SharePoint Dashboards Articles

Add Profile Pictures to SharePoint Lists

Add profile pictures to SharePoint lists with this easy copy and paste template. Normally SharePoint displays only the name of the user in the person field. Applying this templates allows you to display the user profile picture whenever setting a name in a person field. Adding a picture provides a more engaging user experience that breaks up the monotony of the default SharePoint view. Multiple formatting options are available so that you can display the person information according to the style that you need. You may display either a square or round profile picture, allow for inline edit and control the appearance of the name under the picture. Deploying this template requires only simple copy and paste to SharePoint. This is an easy and fun way to make your SharePoint lists look great.

April 29, 2025

Add a Delete Button to your SharePoint List

Easily add a delete button to your SharePoint list with this formatting template. This button works great with edit and view buttons to help users more easily update records. Use different formatting options to adjust the appearance to best fit your SharePoint site. Using this template allows deleting SharePoint list records with just one click on the left side of the SharePoint list record. This button template is one of more than 20 button templates that you can use in your SharePoint lists available at SharePointDashboards.com. If you are looking for dynamic buttons that make the SharePoint list view more accessible, then this button template is an essential template to add to the mix. Setting up the template is easy to do. Only simple copy and paste is required.

April 28, 2025

Add Promoted Links Navigation Tiles to Your SharePoint Home Page

Tile links are the most popular style of links to display on SharePoint pages. Users connect with this appearance because it mimics the square tile links that we see on our mobile phones. The Promoted Links Template at SharePointDashboards.com includes customization options that allow you to make your own great looking navigation tiles that look exactly how you want. Configuration options allow you to fully customize the font, icon size, colors and border to get the exact appearance that you want. The hover styling allows even more customization. This template is similar to the Quick Links web part most often used on SharePoint pages, but adds much better customization options by allowing for complete style configuration and size adjustments. If you are wanting a more customizable tiles style navigation then you will love the flexibility of this template. Just pick your look and feel options, then copy and paste to your SharePoint list. No programming is required.

April 27, 2025

Improved SharePoint List Row Formatting

SharePoint lists are at the core of SharePoint. Lists are used to track just about any kind of information needed including tasks, projects, help desk systems, purchase order systems and much more. Normally SharePoint lists are plain looking with a white background, but they can be formatted to be easier to read with row formatting. The Row Formatting Template at SharePointDashboards.com allows users to set alternating row styles to approve the overall appearance of SharePoint lists. This template is one of 21 free templates available at SharePointDashboards.com. Setting up the formatting is easy with no programming required. Just pick your color and style options then copy and paste the template to your SharePoint list view. Making your SharePoint lists look better can happen in only a few minutes.

April 26, 2025

Dynamically Highlight Dates in SharePoint Lists

Date fields are a critical part of SharePoint lists. In just about every list there is some of date tracking. The date field can be improved with dynamic highlighting according to whether the date is in the past, today or in the future. A free Date Highlight template is available at SharePointDashboards.com along with 21 other free templates. Using this template is easy. Just pick from the style options include font, border and colors to format the date column exactly how you want. Copy and paste your template directly to your date column in your SharePoint list. Now users can easily identify the date status to determine whether dates are upcoming, today or in the past. This is one of hundreds of easy to use templates at SharePointDashboards.com.

April 25, 2025

Use Color Coded Choice Fields in SharePoint Lists

Choice fields are used all the time in SharePoint lists. Formatting choice fields to use different borders, fonts and colors help them stand out compared to plain looking out-of-the-box SharePoint lists. Using the SharePointDashboards.com Choice Input formatting template, you can set your choice options to be styled exactly how you want. This is great when you have a category field, type field or any other type of selection. Use this template by picking from easy to understand configuration settings then copy and paste to your choice column in your SharePoint list. This template is one of 21 free templates that you can get at SharePointDashboards.com. Try out all the free templates then explore the additional 200+ options available as part of the subscription option. Creating great looking SharePoint Dashboards is easy at SharePointDashboards.com!

April 24, 2025

Add Dynamic Progress Bars to Your SharePoint List

Progress Bars are commonly used to indicate progress towards a goal. In SharePoint lists, progress bars can be used to provide a visual indicator comparing progress between different tasks or projects. The SharePointDashboards.com Dynamic Progress Bar template allows for a progress bar that changes color according to threshold values. For example, you might want to make your bar have a blue background color when it is a low value, but then change to green when it gets full. All of this is easy to configure with no programming required. Just copy and paste the template directly to your SharePoint list number column. Configure the style of your progress bars including colors, borders and size however you want. The Dynamic Progress Bar template makes setting up SharePoint list view easy and fun.

April 23, 2025

Add Stacked Progress Bar Indicators in SharePoint Lists

Progress bars show in all kinds of SharePoint Dashboards. Progress bars are a simple and easy way to understand a value from zero to max value when comparing against other values. The SharePointDashboards.com Triple Progress Bar Template allows you to stack three progress indicator bars in one column in your SharePoint list. This is great for situations where you have three key values that you want to track in your SharePoint list record. For example, you might want to show a bar for total progress completion, a bar for number of tasks complete and a bar for money spent. Applying this template is easy to do. Just adjust the style for the template at SharePointDashboards.com then copy and paste the template directly to your SharePoint site. Best of all, no programming is required.

April 22, 2025

Add a Pie Chart Indicator Directly in Your SharePoint List

Pie charts are a universally understood method to show percentage values in data. Add the SharePointDashboards.com Pie Percent indicator to your SharePoint list column to visualize percentage data for great looking SharePoint Dashboards. The appearance of the pie chart is completely customizable and can show different colors according to different percentage threshold values. Whether you want small pie chart indicator or a pie chart that is large and stands out in your list, everything is completely customizable. Just copy the template from the SharePointDashboards.com site and paste directly to your SharePoint number field. That's it! No programming is required. This is a simple and easy to use template that is sure to make percentage data look great in your SharePoint lists.

April 21, 2025

Show Date Countdown Indicator in SharePoint Lists

Add a template in your SharePoint lists to show the number of days until the due date. The Til Due KPI indicator at SharePointDashboards.com shows the number of days left before the date set in a due date column. Color coding is used to show whether the date is in the future, today or in the past. Additionally the number of days difference between the current date and date in the column in shown. This functionality is handy for keeping up with deadlines and avoiding being overdue on tasks. The Til Due KPI indicator is one of 21 free templates available at SharePointDashboards.com. Applying this template is easy to do and requires no custom coding. Just apply settings to control the appearance of the template then copy and paste to your SharePoint list date column. This is fast, easy and fun to use.

April 20, 2025

Add Priority Indicators to your SharePoint Lists

A priority indicator is handy for showing when a SharePoint list record is high, medium or low priority. By color coding these priority levels, it makes it easy for users to identify important information. The SharePointDashboards.com Priority Bubbles template allows you to apply this visualization easily using your settings to control the appears of the priority column. This template is available for free along with 21 other SharePoint templates at SharePointDashboards.com. Apply this template using simple copy and paste directly to your SharePoint field. No programming is required. This template is easy to reuse on multiple lists helping you to identify when a record is high, medium or low priority.

April 19, 2025

Show Status Icons in your SharePoint List

Show Microsoft Fabric icons on a status field in your Sharepoint list using the Status Fabric Icons template at SharePointDashboards.com. This template allows you to assign colors and icons to your SharePoint Status field to help in stand out making a beautiful looking SharePoint interface. Status Icons are useful as KPI indicators helping users easily see status by using symbols and colors. This approach is essential to visual project management dashboards. This template is easy to apply using simple copy and paste to your SharePoint list. Best of all no coding is required. Just set up your template with the style and color options you prefer then copy and paste your template to your SharePoint site. Fast, easy and fun!

April 18, 2025

Show Google Maps Directly in SharePoint Lists

Google maps can be used in SharePoint by using the SharePointDashboards.com Google Maps template. This allows you to show a mini map in SharePoint list views displaying a map of provided address information. Clicking on the map opens the browser to a full map. There are multiple configuration options to control the map size and style. Setting up this template is fast and easy. First set up a column to store an address or postal code in SharePoint and then apply this template to dynamically pull in a Google map for that location. Google Maps can be displayed for any part of the world. Best of all, no programming is required to take advantage of this functionality. Just copy and paste the template to your SharePoint list column and you are all set. Any time you have address information in your SharePoint list, the SharePointDashboards.com template will improve the user experience.

April 17, 2025

Add Color Coded Date Flags to your SharePoint Lists

Dates are often used in SharePoint lists to track deadlines and payment dates. Using the SharepointDashboards.com Date Flag Template it is possible to have dates automatically color coded with flag icons to show when a date is in the past, today or in the future. With this template it is easy to identify critical dates and avoid missed deadlines. This template is one of 21 free templates available at SharePointDashboards.com. Setting up the template is easy. Just pick your color and style choices then copy and paste the template to your SharePoint list column. After using all the free templates, you can access more 200 additional template options available on the site. The best part is that no programming is required.

April 16, 2025

Add Stacked Flow Buttons to your SharePoint List

When you need to use many workflows with your SharePoint list, it is necessary to help users trigger Power Automate Flows easily. The Stacked Flow Button template at SharePointDashboards.com allows you to stack Flow buttons in a column which users can use to trigger different workflows in Power Automate. This template allows many Power Automate Flow buttons to appear in a column in your SharePoint list. This is the perfect way to allow your users to trigger workflow using easy to understand buttons instead of having to navigate through the command bar dropdown interface. Set up is easy. Just pick your icons, labels and colors for your buttons so users can easily understand each of the possible actions. Applying the template is easy. Just copy and paste the template to your SharePoint list column.

April 15, 2025

Trigger Power Automate Workflow from a SharePoint List Button

SharePoint and Power Automate are used together to build complete SharePoint solutions. Adding a button to your SharePoint list to trigger Power Automate Flows helps to build interactive solutions. The SharePointDashboards.com Flow button template allows you to connect directly to Power Automate from your SharePoint list. Set up is easy. Just reference your Flow ID in the template settings then copy and paste the template to your SharePoint list column. Users are able to kickoff workflow in your SharePoint list with just one button click. The Flow Button template is available for free along with 21 other free templates. This template is a great way to provide complete interactive solutions directly from your SharePoint site. Sign up for a subscription to get access to more than 200 SharePoint Dashboard templates.

April 14, 2025

Add Rating Icons to your SharePoint List

Adding rating icons to your SharePoint list is a great way to improve the interface. A common scenario is having a rating from 1 to 5 stars. This template can be set to be interactive so that ratings can be adjusted directly from your SharePoint list view. Any kind of icons can be used. There are thousands of options to pick from. This could also be used to show an alarm level system. The scale can also be configured to go up to 10 if needed. This free template is available at SharePointDashboards.com along with 21 other free templates. Using this template only requires simple copy and paste to your SharePoint list. No coding is required. Make a great looking SharePoint Dashboard with this eye catching rating template.

April 13, 2025

Show Document Thumbnail Previews in your SharePoint Library

Improve your SharePoint libraries by adding a document preview thumbnail column to your view. This allows user to see an image previewing the first page of file. This is handy for all kinds of files including Word documents, Excel workbooks, PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, images and more. Clicking on the thumbnail allows users to open the file directly in SharePoint. Using a thumbnail preview image significantly improves the user experience by making it possible to see what is contained within documents before opening them. This template is available at SharePointDashboards.com for free along with 21 other free templates. Configure the template to change the appearance of your thumbnail image to look however you want. Just copy and paste the template to SharePoint without no coding required.

April 12, 2025

Add Custom Status Icon Indicators to your SharePoint List

Using custom status icons is a great way to indicate status in your SharePoint lists. SharePointDashboards.com has hundreds of icons to choose from built directly into the interface. Set up you status icon template to look however you want including custom colors, font size, hover effects and more. Templates can be set up without having to do any coding. Just use the visual interface to make adjustments then copy and paste your template directly to your SharePoint list. Let users easily see different status values in your SharePoint list using these custom icons. The best part is how easy to use the templates are. Just copy the template and paste directly to SharePoint. There is never any programming required.

April 11, 2025

Add Interactive Checkboxes to your SharePoint Lists

Adding a simple to use checkbox column to your SharePoint list can be done with just a few steps. If you want to be able to check and uncheck a checkbox directly in your SharePoint list then this is the perfect template for you. Applying this template requires simple copy and paste with no programming required. You can even adjust the styles to make your checkboxes look however you want including the use of creative icons and hover effects. This template is one of 21 free templates that you can access at SharePointDashboards.com. Sign up for your account to be able to use the 21 free started templates as much as you want. Adding a subscription unlocks more than 200 additional templates that you allow for a huge array of possibilities. If you like visualizing data in SharePoint lists then you will love these templates.

April 10, 2025

Add View Buttons to SharePoint Lists for Easy Form Access

The View Button Template is one of the most popular and easy to use SharePoint JSON formatting templates. This template can be applied to a placeholder column in your SharePoint list so that users can open up the list record form with a single click. This button can be styled to look however you want including the use of hover colors and background shadow. The View Button Template is one of 21 free templates available at SharePointDashboards.com. You can sign up with just your name and email address to have unlimited access to these 21 free templates. Once you have taken advantage of these templates, upgrade to a subscription for more than 200 additional formatting templates. Best of all, no programming is required. Just copy, pasted and go!

April 9, 2025

Make All SharePoint Lists Easy to Update with Edit Buttons

The most commonly used JSON Formatting template in SharePoint is the Edit Button template. This allows you to add a simple edit button to your SharePoint list which users can click on to open the edit form for the selected list item. This template is handy to use with almost every SharePoint list. Setup for this template is easy to do since it only requires a placeholder column and simple copy and paste. You can style this button to look however you want using the provided template settings. Apply your own hover effect and even select from any of hundreds of Microsoft Fabric icons. This is helpful to apply to just about every SharePoint list that you make. This template is available as a part of 21 free templates available when you sign up for an account at SharePointDashboards.com.

April 8, 2025

SharePoint Gantt Charts Made Easy

Gantt Charts are a great way to demonstrate overall project schedule. When tracking the progress of multiple projects you can easily see when projects are running concurrently with each other and plan your schedule and resources accordingly. Because SharePoint is such an effective platform to manage projects, it is a big improvement to add Gantt Charts to your SharePoint site. Using background colors on project bars can help improve the chart appearance allowing for color coding according to project status or project category. Gantt Charts are the best way to visualize overall project schedule in a single page that everyone can understand using a basic timeline concept. The only data needed for Gantt Charts are the project title, the project start date and the project end date.

April 7, 2025