{"id":3532,"date":"2021-06-17T21:23:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T21:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2023-02-24T19:41:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T19:41:14","slug":"why-following-a-sharepoint-online-site-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/2021\/06\/17\/why-following-a-sharepoint-online-site-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Following a SharePoint Online Site Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first thing I do when  am added as a member or owner of a SharePoint Online site is to follow the site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/word-03-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/word-03-1.png 960w, https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/word-03-1-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/word-03-1-768x556.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This tiny little button plays a big role in making the moving of files between sites and the saving of files to sites much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I describe in detail how following a site helps people<a href=\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/2021\/06\/17\/how-to-save-files-directly-to-sharepoint-online-from-microsoft-word-and-other-office-desktop-apps\/\"> save files directly to SharePoint Online from Microsoft Word and other Office Desktop Apps<\/a>.<br><br>I plan to write another blog post about how following a site helps people move files between SharePoint Online sites in the near future (spoiler: it&#8217;s a similar reason to why people can&#8217;t see SPO sites in MS Word, you need to follow a site for  it to appear in the list of sites.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first thing I do when am added as a member or owner of a SharePoint Online site is to follow the site: This tiny little button plays a big role in making the moving of files between sites and the saving of files to sites much easier. 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