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You may not have noticed it yet, but every modern SharePoint site with Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses now comes with an intelligent agent built in. It’s not something to opt into. It’s there. It’s active. And it’s quietly observing, summarizing, and preparing to assist. Welcome to the era of SharePoint Agents.
If you’ve recently explored automation in SharePoint Online, you may have come across SharePoint Quick Steps—a new feature designed to help site owners and users perform actions against SharePoint Documents and List Items with a single button click.
For over two decades, InfoPath was the go-to solution for building electronic forms in SharePoint. But all good things come to an end. Microsoft officially announced the retirement of InfoPath, with support ceasing in July 2026. That’s now less than 13 months away. For organisations still dependent on InfoPath forms, the countdown is real—and the time to act is now.
A brief look at our week in Dusseldorf at the 2025 ECS conference.
Discover how Lightning Tools Actions transforms SharePoint buttons into powerful automation tools—enabling workflows like list updates, document sharing, form launches, and more—all with dynamic styling and conditional visibility.
Discover the full potential of modern SharePoint intranets with out-of-the-box web parts, Viva Connections, and Microsoft Viva modules—plus how Lightning Tools enhances the experience with actionable web parts, powerful data rollups, and community-driven features.
Today (April 4th), Microsoft turns 50—and funnily enough, I just did too. Just two weeks apart in 1975, we both entered the world (though one of us had a slightly bigger launch party). As Microsoft celebrates five decades of innovation, it felt like the perfect time to look back at how Microsoft has helped shape my career and Lightning Tools. From tinkering with BASIC on an Amstrad in the ‘80s to launching Lightning Tools in 2007, Microsoft has played a huge role in shaping my career and our products. So here’s a little reflection on how far we’ve all come
If you’re a SharePoint Site Owner, you’ve probably felt the weight of responsibility when it comes to managing access to content. You’re not only tasked with ensuring the right people can access the files and folders they need through SharePoint Groups—but also with making sure content hasn’t been overshared through Sharing Links. Sounds simple enough, right? The reality, however, is far from it.