SharePoint Designer Valuable Features

Heidi Wang - PeerSpot reviewer
CSV at Agilent Technologies, Inc.

I didn’t need any other features apart from the PPT. Although, I came across many features during the training that could be helpful.

It’s very convenient for me to update. Last time I used a function called Word. It is a good function, which I can use to coordinate easily. It is easy for me to maintain the DTP, even though I have limited access to the website. It is applicable and makes my drop-down wonderful when the task gets busy or you don’t have access to everything. It is a good workaround and a good solution.

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Vivek Vaibhav - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at Bain & Company

We like the highly customizable websites that you can build. For example, when we were building it for the client, we could design and customize it according to what the client wanted as that was the requirement so that they can access it and see their own logos and stuff, subsequently entering their own data. Customization is one of the best parts of it.

The data collection platform has value. So we had different kinds of access for different clients, and they could collaborate on one particular, for example, an Excel file uploaded on SharePoint. They enter their own data. Ten-odd people could access the same file, enter their own data, and save it on our servers. Collaboration is one of the other big things with SharePoint.

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OA
Senior Sharepoint Developer at Zak Solutions for Computer Systems

SharePoint is great for content management of data. It makes our life easier.

Integrating SharePoint with other platforms is very useful. I can integrate SharePoint with Oracle and I can integrate Oracle with many databases. This makes our life here easier.

The initial setup was pretty easy.

The support on offer is helpful. 

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Bala Hamisu - PeerSpot reviewer
Planner at Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

It saved me a big time once! My car got broken into, and they took my laptop with all my files. But I didn't have to worry because everything was backed up on SharePoint. It was a lifesaver!

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Raphael Haroun  Ikyagh - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at Letshego

I like the ability to directly share documents. I like this feature so much.

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OC
Lean Manager at GrupoPhoenix

Designer is easy to manage.

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Vladimir Vasilev - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Lead at Baker Tilly

There are good features in general.

It helps centralize and store files. 

It's easy to share files. 

The solution is okay at scaling.

I've found the stability to be excellent. 

The setup process is simple. 

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CG
Medical Engineering Consultants at a import and exporter with 51-200 employees

The product makes it easy to share documents. We do not rely on emails anymore. The product is very user-friendly.

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AM
System administrator at Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad

The valuable feature of the solution is that it can be shared with your colleagues, and then you can share it with everybody around the globe. You can share as long as you have been authenticated with SharePoint.

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MN
Client Support Team at WIT

The most valuable features of SharePoint Designer are integration and collaboration capabilities, such as allowing more than one person to edit a file.

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Kauthar Yakub - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Manager at Tereta

The one thing I just love is having a platform that is easy to collaborate on and see my work. It's easy to do, and I can even navigate without many technicalities. That's what I've been getting from it. It's easy to use. You can just play around with it and get things done. You get to get your output easier.

The initial setup is very straightforward. 

It is stable and reliable.

The solution likely can scale, although I haven't tested its limits. 

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Syed Fahad Anwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal System Developer at HHRC

What I found most valuable in SharePoint Designer is that through it, you can perform a lot of SharePoint functionalities, such as creating SharePoint lists and libraries, as well as customizing pages.

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JA
Owner / Business developer at Altier Enterprises

You can give document access to people based on their email addresses. You will also get notifications whenever the document is ready for review. 

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ChristianBegaux - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant DMS/ECM at Boint / Doc

SharePoint has very good features for collaboration. 

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SS
Chief Digitalization Executive at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The master page configuration is useful. 

The solution is reasonably priced.

It is scalable.

The solution has been stable.

The initial setup is not too complex. 

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AU
Manager Mineral Resource at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees

The Power App is the most valuable feature. We can design it to look exactly how we want it to be, without requiring an expert's assistance to set it up. We have the freedom to make changes on our own and can easily connect and generate leads.

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SujinFrancis - PeerSpot reviewer
Finance at Valuexpa

The most valuable feature of SharePoint Designer is the storing of files. In the Office 365 version, there is the capability to share files with others which is helpful. The files have cross versions capability. If the solution is shut down abruptly the file is stored on the system automatically.

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Javeed Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Director at NTT DATA

The most valuable feature of SharePoint Designer is document management.

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SS
Assistant consultant at Vvolve management consultants

We mostly used this solution for file storage and basic functions, etcetera.

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SK
Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The solution tightly integrates with all other collaboration tools.

The solution effectively helps with list storage, document storage, and document libraries. 

Outlook and MS Teams are integrated with the solution and that is very useful for enterprise customers. 

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RK
Chief Information Technology Officer at BMC Solutions

One of the most valuable features is that it's free. If you have SharePoint and you want to do some branding, then the only tool available is SharePoint Designer. Microsoft gives the portal, the content management system, and, on top of that, it gives you Designer. So we don't have a choice, but Designer is good. 

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Rishi Pande - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at ATOS

The drag and drop feature is the most useful feature when using this solution. In addition, it is a free solution that does not require a license. 

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RA
Corporate Website Manager, Manager of Technical Documentation at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The workflow is the solution's most valuable feature.

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PB
Senior Architect at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

SharePoint Designer is a great tool. The new workflow platform, Power Automate, which can be integrated with SharePoint Designer, is going to be great because currently, SharePoint Designer is only compatible with workflows.

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Ghislaine-Resplandy - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineers at Qair

The most valuable aspects of the solution are the user-friendly interface and easy creation of workflow. 

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Murad Musleh - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at Yemen Mobile Company, Public Yemeni Joint-Stock Company

We appreciate the fact that this solution can provide us with an on-premises version, as due to our geographical location, we are not able to use cloud-based tools.

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TA
Senior Consultant at SpeedNet Litimed

What I like most about this solution, is that we can use it as a secondary customization platform. We do customization and make a web SharePoint live for our clients. 

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ALMAS AHMED - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect | Managed Network Services | Enterprise Practices at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees

We like that the interface is very user-friendly making it easy to use.

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AC
Co-founder at Atidan

I find the document management and search of SharePoint the most valuable features. 

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SD
Technical Coordinator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

The previous version of the solution was good as we had different views of both the design and the code. The new version doesn't have the option to view data but it has other, better features though.

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DM
facility manager

The user interface is good; it's easy to manage.

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BP
Solutions Manager - Collaborative Platform at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

The workflow is the solution's most valuable feature.

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MS
Owner at Alopex ONE UG

The most valuable feature is the capability to directly access the SharePoint data structure. It is a tool that is similar to a registry editor, but specific to SharePoint.

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JF
Founding Member /Technical Director at BonPro Information Systems

The most valuable feature is the simplicity, standardization, and ability to create more than one portal.

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it_user909396 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at Al

We actually don't use Designer much in the latest version of SharePoint, since we can use any other designer in the new SharePoint architecture. Previously, however, we used SharePoint Designer 2013 widely for data mining, exploring the content, and editing. Those are the main features that you would need to use SharePoint Designer for.

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OA
SharePoint Developer at Zak solutions

The most valuable feature is the capability of creating HTML pages, with CSS code. For example, most of the time I mirror in the web area, which means that I need to create an HTML file. Inside this HTML file I will write my web VBI.

Other valuable features are the ability able to update the master file, and creating the workflow.

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RI
Consultant at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

The solution's best feature is designing workflow processing. It's easy to change and collate workflows.

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AE
Technical Director at wbn

The document filing system is the solution's most valuable feature. We have used SharePoint as an option for a document managed system, like Documentum and IBM Filenet.

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HK
SharePoint Module Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I am a developer, and whatever is not possible with the SharePoint default feature, we make custom features available for our clients. Anything which is not possible using all the methods within the solution we can customize.

SharePoint Online is not only a SharePoint standalone, but they have integrated it with other Microsoft services, such as Microsoft BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate. We can deliver any business solution using other Microsoft service, which is collaborative with SharePoint.

SharePoint have their own roadmaps, with the new features that they're coming out which is informative.

Microsoft has invested in SharePoint heavily in terms of UI, stability, performance. It is a very good solution.

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JB
Owner with 51-200 employees

The basic functionality the solution makes it easy to share documents or information with the team. 

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MB
SharePoint Developer

The most valuable feature is the development.

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JJ
Business Solutions Architect at a real estate/law firm with 501-1,000 employees

The most valuable part of the solution is its ability to allow for a high degree of customization.

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PS
Assistant Director at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

The management and monitoring features are good.

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KM
Cloud Solution Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The feature I find most valuable, is the workflow of the product. I have used it in the past to design different teller sellers, automating the business process using the workflows.

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Buyer's Guide
SharePoint Designer
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about SharePoint Designer. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.