SharePoint Dashboards Articles

Build a Stacked Bar Chart in SharePoint

Setting up a stacked bar chart in SharePoint is impossible with out of the box tools. There are other options outside of SharePoint that are expensive and difficult to use. SharePointDashboards.com provides an easy to use stacked bar chart template that can be used with SharePoint lists. Setting up the chart is easy. Provide the names of the fields from your SharePoint list and adjust look and feel options until the chart looks exactly the way that you want. Deploying the template requires simple copy and paste. No programming is required. Stacked bar charts are a great way to show aggregated totals across different categories. SharePoint Dashboards includes more than 35 different charting templates to visualize data. Getting started is easy. You can sign up for 21 free templates with just your name and email address.

May 22, 2025

SharePoint JSON Formatting Templates No Code Tool

SharePoint Dashboards is the new way to take advantage of SharePoint list and column formatting without writing any code. The SharePoint Dashboards templates are created automatically based on choices you make in the UI. Every template allows easy updates to colors, borders, font, width, height and more. Instead of trying to make difficult programming updates in JSON code, the templates at SharePointDashboards.com require simply copy and pasted. Save time and hassles by eliminating the need to do any programming to take advantage of SharePoint list formatting templates. Getting started is easy. New users can sign up to get access to 21 free templates. Subscribers get access to hundreds of templates which are easy to browse on the SharePointDashboards.com site. SharePoint JSON list formatting has never been so fun and easy.

May 21, 2025

Show QR Codes in your SharePoint List

QR Codes are a handy way to allow cell phone users to access a web site. Using the QR Code template at SharePointDashboards.com you can embed QR Codes directly in your SharePoint list. This template is simple to use. Create a regular SharePoint text field to hold hyperlinks. Go to the SharePointDashboards.com site and access the QR Code template. Adjust the size, colors and other options to make your QR Codes look just the way you want. Once the preview looks good, simply copy and paste the template to your SharePoint list. This template can be set up in minutes. This template is one of hundreds of SharePoint JSON formatting templates available at SharePointDashboards.com. All templates are accessed through the visual interface. No programming is required. You can sign up to access 21 templates for free.

May 20, 2025

Add Polar Charts to SharePoint as a Twist on Boring Pie Charts

SharePoint provide almost no charting capabilities out of the box. Using SharePointDashboards.com templates you can add up to 35 different kinds of charts to your SharePoint lists. The Polar Chart is an interesting twist on the all too common pie chart. In a polar chart, the wedges change in appearance by scaling outwards. This kind of chart is much more eye catching than pie charts which are so frequently used. Add a Polar Chart to your SharePoint site requires simple copy and paste from SharePoint Dashboards. Just configure the appearance of the chart in the SharePoint Dashboards screen then you are ready to deploy. If you are interested in an easy to use tool to add charts to SharePoint, look no further than SharePointDashboards.com. All of your charting needs are fully covered. No more using expensive programming oriented tools. This is a great alternative to Microsoft Power BI.

May 19, 2025

Add a Rollover Image Hover Box to your SharePoint List

Images are a great improvement to SharePoint lists. How can you load images to lists without stretching out the user interface? The Image Hover Box template at SharePointDashboards.com allows you to hover over an image thumbnail in a SharePoint list and display a larger version of the image. This looks nice and allows you to make images a major part of your SharePoint list tracking. This template can work on either the SharePoint Image field or SharePoint hyperlink field. Setting up the template is easy. Just pick the dimensions for the hover window as well as aspect ration and border settings. Once the preview looks right, copy and paste your template from SharePoint Dashboards to your SharePoint list. It is easy to use and looks great. This is one of many image related templates that you can use including picture slideshows and image libraries. There are hundreds of similar templates available at SharePointDashboards.com.

May 18, 2025

Speedometer Style Gauge Template for SharePoint Lists

Progress indicators are a vital part of project tracking in SharePoint. It is especially helpful to see the percentage value completion of tasks and projects. Including an eye catching indicator helps this information stand out in SharePoint lists. The Radial Gauge indicator at SharePointDashboards.com is the perfect formatting template to make this information stand out in your SharePoint list. Setting up the template is easy. Adjust your colors and styling to your own preferences then copy and paste from the SharePoint Dashboards site to your SharePoint list. This template can be used with a number column using values from 0 to 100. This template is one of hundreds of options available at SharePointDashboards.com. Sign up to begin using the 21 free templates today.

May 17, 2025

Highlight SharePoint Rows by Status

Many SharePoint lists use a choice field to indicate status on records. Typical status values are "Not Started", "In Progress", "On Hold", "Canceled" and "Complete". To help the status stand out, the Row Highlight Condition template can be used to add a background color to SharePoint list rows according to status. Setting up the template is easy. Just set the colors for each value and adjust other options which control the look of the view. Copy and paste your template from SharePointDashboards.com to your SharePoint list view. Using row highlighting allows each record to stand out and makes it the status obvious for each record. There are hundreds of templates available at SharePointDashboards.com. Sign up for free to begin using the first 21 template.

May 16, 2025

Row Day Highlighting for SharePoint Lists

Due dates are a key indicator in many SharePoint lists. It is critical to know when due dates past so that payments are made or work gets complete. By default these dates blend together in SharePoint list views. By using the Row Date Highlight template at SharePointDashboards.com it is possible to show rows highlighted with a background color according to the date value. Rows can be highlighted in three different colors according to conditions. Rows with dates that have past can be one color, rows where the date is the current date can be another color and rows where the date is in the future can be a third color. In this way it is easy to see when deadlines have past and take action on critical items. This template is easy to use. Choose your own row styling then copy and paste your template to SharePoint.

May 15, 2025

Add a Formatted Date Box to your SharePoint Date Field

Dates are in every SharePoint list. The Created Date and Modified date are included. Additionally it is common to add date fields to SharePoint lists for tracking purposes. Unfortunately, the out of the box date field looks plain and does not stand out in the list view. Using the Date Box template at SharePointDashboards.com allows you to easily format your SharePoint date columns to stand out in the view and grab attention. Additionally it is possible to show the weekday name as part of the output. Setting up this template is easy. Just pick from the color, border and font options in the template screen then copy and paste the template to your SharePoint list. If you have not yet used SharePoint Dashboards, you can sign up to access 21 free templates and later sign up for a subscription to gain access to hundreds of options.

May 14, 2025

Add Hyperlink Buttons to SharePoint Lists

The hyperlink field is often used in SharePoint to provide links to key resources. Unfortunately the out of the box format of the hyperlink is not user friendly. The Hyperlink Button template at SharePointDashboards.com allows you to easily format links that look nice in SharePoint list views. Adjust the colors, font and border to look any way you want. No coding is required. Just copy and paste the template to SharePoint. This template is free to use along with 20 other additional free templates which you can begin using today. Subscribers gain access to hundreds of SharePoint dashboard templates which allow all kinds of different functionality. The variety of options is truly amazing. Browse through the gallery of options including dozens of button templates at SharePointDashboards.com.

May 13, 2025

Set up Column Bar Charts in your SharePoint List

Bar charts are a great way to visualize data in SharePoint. Unfortunately, it is difficult to do without additional tools. Power BI is one alternative, but this is expensive and developer oriented. SharePointDashboards.com has an easy to use and affordable charting platform offering more than 35 different kinds of charting templates. Using the tool is easy. Just select from different configuration options to set up the appearance of your bar chart exactly the way that you want. Once the chart preview looks how you want, just copy and and paste the chart directly to your SharePoint list. No coding required! SharePointDashboards.com requires only 1 license for the user creating the charts. This is much better than Power BI which requires user licenses for all users viewing charts. Sign up to get access to 21 free templates and get started today.

May 12, 2025

Add Custom Bar Charts to your SharePoint Lists

Bar charts are a popular and universally understood visualization of data. Unfortunately, SharePoint does not provide a great bar chart option on its own. What's provided is far too basic. The Bar Chart template at SharePointDashboards.com includes loads of configuration options which allows you to configure a custom bar chart that appears exactly the way you want. The preview windows show exactly how your bar chart will look as you adjust the configuration. Once everything looks how you want, simply copy and paste to your SharePoint list from SharePointDashboards.com. The bar chart template is one of more than 35 different charting options available at SharePointDashboards.com. Charting in SharePoint is easy and affordable using charting templates from SharePointDashboards.com.

May 11, 2025

Add a Radial Gauge Chart to your SharePoint List

A radial gauge is much like a pie chart in that it shows a circle shape that fills according to a percentage value. A radial gauge is a visually compelling way to show progress related to projects and tasks in SharePoint. The radial gauge template at SharePointDashboards.com allows you to adjust all aspects of the chart including colors, borders, sizing and more. This template is easy to use. Just adjust the settings until the preview looks exactly how you want. Deploy using simple copy and paste to your SharePoint site. The radial gauge is one of more than 35 different kinds of charting and progress bar templates available at SharePointDashboards.com. The first 21 templates are free and subscribers can tap into hundreds of easy to use copy and paste templates.

May 10, 2025

Sparkline Line Charts for SharePoint

Visual indicators improve SharePoint list views tremendously. Often it is important to show a data trend to show how numbers change over time. The Sparkline template at SharePointDashboards.com allows you to add a mini line chart directly to your SharePoint list view which indicates progress over time. This template is easy to use. Just enter your number fields from your SharePoint list then adjust the colors and dimensions of the chart as you want it to appear in your SharePoint page. Applying the template requires simple copy and paste to your SharePoint list. This chart is one of more than 35 charting options available at SharePointDashboards.com. Adding line charts to your SharePoint lists has never been easier. New users can sign up to try SharePoint Dashboards for free with 21 templates.

May 9, 2025

Add Google Maps Cards to your SharePoint List Views

Many lists in SharePoint contain location information including addresses. Customer lists, site locations, trip destinations all can be tracked in SharePoint lists. Including Google Maps is a great way to improve the appearance of that information. Google Maps can be displayed directly inside of SharePoint using the Google Maps Card template at SharePointDashboards.com. This template allows you to reference an address column in your SharePoint list to display a map of that location in the SharePoint list view. Clicking on the map tile will open the full map in another browser tab. There are lots of configuration options to display the map how you like including zoom level and map style including hybrid, satellite, road map and terrain. Deploying the template requires simple copy and paste.

May 8, 2025

Improve SharePoint Multiselect Choice Fields with Formatting

Multiselect choice fields are a common part of SharePoint lists. The default appearance of these fields in SharePoint lists is a limiting. By applying the multiselect input formatting template at SharePointDashboards.com you can control the appearance of this field easily. Adjust settings to control colors, border, font size and font family for the field using easy configuration choices in the tool. The best part about using this tool is that no programming is required. Once you have applied the settings and your preview looks as you want, simply copy and paste the template to your SharePoint column. This template is one of hundreds of options available at SharePointDashboards.com to improve the appearance of your SharePoint list views and SharePoint pages.

May 7, 2025

Add Donut Charts to SharePoint Pages

Adding a donut chart to SharePoint pages is easy using SharPointDashboards.com. A donut chart is a variation on a pie chart that has a cutout in the middle. Using configuration options at SharePointDashboards.com you can create donut charts that look exactly how you want. There are several options available which allow you to control, borders, background, text styling and key using easy to understand options. Best of all, no programming is required in order to configure your donut chart. Once you have applied the settings and the preview looks as you want, you can copy and paste to your SharePoint list view. The donut chart is one of more than 35 different charting options available at SharePointDashboards.com. When it comes to adding charts to SharePoint, SharePointDashboards.com is the easy and effective no code solution.

May 6, 2025

Great Looking Pie Charts in SharePoint

Pie charts are a common and popular way to visualize SharePoint data. Using out-of-the-box SharePoint allows for only a very simple pie chart with no configuration options. SharePointDashboards.com provides pie chart templates with loads of configuration options which allow you to configure your charts to look however you want. Configuration options allow you to adjust borders, background colors, chart key, font and other options. The size of the chart can be set to match exactly the dimensions needed for your SharePoint page. Set up is easy. Just copy and paste the template from SharePoint Dashboards to your SharePoint site. There is not installation needed and no need to use any additional platforms. SharePoint Dashboards provided more than 35 different charting options to display your SharePoint data.

May 5, 2025

Versatile Line Charts in SharePoint

SharePointDashboards.com provides a versatile line chart option which allows you to embed line charts in SharePoint using simple copy and paste templates. Line charts are useful to show data trends using your SharePoint list data. Setting up the template is easy. Just adjust the colors, fonts, border and other appearance options to make your line chart look how you want. Once your template is ready, deploying the chart to SharePoint requires only simple copy and paste. Color option allow for gradient image transitions. Different marker styles can be used on the chart for interesting effects. Charts can be displayed on SharePoint landing pages using the list web part. With more than 35 different charting templates to choose from, SharePointDashboards.com is an great way to visualize data in SharePoint.

May 4, 2025

Horizontal Bar Charts Made Easy in SharePoint

Bar charts are an essential way to show data trends with SharePoint data. Unfortunately, out-of-the-box SharePoint doesn't provide a good way to do charting. Using SharePointDashboards.com chart templates is an easy and flexible way to do charting in SharePoint using only SharePoint lists. With over 35 different charting templates available, just about any chart option you might need is available. The horizontal charting templates allows you show aggregated values such as total sales by months. Lots of fine tuning options are available to get the chart to appear just exactly as you want. Once your configuration is ready, just copy and paste the template directly to the SharePoint list view. Using SharePointDashboard.com print templates is the easiest way to do charting in SharePoint!

May 3, 2025

Column Bar Charts in SharePoint Lists Made Easy

You can display column bar charts directly from your SharePoint lists using charting capabilities from SharePointDashboards.com. This template provides many different configuration capabilities so that you can fine tune the appearance of your chart. This template will render an image based on the data in your SharePoint list record. The best part is that no coding is required. Just update your styling preferences in the user interface then copy and paste the template to your SharePoint list. A great use for this chart is showing monthly summary data for a calendar year. For example, you might show total amount for sales for each month of the year. This chart updates dynamically based on the underlying SharePoint list data. Once the chart is set up, it will automatically update any time the underlying data changes. This chart can be easily displayed on SharePoint pages by using the list web part.

May 2, 2025

Add Gradient Progress Bar to your SharePoint List

Add a dynamic progress bar with a gradient background to create a nice look in your SharePoint list. A gradient progress bar shifts color gradually from left to right according to a percentage value. An easy way to understand this is "cold to hot" where cold is represented as blue and hot is represented as red. In a gradient progress bar the color shifts gradually from blue to red as the percentage value changes from 0 to 100. There are several color options to choose from depending on what is being measured. A gradient progress bar looks more polished because it isn't one fixed color as is more typical for what is provided in standard SharePoint. If you want a more polished looking progress bar indicator, then the Gradient Progress Bar template will make things look much nicer. Setting up this template requires only simple copy and paste.

May 1, 2025

Add an Email Button to your SharePoint List

Add an email button to your SharePoint list next to a person field to allow users to send an email with just one click. This copy and paste template allows you to add a simple email button directly in your SharePoint list view. Clicking the button automatically opens a new email to the corresponding person in the person field for that record. The button automatically reads the email address of the assigned user. The look of the button can be easily configured according to your own preferred style. This button template is one of more than 20 different button templates available at SharePointDashboards.com which can improve functionality and make your SharePoint lists easier to use. This template is included as part of 21 free templates available for download.

April 30, 2025

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