In this tutorial, I introduce you to the top 10 most popular web parts for SharePoint Intranet. As you create a SharePoint Intranet for your organization, you might be wondering which web parts you should add to your SharePoint sites and pages. In this video, I summarize a total of 10 Web parts that I often see my clients use on their SharePoint Intranets.
00:00 - Web Part Ideas for your SharePoint Intranet
02:50 - What is a SharePoint Site?
07:21 - What is a Web Part?
10:28 - Web Parts Overview
11:59 - How to create a new Communication Site
22:45 - Hero Web Part
34:47 - News Web Part
55:49 - Events Web Part
01:05:58 - Quick Links Web Part
01:15:18 - Countdown Timer Web Part
01:20:17 - Weather Web Part
01:25:16 - World Clock Web Part
01:27:18 - Stream Web Part
01:36:32 - Viva Engage (Conversations) Web Part
01:44:32 - Image Gallery Web Part
01:49:14 - Apply a Site Template
01:55:20 - SharePoint Lookbook
02:00:21 - Need Help with SharePoint Intranet?
The following 10 Web Parts are covered in the video:
- Hero Web Part
- News Web Part
- Events Web Part
- Quick Links Web Part
- Countdown Timer Web Part
- Weather Web Part
- World Clock Web Part
- Stream Web Part
- Viva Engage (Conversations) Web Part
- Image Gallery Web Part
For each of the Web Parts, I explain what it does, its main functionalities and configuration options, as well as its limitations. I also provide various examples of the layouts of those web parts on the SharePoint pages.
Hero Web Part allows you to add visually appealing links with images to your SharePoint Intranet.
News Web Part allows you to publish news and announcements. You can create your own announcements or publish external links via the URL. You can also roll up the news and announcements from other SharePoint sites within the Intranet.
Events Web Part allows you to add and display events. Just like with the News Web Part, you can roll up events from other sites within the SharePoint Intranet.
Quick Links Web Part allows you to add links to various URLs and sources. You can customize the layout and appearance as necessary.
Countdown Timer Web Part allows you to display a deadline with clock counting towards the deadline. You can also count up as well.
Weather Web Part allows you to display Weather for various locations you specify. You can display the Weather in either Celsius or Fahrenheit.
World Clock Web Part allows you to display current time for various locations within your organization.
Stream Web Part allows you to embed videos/video player on your Company SharePoint Intranet.
Viva Engage (Conversations) Web Part will make your SharePoint Intranet a bit more social by including a given Viva Engage (Yammer) Community on the SharePoint page.
Image Gallery Web Part will display various photos and images on your SharePoint Intranet by either displaying them in a Static format or Carousel mode.
At the end of the video, I also provide examples of various SharePoint Intranet examples available from Microsoft (via Apply a Template function or SharePoint Lookbook).
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