This Simple Trick Makes Teams and SharePoint Awesome!

Stop Creating SharePoint Shortcuts Inside Folders! Build Dashboards Instead

Are your team members creating .lnk files inside SharePoint folders because they're syncing entire libraries and never actually using SharePoint or Teams properly? I'll show you how to build visual dashboards that eliminate this chaos and give your users a proper navigation experience.

In this video, I walk through creating a SharePoint page with Quick Links and Editorial Cards, then adding it as a custom tab in Microsoft Teams - so your team stops living in Windows Explorer and starts using these platforms the way they were designed.

⏰ TIMESTAMPS:

00:04 - The problem: Using SharePoint/Teams like a glorified file share
00:30 - Why teams create shortcuts inside synced folders
01:15 - Creating a new SharePoint page for our dashboard
01:45 - Adding a three-column section for Quick Links
02:10 - Setting up the Quick Links web part with examples
02:30 - Adding Editorial Cards for visual navigation
03:20 - Configuring links to different SharePoint sites and files
04:15 - Customizing icons and hover text for better UX
04:50 - Publishing the dashboard page
05:30 - Adding the SharePoint page as a custom tab in Teams
06:15 - Final result: Central dashboard without leaving Teams
06:45 - Why this approach beats folder shortcuts every time

What you'll learn:

How to create visual navigation dashboards in SharePoint
Setting up Quick Links and Editorial Cards web parts
Adding SharePoint pages as custom tabs in Teams
Eliminating the need for .lnk files and folder shortcuts
Keeping users in their primary workspace

Resources mentioned:

→ SharePoint Quick Links web part
→ Editorial Cards web part
→ Teams custom tabs feature

Have you seen teams creating weird workarounds because they never learned to use SharePoint properly? Drop a comment and let me know the strangest shortcut chaos you've encountered!

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