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How to open a webpage in Internet Explorer mode using Edge (2022)

Internet Explorer had a good run, but in June 2022 its latest and last version (11) will no longer be supported. Instead of IE, users are encouraged to use Microsoft Edge. Personally, I love Microsoft Edge. I benefit from using vertical tabs, multiple profiles, and various other features on a regular basis. Plus, the performance has been much better than my experience with IE, waiting for pages to load (or for the browser to stop responding).

Luckily, those of you who still require Internet Explorer (or at least an emulation of it) can use Microsoft Edge’s Open link in new Internet Explorer mode tab feature. Simply right-click the link you need to run in IE, and select it the IE mode tab option seen in the following screenshot.

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Once you’ve opened an IE tab, you’ll get a prompt that allows you to always open that particular URL in IE mode. In the following screenshot, note the ability to toggle on Open this page in Internet Explorer mode next time.

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Alternative methods to launch Internet Explorer mode in Edge

If you don’t have a link to right-click, you can also just visit the webpage in Edge normally. Then use the ellipsis (three dots) in the upper right corner of the Edge browser and select Reload in Internet Explorer mode.

And lastly, you can make some adjustments to Edge’s settings by also using that same ellipsis (three dots) in the upper right corner. Choose Settings, then Default browser.

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From here, you can:

  • Make Edge your default browser (if not already)
  • Allow IE to automatically open sites in Edge (Never, Incompatible sites only, or Always)
  • Allow sites to be reloaded in IE mode (as I’ve shown in this blog post)
  • Manually add sites to always open in IE mode*

*Note that when you add specific sites to use IE mode, it only stays in affect for 30 days.

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How to create news in SharePoint Online (Video)

News in SharePoint Online is a great way to disseminate information to your team and the entire organization. Learn how to create news in this video, then watch the content roll-ups lesson later in this course to see how your news can be pulled into other sites across your organization.

This video is part of my FREE 30+ lesson self-paced online training course called Collaboration in Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams). Enroll today at https://www.NateTheTrainer.com for the full learning experience including lesson discussions, quizzes, exams, and a completion certificate.

You can also watch the entire course as a YouTube playlist as well (just without the course discussions, quizzes, exam, and certificate). Be sure to subscribe to support my channel and for easy access to future content.

Notes

You can create and share news within and outside your SharePoint. News is highly visible to your members from the SharePoint start page, SharePoint mobile app, any of your pages that have the news web part, and any pages from other sites in your organization that are including news from your site.

Creating news is nearly identical to creating a page –  the main difference is what’s described in the previous paragraph – how it’s distributed, used in web parts, and consumed. The very nature of news is to be temporary – announcements, articles, write-ups, etc. Pages, on the other hand, are meant to be more permanent/evergreen as core resources/landing pages in your site’s navigation.

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How to create pages in SharePoint Online (Video)

Learn how to create additional pages for your SharePoint site. We’ll cover creating a page as well as adding section layouts and web parts.

This video is part of my FREE 30+ lesson self-paced online training course called Collaboration in Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams). Enroll today at https://www.NateTheTrainer.com for the full learning experience including lesson discussions, quizzes, exams, and a completion certificate.

You can also watch the entire course as a YouTube playlist as well (just without the course discussions, quizzes, exam, and certificate). Be sure to subscribe to support my channel and for easy access to future content.

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How to use calculated columns in SharePoint Online lists and libraries (Video)

Learn how to create and use calculated columns in SharePoint lists and libraries. Not all calculated columns are mathematical – you could extract text or combine column values as well, for example. See the additional column reference handout for this lesson in the full course at www.NateTheTrainer.com.

This video is part of my FREE 30+ lesson self-paced online training course called Collaboration in Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams). Enroll today at https://www.NateTheTrainer.com for the full learning experience including lesson discussions, quizzes, exams, and a completion certificate.

You can also watch the entire course as a YouTube playlist as well (just without the course discussions, quizzes, exam, and certificate). Be sure to subscribe to support my channel and for easy access to future content.

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How to switch SharePoint site navigation from left vertical to top horizontal

Until a recent update, SharePoint team sites always had a left side vertical navigation menu. Communication sites always had a top horizontal navigation menu that could be a cascading or mega menu style. Recently, Microsoft rolled out the ability to change a team site’s navigation from vertical (side) to horizontal (top).

Click to enlarge – Roadmap item for SharePoint Navigation Switcher.

Note: This change only applies to team site types. Communication sites are still top horizontal only.

Below are the steps to swap your team site’s navigation orientation. You must be a site owner to perform these steps.

How to change SharePoint team site navigation from left side to top

  1. Navigate to the team site for which you’d like to switch the navigation orientation.
  2. Click the settings wheel in the upper-right corner.
  3. Select Change the look.
  4. Select Navigation.
  5. Choose Horizontal and then choose either Mega menu or Cascading for menu style.
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How to do conditional view formatting in SharePoint Online (Video)

Creating conditional view formatting for your list and library views helps your colleagues find what’s important and more easily consume the information presented to them in the list or library. Learn how to configure conditional view formatting in this lesson.

This video is part of my FREE 30+ lesson self-paced online training course called Collaboration in Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams). Enroll today at https://www.NateTheTrainer.com for the full learning experience including lesson discussions, quizzes, exams, and a completion certificate.

You can also watch the entire course as a YouTube playlist as well (just without the course discussions, quizzes, exam, and certificate). Be sure to subscribe to support my channel and for easy access to future content.

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How to use columns and views in SharePoint Online lists and libraries (Video)

Views are a great way to create multiple “reports” or ways of viewing the data contained in a SharePoint list or library. For example, you may want one view for managers, and another view of the same data targeted towards everyday users. In this lesson, you’ll learn about columns and how they’re used to create specific views.

This video is part of my FREE 30+ lesson self-paced online training course called Collaboration in Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams). Enroll today at https://www.NateTheTrainer.com for the full learning experience including lesson discussions, quizzes, exams, and a completion certificate.

You can also watch the entire course as a YouTube playlist as well (just without the course discussions, quizzes, exam, and certificate). Be sure to subscribe to support my channel and for easy access to future content.

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How to create and work in lists in SharePoint Online (Video)

Lists are one of the core components of SharePoint. Learn how to create a list and work with it in this video.

This video is part of my FREE 30+ lesson self-paced online training course called Collaboration in Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams). Enroll today at https://www.NateTheTrainer.com for the full learning experience including lesson discussions, quizzes, exams, and a completion certificate.

You can also watch the entire course as a YouTube playlist as well (just without the course discussions, quizzes, exam, and certificate). Be sure to subscribe to support my channel and for easy access to future content.