Newsletter Archives

• Why sharing in OneNote isn’t easy, and how to fix it

  Posted on February 20, 2023 at 02:42 CST by Mary Branscombe • Comment in the Forums

  ONENOTE

  

  By Mary Branscombe

  It will get simpler eventually, but for now you must plan ahead and double-check which account you’re using.

  OneNote automatically syncs all the notes you create between all the devices you use it on — and those don’t have to be only your own devices. You can share notebooks with other people and — as long as they’re stored somewhere they can connect to — they can see and update the information in OneNote. The same goes for your own multiple Microsoft accounts, such as work and personal; you can get access to your notes from both.

  But there are a few quirks to the way sharing works in OneNote that can trip you up if you’re not clear about how it works. There are also some long-standing frustrations and limitations that we’re still waiting to see fixed.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.08.0, 2023-02-20).

  OneNote Microsoft Account, Newsletters, OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, OneNote, sharing

• OneDrive app support ending on older Windows

  Posted on December 6, 2021 at 02:45 CST by Peter Deegan • Comment in the Forums

  ISSUE 18.47 • 2021-12-06

  MICROSOFT 365

  

  By Peter Deegan

  Microsoft dropped a minor bombshell with the announcement that the OneDrive app would stop working for some Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 users beginning in March 2022.

  The changes have some unusual elements, such as a split between personal and work use. Microsoft has (deliberately?) added confusion with poor and incomplete communication.

  Office 365 users are affected by these changes, yet Microsoft hasn’t said a word about that.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.47.0 (2021-12-06).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.47.F (2021-12-06).

  Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365, Newsletters, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, OneDrive for Business

• Minimum Versioning Coming Soon to SharePoint Online & OneDrive for Business Libraries

  Posted on August 16, 2018 at 23:21 CDT by Kirsty • Comment in the Forums

  Modified in Office 365 Roadmap on August 14, 2018:

  Versioning settings in OneDrive for Business, Groups and team sites in SharePoint Online
  All SharePoint and OneDrive libraries will be set to retain a minimum of one hundred major versions. Existing libraries that have versioning enabled but are set to retain fewer than one hundred major versions will be updated to retain the new minimum. Libraries already set to retain one hundred or more major versions will not be affected, including those with the default setting of five hundred. With these changes, the Document Library Settings page will no longer support the ability to disable versioning or configure it to retain fewer than one hundred versions.

  Again, there are reports of customers pushing back on Microsoft’s changes, and Microsoft have advised that organisations will be able to avoid this change on “Office 365 Tenants”, if they act before September 30th – “Otherwise, we will roll out the versioning setting update to your tenant in October 2018.”. This workaround involves a SharePoint Online Management Shell cmdlet, using version 16.0.7918.1200 or better.

  Full details are on Microsoft Tech Community

  Microsoft News, Office News Office 365, Office 365 roadmap, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint, Versioning

• If you use OneDrive for Business, you should know about new troubleshooting program from Microsoft.

  Posted on November 21, 2016 at 15:31 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Microsoft quietly announced a new troubleshooting tool for those of you with OneDrive for Business.

  InfoWorld Woody on Windows

  Microsoft News KB 3125202, OneDrive for Business

• Microsoft OneDrive for Business changes files

  Posted on April 24, 2014 at 08:49 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Office files get diddled – and there’s no change in the timestamp.

  Scary, but it’s an old problem that’s getting coverage in the past few days.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Microsoft News files changed, OneDrive for Business