SharePoint: I Just Love Consistency! SharePoint, Not So Much

 

SharePoint 2016 is so similar to SharePoint Online / Office 365 that it’s sometimes hard to tell which version you are in. I just ran across an odd change from the past versions. How do you share or break inheritance on a list item?

The steps are different and the end results are different. And I thought 2016 was supposed to be SharePoint Online brought onsite.

 

SharePoint 2013

• Shared With is available in the ITEMS ribbon and the ribbon of the View Properties page.
• The “…” menu has a Shared With option:
   
• The above link takes you to the Shared With popup.

 

SharePoint Online / Office 365

• Shared With is available in the ITEMS ribbon and the ribbon of the View Properties page.
• The “…” menu has a Share option:
   
• The above link takes you to the Shared With popup.

 

SharePoint 2016

• Shared With is grayed out in the ITEMS ribbon, but is available in the ribbon of the View Properties page.
• The “…” menu has an Advanced popout that has a Manage Permissions option:
• The above link takes you to the user.aspx Permissions page.

 

 

I write training materials and really wish I was paid by the word or page! These detail differences waste hours and complicate training!

 

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