Hide the SharePoint Online Ribbon for Anonymous Users

Essentially all public facing SharePoint sites, including those hosted on SharePoint Online or on-prem SharePoint 2013, require a method to hide the suite bar / ribbon for anonymous users. The SharePoint Online oslo master page does an OK job of this while the seattle master page does not even attempt to hide the ribbon. I […]

SharePoint 2013 spcommon.png Sprite Breakdown

The following is a breakdown of the rectangle coordinates for each sprite found in SharePoint 2013’s spcommon.png sprite. This sprite is found in the hive, or can be loaded in a browser on any SharePoint 2013 site at /_layouts/15/images/spcommon.png?rev=23. Learn how to replace the sprite using a Composed Look. Properties: method: Filling, Tinting, Blending detach: […]

Use SharePoint Online Composed Looks and Theming Engine to Brand spcommon.png

I want to share with you the right way to update the color palette of SharePoint Online (and SharePoint 2013) out-of-the-box (OOTB) icons, in particular those found in the suite bar and ribbon. Your first inclination may be to break open your favorite developer toolbar, drill into the DOM, find the style that is providing […]