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Notes on Microsoft 365, done well
Practical, jargon-free articles on SharePoint, Power Apps, and Power Automate — for teams who want their tools to actually work for them.
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Office 2021 Support Has Ended: What It Means for Your Business and What to Do Next
Microsoft stopped supporting Office 2021 on 13 October 2026. Your Word, Excel and Outlook still open, but they no longer get security fixes, and they're no longer supported for connecting to Microsoft 365 email and files. Here's how to check what you have, and the simplest way to move on.
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SharePoint & Microsoft 365 Updates for October 2026: What's Changing and What to Do
Copilot is now built into SharePoint, the SharePoint mobile app has been redesigned, guest sharing and email connections are changing, and standalone SharePoint plans stop renewing in January. Here's what each change means for a small business, and what to do about it.
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Work Email Stopped Working in Apple Mail? Microsoft's EWS Switch-Off Explained, and How to Fix It
Since October 2026, Microsoft has been switching off Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Microsoft 365. Apple Mail on Mac, old Outlook for Mac and many backup, CRM and calendar tools rely on it. Here's what breaks, who's affected and how to fix it.
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Microsoft Publisher Stopped Working? How to Open .pub Files Without Publisher, and What to Use Instead
Since 1 October 2026, Publisher no longer opens for Microsoft 365 subscribers. Your .pub files are still there. Here's how to open and convert them, and where to rebuild your newsletters, flyers and templates.
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OneDrive vs SharePoint vs Teams: Where Should Your Business Save Files?
OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams all store files, so most teams end up using all three at random. Here's a simple rule for what goes where, the one mistake that loses files when people leave, and how to set it up properly.
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Clients Can't Open Your SharePoint Links? What's Changing This Month and How to Fix It
Microsoft is retiring the one-time codes that let outsiders open SharePoint and OneDrive files. Clients, accountants and contractors without a guest account will start seeing “access denied”. Here's who's affected and the five-minute fix.
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SharePoint Alerts Stopped Working? Here's How to Get Your Notifications Back
Microsoft retired SharePoint Alerts in 2026, so the “Alert me” emails your team relied on have gone quiet. Here's how to replace them with SharePoint Rules or Power Automate, from a two-minute fix to smarter notifications.
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You're Paying for Microsoft 365. Here's What Setting It Up Properly Actually Looks Like
Most businesses use Outlook and Teams and leave the rest of Microsoft 365 untouched. A practical, nine-step checklist for setting it up properly — whether you're starting fresh or have been on it for years.
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Your SharePoint Is 5 Years Old and Nobody Can Find Anything. Here's Why — and How to Fix It
After five-plus years on SharePoint, most organisations hit the same wall: thousands of documents, dozens of sites, and staff who've given up on search. It's fixable without a migration — here's the root cause and a staged plan.
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5 Signs Your Business Has Outgrown Shared Drives (and What to Do About It)
Emailing files around, chasing approvals, retyping the same data? Five signs your business has outgrown shared drives and spreadsheets — and how Microsoft 365 fixes each one, fast.
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The Microsoft 365 Setup Checklist
9 steps to set up SharePoint, permissions and security properly, as a printable tick-box list. Starting fresh or tidying up years of “we'll sort it later”.
