THE SMARTER WORKSPACE EDIT
Less mess. Better knowledge. Smarter AI.
Practical SharePoint and Copilot advice, from my working world to yours.
01 / THE METADATA EDIT
02 / ACCESS, EXPLAINED
03 / BEFORE COPILOT
Get the free SharePoint Ready Scorecard. Fifteen questions, ten minutes and your top three fixes.
FIX THE MESS™
Keep one working file and share its link. Use SharePoint version history to track changes, instead of creating another ‘final’ copy.
01 / READ THE EDIT
Final_final_v3 is not a filing strategy. Use Copilot to organise a practical SharePoint clean-up, record the evidence and build a process you can test and reuse.
Copilot did not do my job this fortnight. It did save me from another unnecessary argument with a blank page. Here is what I actually used it for.
Before we brief Copilot, can somebody tell me which of these five final files is actually final? Your SharePoint needs an edit. Here is where I would start.
New AI features are changing SharePoint. Here is what they mean for your content, and why the foundations still matter.
Four practical metadata columns to give your documents more context and make your library easier to work with.
Twenty practices to bring more structure, clarity and consistency to your SharePoint environment.
Make sense of AI in SharePoint: what is available, what is changing and where preparation starts.
Choose your AI tool with the task in mind. A practical guide to finding the right starting point.
AI makes the quality of your information more important. Start with the metadata that gives content meaning.
THE AI READINESS EDIT
IA means information architecture: how your content is organised, labelled and managed. Clear libraries, useful metadata and current documents give Copilot a stronger foundation.
02 / WATCH THE EDIT
Use metadata to organise information beyond folder structures.
Build a policy library with practical metadata, step by step.
The four columns I add to make documents easier to manage.
Keep one working file and let version history track changes.
03 / PRESS PLAY
The Simply SharePoint podcast
Real talk about document chaos, better structure and making Microsoft 365 work for the people using it.
04 / THE ESSENTIALS
THE STARTER EDIT
A practical place to begin: sites, libraries and the basics that make everyday work easier.
THE EVERYDAY QUESTION
Understand the difference so your documents have a sensible home.
THE SHARING EDIT
Sharing and copying a link are not always the same thing. Get clear on access before you send.
Know what needs fixing? Here is the method to work through it.
One standard, five fixes and 15 copy-ready Copilot prompts. Includes the 34-page workbook, Clean-Up Tracker and bonus Managed Metadata Kit.
05 / MEET THE EDITOR
Microsoft MVP. SharePoint specialist.
Strong opinions about good structure.
I bring more than 20 years of experience to the parts of Microsoft 365 that make everything else work: information architecture, governance, metadata and Copilot readiness.
Simply SharePoint is where practical advice meets a little personality. Think clearer libraries, calmer handoffs and a workspace that works beautifully.