARN npm does not support... Continue Reading →
My setup is 2 external monitors (displays) and my laptop. My particular laptop is a Surface Pro 6 and I've got the external displays connected via the Surface Dock. I work a lot with Remote Desktop Sessions. Typically my development virtual machine stays open all day full screen on display 3. In this setup I... Continue Reading →
I find the easiest way to create (scaffold) a new Office Add-in (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is to use the Office Yeoman Generator (Yo Office). This is really using 2 things. Firstly its using a tool called Yeoman, which is a generic scaffolding tool (nothing to do with Microsoft or Office). It's the Yo in... Continue Reading →
I've been using the new Microsoft Edge browser as my default browser now for several weeks. I initially missed some Chrome extensions that made my life a little easier and the Microsoft Edge Extensions store hasn't got much to offer yet. That was until I realised that Microsoft has made it possible to install extensions... Continue Reading →
When creating more complex PowerPoint slides you may need to overlap objects or entirely cover object with others. This can make objects very hard to select as they are underneath each other. There is an easier way than just clicking with increasing frustration! Home | Drawing | Arrange | Position Objects | Selection Pane... Now... Continue Reading →
Me too! I have been doing it regularly. I'm moving between applications and my brain just fails to switch to "Teams" mode and remember that I've got to hit SHIFT+ENTER to get a new line. This leaves me frustrated with posting partial messages (or messages I wish hadn't been sent as I wasn't finished). Frustrated... Continue Reading →
Cameron Dwyer 