#M365AMA questions answered…so far

We’re 4 and half months into the new year, and we’re planning out the next recording session for the Microsoft 365 Ask-Me-Anything (#M365AMA) panel videos. You can find them here, as well as on the CollabTalk YouTube page and this blog. We have a lot of fun recording these, and hopefully providing some value to the community. If you have question or topic that you would like our panel to cover, please drop me a line. This time around, I’ve organized the community questions by workload:

SharePoint

• Why is there inconsistent behavior with the SharePoint recycle bin?
• How do I create a searchable image gallery using SharePoint?
• What is the best approach for a cross-forest SharePoint migration?
• Can I create an alternate site collection for my SharePoint migration?
• Can I connect a modern SharePoint list to Outlook?
• Why can’t others open my SharePoint links shared via Excel?
• Is there a File Server-like interface for SharePoint?
• Can I make SharePoint List fields auto increase?
• How can I improve the searchability of a SharePoint document library?
• Do Excel macros break when I upload to SharePoint?
• Can I remove the “created by” field in a SharePoint list?
• How do I add a News webpart to my SharePoint home page?
• How do I take my career forward with SharePoint?

Microsoft Teams

• What is the easiest way to get a class recording to a Stream inside my Team?
• Can you move a Teams channel from private to public?
• How do I limit what I show on screen when recording on Teams?
• How do I share my SharePoint calendar with all three of my Teams?
• Can more than one person present using Teams presenter mode?
• How does Microsoft Loop overlap Microsoft Teams?
• What happened to my favorite feature in Microsoft Teams?
• What are the best practices for polls in Microsoft Teams?
• Can I turn off Replies on Posts in the General section of Teams?
• Can I import dates and tasks into a calendar in Teams?
• What tools are needed to manage Microsoft Teams?
• How can we keep people engaged in Teams Meetings?

Outlook / Exchange

• Can I register for an Outlook Calendar event through SharePoint?
• Can I create an Outlook rule to automatically move (re-send) messages to a group of users?
• What is the best way to send an automated email each month to a client?
• Can I open Access database files in Outlook?
• Can I show an Outlook calendar in SharePoint Online?

Microsoft 365

• Can I store 5mb text in a Microsoft List?
• Can I create a link to an Office file that forces the user to create a copy?
• Can I see if a Flow is running in my PowerApp?
• How do I recover deletions in the Windows 10 OneNote app?
• What kind of governance is needed for Citizen Developers?
• Should I move to Windows 11?
• Why is my OneDrive sync failing?

Azure, Identity, & Security

• How can I create a basic website in Azure?
• How do I delete on-prem accounts that no longer sync with Azure AD?
• Is it possible to present a public IP address to a VM in bridge mode?
• Is there a holistic way to secure my Azure app services and function apps?
• Do I need to purchase Active Directory Premium licenses for my entire staff?
• Can I turn off MFA for my entire organization? 
• Can I merge my free and company Azure AD accounts?
• Can I import Azure AD attributes to a SharePoint profile?