Guides
Practical, no-nonsense guides to staff and employee directories in SharePoint Online, from the built-in options to org charts and the gap Delve left behind.
Guide · 8 min
The built-in options, their limits, and how to get search, photos, presence and an org chart into one place.
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What Delve did for finding people, what Microsoft replaced it with, and the best directory alternatives for Microsoft 365.
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The built-in Organization Chart web part, the People web part, and the directory approach, compared.
Read the guide →Comparison · 7 min
The free built-in People web part is manual. Here is how it compares to a dedicated staff directory for search, photos, presence and org chart.
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From the People web part and lists to search and dedicated apps, every practical option with its pros and cons.
Read the guide →Comparison · 7 min
What building your own directory really involves, the hidden maintenance costs, and when buying is better value.
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