🧙‍♂️ The Subtle Art of creating amazing SharePoint Quick Links


G'day there Reader,

Everyone wants a nice looking SharePoint Page. We want them to provide value, ensure they are engaging and visually appealing.

Oh and useful... but really, we want them to look nice 😜.

There is no reason to have to have an old school links list of text, you know the ones that are blue and underlined. Nor do we need to use the Out of the Box Icons that are available with the SharePoint Quick Links Web Part (although they are good in some contexts).

In the latest video, I will show you how you can make your Quick Links really POP by creating your own graphics to use.

By combining Microsoft Designer and Canva, you can really quickly and easily create imagery that will make your SharePoint Pages the envy of your company.

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First let me outline the dimensions that you will want to understand when creating images / icons for your Quick Links. TO get the best results you will want to use these:

  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Pixel Dimensions: 1920 X 1080 (this is what I have found to work best)

SO, check out the video 👇, and I would love you to hit the reply button and let me know how you get on and what you create.

​Watch, follow along and learn how to create nice looking Quick Links.​

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