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In the changing world of digital content, SharePoint focuses on enhancing how we create and manage content.
As intranet owners and content creators, it is important to create engaging SharePoint page designs that captivate your audience. However, not everyone possesses the design skills needed to achieve this effortlessly.
Recognizing this challenge, SharePoint introduced Design Ideas, an innovative AI-powered tool designed to simplify the page design process.
By diving into this feature, we want to help you understand how it can streamline your SharePoint page design process. Our goal is to empower intranet owners and content creators alike with a tool that saves time and improves the look of their SharePoint content.
What is SharePoint Design Ideas?
With SharePoint Design Ideas, you can easily create attractive and professional pages in just a few clicks. This makes it easier than ever to create stunning SharePoint pages for sharing information with your team.
It analyzes your page content and gives you suggestions for layout and design. This helps you create pages that look professional and appealing with ease.
Gone are the days of manual formatting and design tweaks.Design Ideas helps you create polished, engaging pages effortlessly, saving you time and effort.
Key Features and Benefits
AI-Powered Design Suggestions
Automatically recommends layouts, images, and formatting based on content.
Uses keywords to suggest relevant imagery.
Smart Layout Adjustments
Works with different content types like banners, text sections, and image blocks.
Provides optimized layouts to enhance readability and visual hierarchy.
Time-Saving and Intuitive Experience
Eliminates the need for manual formatting and design tweaks.
Users can select from suggested designs or start from a blank section with AI-assisted layout ideas.
Keeps content fresh and professional-looking while allowing creative control.
Building a SharePoint Site using Design Ideas
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to use Design Ideas inSharePoint.
Start by editing a section on your SharePoint page. In the example above, I started with my banner section where I have the text, ‘Social Media Strategy’.
Click on the section and select the Design Ideas icon from the toolbar on the right (as shown in the example above with a red circle and arrow).
When the Design Ideas panel on the right opens, you’ll find various suggestions for layouts, backgrounds, text formatting, and image web parts based on the content of your section. (Tip: If you already have content in the section, Design Ideas takes the information and suggests relevant imagery for your section! As seen in the example, it suggested images related to Social Media Strategy.)
Browse through the suggestions and click on the ones you would like to apply to your section. You can explore different layouts to see how they enhance your content.
Once you’ve applied a suggestion, you can further customize it manually to suit your needs.
After finalizing your design, save your changes to see the updated section on your SharePoint page.
You can even use Design Ideas on blank sections!
Add a new section and select Design Ideas.
Design Ideas will provide you with suggested templates that you can start with, saving time and letting you focus on other areas.
Tips for Maximizing AI-Powered Suggestions
Align with Branding: While Design Ideas offers great suggestions, it's important to keep your content aligned with your branding. Customize the suggested designs to match your brand colors, fonts, and overall style.
Experiment with Layouts: Don't hesitate to try different layouts and see what works best for your content. The AI suggestions are there to inspire you, but you have the final say.
Use Relevant Keywords: When adding content, use keywords that are relevant to your topic. This helps Design Ideas suggest the most appropriate images and layouts.
How Does This Help You?
SharePoint’s Design Ideas feature transforms the way you present your narratives. You have access to a variety of customizable SharePoint templates. You can easily add text, images, videos, and other media to create engaging pages that tell your story effectively.
By bridging the gap between creative vision and technical execution, Design Ideas becomes an indispensable tool when you create content for your digital workplace.
As SharePoint evolves, Design Ideas shows how to balance automation with creative freedom. This brings exciting opportunities for creating digital content in the future.
This is also highlighted in another new feature that was recently announced: flexible sections.
We hope you enjoy using Design Ideas and look forward to seeing how you implement it in your SharePoint site design!
