SharePoint - Anchor Crawl

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

Anchor crawl

The process of adding anchor text that is in links between items to the full-text index catalog.

SharePoint - 5 Top Updates of August 2025

The following are five standout SharePoint updates from August 2025 that made waves across Microsoft 365:

FAQ Web Part Powered by Copilot - A intelligent FAQ web part which help content owners curate dynamic, trustworthy FAQs using Copilot.

Office 365 CDN Integration - SharePoint supports hosting static assets via the Office 365 CDN, improving page load performance for SharePoint Online.

PDF Watermarking in OneDrive & SharePoint - Users can apply text or image watermarks to PDFs directly in OneDrive for Web, enhancing document security and branding.

Real-Time Co-Authoring on Pages & News - Multiple authors can collaborate simultaneously on SharePoint pages and news articles, streamlining team workflows.

SharePoint AI Assistants - In MS Teams smart assistants can answer questions about SharePoint content, dramatically reducing time spent searching for documents.

SharePoint - Anchor content source

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

Anchor content source

A content source that is utilized to import the anchor text from links amongst elements into a full-text index collection.

SharePoint - Analysis services

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

Analysis services

The abbreviated name for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, which is utilized to create and store multidimensional data that is sent to clients in regard to queries. Also, sometimes referred to as Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) server.

SharePoint - Alternate address

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

Alternate address

While using Microsoft/Office 365, any email address associated with the account that is not one’s primary e-mail address.

SharePoint - Alternate Account

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

Alternate account

An added user account that is in a different domain, but in the same forest as the primary account.

SharePoint - Alternate access mapping

The following is a SharePoint dictionary word of the day:

Alternate access mapping

A mapping of URLs to Web applications. Incoming alternate access mappings are used to provide several URL access points for the same set of content. Outgoing alternate access mappings are utilized to confirm that content is rendered in the correct URL environment.