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Trick to Uncripple Teams Private Channel Sites
Here is a trick that I never realized was not common knowledge. When you create a private channel in Teams, its SharePoint site can’t add certain apps, both custom apps and standard ones, including Calendar and Tasks.
27.04.23 01:20 PM - Comment(s)
Localizing "group by" headers for choice columns using JSON view formatting in SharePoint Online
In previous posts, I’ve shown how Choice column values can be localized using a variety of techniques in JSON column formatting, most notably by using the “@UIlcid” token. Can these techniques also be used when doing “group by” these choice columns? Let's find out
08.03.23 11:47 AM - Comment(s)
The end of the Machine Translation Service in SharePoint Online 
Microsoft is stopping the machine translation service for SharePoint Online. Here's what will stop working and what to do about it
06.05.22 11:35 AM - Comment(s)
Microsoft Lists Templates are Unilingual

Now that list creation experience is making it easier to create lists from templates, and before the ability to create your own list templates rolls out, I thought I would point out that these Microsoft list templates are mostly unilingual.

Creating a new list from a template is very convenient, and ...

30.03.21 06:03 AM - Comment(s)
Inuktitut machine translation is here. Why that's a big deal.
Azure Translator Text now supports the Inuktituk language spoken in the Inuit area in the far north of North America.
05.02.21 11:02 PM - Comment(s)