SharePoint is a fantastic tool for connecting employees and providing them a resource they can use to collaborate. One of its major selling points (literally) is how easy it is to customize and build tools that suit your needs. While out of the box SharePoint is good enough, adding your company's branding to your SharePoint site can help take your use of SharePoint to the next level.
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As we said previously, out of box SharePoint is serviceable, so why should you take the time to add branding to your SharePoint site? It's simple, branding helps make your SharePoint tools more yours. Branding can help your employees take further ownership of the tools they use. By adding branding, you're able to build employee pride and satisfaction in the work that they are doing which will translate into more productive employees. With that said, let's take a look at different things you can start doing to add branding to your SharePoint site.
Modifying your SharePoint site can seem daunting at first. Luckily, Microsoft packed in a lot of ways that you can easily modify your SharePoint site. The first, and most major way you can do this is by modifying your overall SharePoint theme.
Your header is the first thing that users see when your SharePoint site loads in. Make sure that it matches your company branding and works for you by customizing your SharePoint site header.
While it might not seem as important for your overall branding, your SharePoint navigation style determines a lot of your SharePoint site's "personality." Make sure that whatever navigation style you choose matches the branding your aiming for.
A SharePoint footer isn't as important as the header, but it still contributes to your branding. You don't have to invest as much time into branding it, but if you do, make sure it matches everything else.
If for whatever reason your SharePoint site is set to the classic experience, there are still steps you can follow to change and add branding to your SharePoint site.
Before you get started branding your SharePoint site, here are some tips that you should look at and think about.
Before branding your SharePoint site, make sure to plan out what you want to do. Don't just go in and start making changes. You may end up making mistakes or hating everything you change - both of which will end up wasting your time.
Don't just design your SharePoint site branding based around what you think is best. Think about all of the users in your organization. Design your branding around what they would like and how they use your SharePoint site for the best results.
More and more users are accessing SharePoint sites with their mobile devices each day. With remote work being the new normal, many users are accessing company SharePoint sites from their phones. Make your branding mobile-friendly to accommodate these changes.
Adding featured links to your SharePoint home page can give it a lot of character. It helps you establish what your business deems important and can help you direct employees to important information.
You should solicit feedback from your users. This way, you can make sure that your branding works for them. This can also help you determine if you need to make any changes or fix something that may have broken.
SharePoint offers you a ton of flexibility in both its form and design to make it your own. Follow the steps above and you'll be able to add branding to your SharePoint site that your employees will love.
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