Adding Dark/Light mode to SPFx Web Part

When you scaffold a new SharePoint Framework web part, you get a blue box with white text. While this looks good as a banner-type component, if...

Microsoft 365 Dev Podcast - Ep 135

PowerApps for full-time devs & Microsoft Graph enabling them In this episode recorded on June 29th 2018, Jeremy Thake talks to Casey Burke and Audrey Gordon...

Getting the benefits of Dev/Test/Prod environments with List-Based PowerApps

Immovable object meets irresistible force. In other words, business requirements meet IT Department policies. I want to discuss this law of technology in the context of custom SharePoint list forms using PowerApps....

Keep Credentials Secure using Azure Managed Service Identity

Microsoft has announced the General Availability for Managed Service Identity (MSI) for App Service and Azure Functions [https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/appserviceteam/2018/06/26/...

Visual Studio Extension for SPFx - v1.5

The SharePoint Framework generator was updated to version 1.5 on June 5, 2018 and it included breaking changes in the command-line parameters. Thanks to a...

MSAL Configuration and Logging

I previously posted about the logging capabilities in ADALv3 [https://www.schaeflein.net/adal-v3-diagnostic-logging/]. Logging is part of MSAL as well, and works in the same...

Binding User Secrets in .Net Core Configuration

The .NET Core configuration system [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/configuration] uses a provider model to support storing configuration settings in multiple places....

Change the Display Name of a Message sender when using Microsoft Graph

There are scenarios in which an application sends an email with the requirement that the sender name be something different than what is configured in Exchange....

Filter using Enum values in OData V4

To get all the products that are in Green color, we can send a request like: “/svc/Products?$filter=PackageColor eq Namespace.Color’Green’”...

Office Dev - Community Calls

New on the Office Developer site is a series of community calls for Office 365 developers to stay in sync with us on a variety of...

Office 365 Developer Program Update

Microsoft today posted a blog about an update to the Office 365 Developer Program. The program provides access to training materials, an event calendar, and most importantly, developer tenants!...

Teams and Groups in Nashville

I am excited to be coming to Nashville during the first weekend of May! I'll be presenting at two events, covering Microsoft Teams and...

Azure AD - Office Hours for Developers

The Microsoft Identity team is excited to announce Office Hours for Developers where we delve into your top-of-mind questions about identity and development with Azure AD....

New feature: SharePoint Online Social Bar

If you use Office 365, you should be regularly checking the Message Center in your administration site. (You can also sign up for regular email notifications....

Photo Import/Export utility from Hyperfish

A few weeks ago, Chris Johnson from Hyperfish (and the Microsoft Cloudshow podcast [microsoftcloudshow.com]) posted a blog about an import/export utility published by Hyperfish....