Try ShortPoint nowThere are two ways to install ShortPoint SPFx on your SharePoint site. You can use ShortPoint Polar automated installation (recommended) or install ShortPoint SPFx manually. Follow the installation method you prefer below.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Required Permissions
- ShortPoint Polar Automated Installation (Recommended)
- Manual ShortPoint SPFx Installation
- ShortPoint Academy
Required Permissions
- You need to be a Global Office 365 Admin.
- You need to be the Site Collection Administrator for the Site Collection you are installing ShortPoint on.
ShortPoint Polar Automated Installation (Recommended)
ShortPoint Polar is the automated installation experience of ShortPoint. You can easily access it from shortpoint.com by clicking the Download or Start Trial button. This is accessible to all customers, whether you are a new or an existing one.
Click Get Started to start the interactive tutorial:
NOTE After completing the trial form, you will be asked to log in to your Office 365 account. This does not install ShortPoint to your tenant yet, but is needed to check if you have the necessary permissions to install apps on your tenant. If you don't have the necessary permissions to install ShortPoint on your environment, you will be redirected to a page where you can request help from your SharePoint admins. At the same time, you will be able to try ShortPoint and its features using an interactive experience.
Manual ShortPoint SPFx Installation
I. Prerequisites
- Manual Installation Prerequisite 1: Submit the ShortPoint trial request
- Manual Installation Prerequisite 2: Download and Extract ShortPoint Installation File
NOTE: If you want to use ShortPoint on classic sites and pages, you will also need to enable scripting capabilities:
- on classic sites: Enabling Scripting Capabilities (SPFx) in Office 365 (Classic Sites);
- on modern sites (or on a specific classic site if you don't want to wait 24h): Enable Scripting Capabilities with PowerShell for Office 365.
II. Manual Installation Steps
- Manual Installation Step 1: Upload ShortPoint to Tenant App Catalog in Office 365 (Video tutorial) (Duration: 2 minutes)
- Manual Installation Step 2: Add ShortPoint SPFx to SharePoint Site in Office 365 (Video tutorial) (Duration: 1 - 5 minutes)
- Manual Installation Step 3: Run ShortPoint Installation from Dashboard in Office 365 (Video tutorial) (Duration: 1 minute)
III. License Activation
- Post Installation: Activate ShortPoint SPFx License (Video tutorial)
ShortPoint Academy
That's it! You can now begin your design journey with ShortPoint.
Check out ShortPoint Academy to get access to a series of tutorials focusing on what you need to know when you are getting started with ShortPoint. The tutorials are designed to introduce important ShortPoint features that you can use as the foundation for building stunning intranet pages in SharePoint.
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