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Microsoft Partnership and P2P: the key to growth.

Imagine a world where organizations easily adopt technology, and make the most out of the cloud. Such vision can becoming a reality thanks to powerful Microsoft partnerships, especially the ones between Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs) and Independent...

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Microsoft Partnership and P2P: the key to growth.

Imagine a world where organizations easily adopt technology, and make the most out of the cloud. Such vision can becoming a reality thanks to powerful Microsoft partnerships, especially the ones between Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs) and Independent...

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Control SharePoint site creation with templates

Setting the stage for creating SharePoint sites has never been an easy task. Overloaded with new site requests, IT often struggles to respond in a timely manner. This causes delays and frustration for users. On the other hand, allowing users complete...

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Microsoft 365 Governance for Your Self-Service Environment

The modern workplace thrives on collaboration. Microsoft 365 offers a treasure trove of tools to empower your teams, but with great power comes responsibility. Striking a balance between user empowerment with self-service and robust governance is key...

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BindTuning launches Intranet Gears podcast on Spotify

We are excited to announce that we have launched our own podcast – Intranet Gears on Spotify. It curates our best advice on how to create exciting employee experiences. Follow along as we geek out about intranets! BindTuning Intranet Gears on Spotif...

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Revitalizing SharePoint Quick Links

Pinning links to a SharePoint page is an easy way to bridge information, highlight, and quickly give access to your users the most important links. With that in mind, and upon a couple of requests from our beloved community, today we’d like to announ...

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Dynamic Workflow-driven Microsoft 365 Templates

There is no doubt about how much time teams save when packaging workspaces into best practice, repeatable templates. To avoid unauthorized group members from starting to trigger unnecessary provisioning of those workspaces, it is good practice to aut...

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Cloning Microsoft Teams into reusable templates

Cloning Microsoft Teams templates using Automate365 couldn't be easier, and in this article we provide you with the information you need to create powerful templates. Knowing exactly how teams are duplicated and the powerful settings that Automate365...

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5 great ideas to use Accordion on Microsoft Teams

BindTuning Accordion web part is one of the most popular web parts with our customers and we totally understand why. It´s easy to configure, it helps to display text dynamically, no code is needed to add colors, links, images and it always looks good...

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A better SharePoint document library

We don’t build functionality that is already available in SharePoint OOTB but we ADD to it. Based on knowledge accrued over 10 years of working with customers worldwide, we know that people simply need a better way to reuse content and collaborate wi...

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The new SharePoint app bar - and how to hide it

Introduced by Microsoft in spring 2021, the standard release of the SharePoint app bar for SharePoint online features a global navigation for your modern communication and team sites. It is a great new feature, but in some scenarios, you may want it ...

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Making SharePoint accessible

The first Accessibility Tool for SharePoint ensures inclusion of all people with visible and invisible disabilities. In the beginning, I only had a few little signs that something wasn't quite right. For instance, if I was watching a video with stro...

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Teammates: share theme designs, web parts, templates and more

Today we are rolling out a new feature in the BindTuning App – Teammates. Teammates allows you to share one BindTuning account with other users within your organization extending the use of BindTuning products, resources and custom settings to users ...

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Microsoft Teams 101: Together Mode

Microsoft Teams is rolling out another update that promises to make meetings even more exciting. The Together Mode places users in a shared background with up to 49 participants, making it feel like they're sitting in the same room. Microsoft is usin...

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Meet our Partner: C2C

At BindTuning, we believe everyone should have access to a digital workplace that makes work simpler. With this in mind, we work side by side with over +100 partners across the world. Together we want to assist you in every facet of branding, site de...

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Meet our Partner: IOZ

Our Partner Network counts over +100 partners in over +30 countries worldwide. To continue sharing our trusted partners, today we proudly present you IOZ, based in Switzerland as part of our Partner Program series. Founded in 2007, IOZ's was one of ...

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Remote employee wellness using Microsoft Teams

Over the course of the last few years, our World has witnessed the evolution of the traditional workplace model to a distributed workforce. Suddenly faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to ensure business continuity, this evolution turned in...

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Meet our Partner: Insiso

Partners empower us to achieve more to better serve our community. Today we proudly present our partner Insiso, based in United Kingdom as part of our Partner Program series. Insiso provides bespoke software development services to a wide variety of...

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Healthcare at Home template for Microsoft Teams

Today we released another Microsoft Teams starter kit, this one specifically designed for the healthcare industry. The Healthcare at Home template helps improve patient care by providing care coordination and communication between first-line healthca...

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Preparing students for remote learning with Microsoft Teams

A month ago, when planning for the March CoderDojo session, we could never guess what was about to happen. The coronavirus pandemic forced countries to shut down many public services, including schools, precipitating a transition to remote learning. ...

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Managing outbreaks with Microsoft Teams. Lessons from COVID-19.

As I write this post, a browser window is kept open in my laptop with COVID-19 statistics being updated by the minute. To me, the numbers are staggering, and the threat is very real.In an unprecedented global response, governments all over the world ...

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Meet our Partner: AdaptivEdge

In 2020, we want you to get a chance to know some of the companies we are proud to have in our Partner Program, starting with AdaptivEdge based out of Alameda, California. AdaptivEdge is a cloud-focused technology company delivering secure solutions...

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More than just inspo. SharePoint look book, Microsoft Teams templates and BindTuning starter kits.

UPDATE MARCH 5, 2020 - Microsoft has just announced that they are making Microsoft Teams available for free, in an effort to support worldwide teams that need to work remotely due to COVID-19 concerns. If you are looking to customize Microsoft Teams ...

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Get started with a Starter Kit: 3 steps to successful onboarding experience.

BindTuning Customer Success Manager, Francisca Peixoto, gives you practical advice on how to get started on your journey of discovery. Ensure successful onboarding with BindTuning Starter Kits. When you newly purchase a product, log in after a long ...

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News Web Part now with Audience Targeting

The latest release of BindTuning News Web Part for SharePoint and Microsoft Teams, features audience targeting. Now it is easier than ever before to target individual news articles to specific individuals or groups. The News Web Part now gives you m...

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The New BindTuning App: Video Tour & FAQs

The new BindTuning App is live, and we understand that you may need some assistance navigating through some of the new features. Francisca Peixoto, BindTuning Customer & Partner Success Manager, gives you a quick tour of the new app and we've lined u...

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Introducing the New BindTuning App

We’ve built up a loyal customer base by making SharePoint intranet design and development easy. Then we extended that same thinking to Microsoft Teams. Now we’ve made building and maintaining your company's digital workplace easier than ever with our...

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New! Track Stock Funds with Stocks Ticker Web Part

We're pleased to announce that stock funds can now be tracked using the Stocks Ticker Web Part! Available today for immediate download, our Stocks Ticker web part now supports the tracking of stock or equity/mutual funds in addition to stock market ...

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5 tips for internal adoption of your Intranet

Driving intranet adoption is ultimately the goal of every intranet. Your intranet can act as a perfect hub for your employees searching for the latest business updates, breaking news, technology advancements, product upgrades, service enhancements, e...

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Build these 5 cool team spaces right now in Microsoft Teams

You’ve made the transition to Microsoft Teams, but if all you are using it for is chats and meetings, then you’re only using a small portion of the features. Teams is incredibly powerful for team building - way better than Skype for Business. Let's g...

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Goodbye Skype for Business, Hello Microsoft Teams

On Tuesday, July 30 Microsoft announced that Skype for Business will be retired and replaced by Microsoft Teams. For some maybe a surprise, but for others not so much... By the time you read this, you’ve probably heard the news: Skype for Business h...

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Display your Social Media in SharePoint

It’s a glorious day for corporate communications and marketing managers! Today, I am happy to introduce you to our latest feature for SharePoint – the Social Web Part and our Social Hub Template. Go ahead and gather up all your social feeds - Twitte...

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How to manually edit a SharePoint wsp file

Today, one of our most-read blog posts gets an update. MVP Joao Ferreira offers a new method (and free software!) to manually modify a WSP file, eliminating the hassles of adware pop-ups. UPDATE Over the years, I’ve received feedback about adware be...

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Baking a Successful Digital Workplace

Learn how to create a truly modern digital workplace, transforming employees' daily activities while driving employee engagement and employee productivity. The perfect intranet - just follow the recipe! I’ve been working in the tech industry for ove...

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How to add custom CSS to Modern SharePoint pages

The modern SharePoint experience is great, but sometimes it is the little things that trip you up. Let’s take a look at a real-life problem so many of you are facing - how to add custom CSS to a modern SharePoint page. How to add CSS code to a moder...

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BindTuning Themes get a Modern SharePoint UX facelift

Take the tour → The all-new Theme Settings Panel It’s a beautiful day for BindTuning themes! We’ve overhauled the themes settings panel, creating intuitive controls designed to align to the conventional look of Modern SharePoint. Let’s take a close...

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Embed YouTube, Vimeo and more into Office 365

Beyond MS Stream: How to embed all of your videos, regardless of where they are hosted, into your Office 365 intranet. Even for Classic SharePoint sites. MS Stream has undergone some remarkable improvements, and given the new features Microsoft has ...

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Driving Customer Success

This year, we have increased our commitment to you with a team that is tasked to transform the way we react, guide and partner with you, ensuring you achieve your long-term goals. In 2018, our Customer Success Team has revamped processes and revised ...

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Black Friday starts NOW

Color your intranet with the most colorful deals. It’s beginning to look a lot like…Black Friday. Yes, it’s true holiday creep is upon us. And while we haven’t quite yet decorated the office, we are most definitely in the giving spirit. And who can ...

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Getting Ready for Microsoft Ignite 2018

Advice for First Time Attendees. We are only 3 days away from the biggest Microsoft event dedicated to the Tech Community and if you are attending - this article is for you. With so many things going on, it can be overwhelming especially for first ti...

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Meet BindTuning Partners: Prosperi

We had the opportunity to speak to (and record) a few of our BindTuning Partners at Microsoft Inspire 2018 in Las Vegas. With our BindTuning Partners Program, we are able to help clients around the world capitalize on their technology investments to ...

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BindTuning Partner Awards 2018

On Sunday, July 15, 2018 we held our very first BindTuning Partner Awards 2018 ceremony at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Our awards ceremony coincided with the first night of Microsoft Inspire Conference. We are excited to introduce you to our...

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Meet BindTuning Partners: Hermec Solutions, S.A.

We had the opportunity to speak to (and record) a few of our partners at Microsoft Inspire 2018 in Las Vegas. With our BindTuning Partners Program, we are able to help clients around the world capitalize on their technology investments to strategical...

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Meet BindTuning Partners: Evros Technology Group

We had the opportunity to speak to (and record) a few of our BindTuning Partners at Microsoft Inspire 2018 in Las Vegas. With our BindTuning Partners Program, we are able to help clients around the world capitalize on their technology investments to ...

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Modern SharePoint Intranet in 3 steps: Brand, Build, Deploy

Brand, build and deploy. These three steps can transform your Office 365 + SharePoint on-prem environment into a richly branded and modern SharePoint intranet site. We bring the website builder experience to the SharePoint + Office 365 business world...

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5 ways to make the most of Microsoft Inspire

Microsoft's largest worldwide event for partners - Microsoft Inspire – is taking place in less than one month in Las Vegas. We are sharing our experience of attending and exhibiting at the event with you, hoping to be of help in making this a worthwh...

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What's new in SharePoint 2019? Mixed Reality, Enhanced Lists and More

A few weeks ago and before a much-needed vacation, I attended the SharePoint Conference North America. Before I head to Microsoft Inspire, let me update you on what I've learned about SharePoint 2019. SharePoint 2019 SharePoint on-premise is not de...

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2018 World Cup - SharePoint Challenge

#WorldCupSharePointChallenge #WorldCupRussia2018 #Office 365 Build a World Cup Team SharePoint Site in less than 24 hours? With one of our SharePoint Templates it is absolutely possible! The World Cup officially begins TODAY, June 14 and runs throu...

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Apply Consistent Branding to All SharePoint Sites

Featured in the June 2018 issue of CompartiMOSS magazine. By Joao Ferreira, Lead SharePoint Developer, BindTuning Modern SharePoint is available for Lists, Document Libraries, and Pages and while it delivers new functionalities to the end users it l...

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Introducing BindTuning Themes for Modern SharePoint (SPFx)

Today, we released support for modern SharePoint (SPFx) themes for Office 365. With a gallery of themes from which to choose, you can now be assured of a consistently branded and colorful user experience regardless of what “flavor” of SharePoint you ...

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5 Step Checklist To Build A Successful Partnership

If you wanna go fast, go alone; if you wanna go far, go together African proverb Although often heard, the saying has never been more pertinent than it is today. The fast-paced, constantly changing environment in which companies operate makes it imp...

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4 things you can do to empower women in technology

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I can’t help but reflect on how many women across so many generations before me had to be brave, speak up, and stand up for their right to be treated as equal. Today we are celebrating women, many of them un...

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SPFx and BindTuning - Your Top Questions Answered

This month, we released the first of our products for SPFx. Responsive Video Web Part was a natural choice to lead the pack on our road to full SPFx readiness. We love the way videos are dramatically displayed in the SharePoint Framework modern UX, w...

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SharePoint Saturday Helsinki - Trip Report

Seeing no sunlight for 3 days has never been more enjoyable. I know that sounds strange but let me explain... My colleague João Ferreira and I flew out to SharePoint Saturday Helsinki from our hometown of Porto, Portugal at 5am (it was dark) and by ...

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Customize SharePoint from Mac OS

Creating and editing SharePoint files in Windows is easy with SharePoint Designer but, if you are a Mac user, you are in a tough position. In this article, we will explain how you can save time and get access to all the files and folders needed to cu...

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Can you still use SharePoint Sandbox Solutions in 2017?

The answer is yes, but not with all situations and not all types of sandbox solutions. SharePoint sandbox solutions were introduced with SharePoint 2010 and provided a mechanism to execute code outside of the ISS worker process. The sandbox solutions...

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Create a modern breadcrumb navigation in SharePoint

Breadcrumb navigation was available by default on SharePoint 2007 and 2010 but with the introduction of SharePoint 2013 it was removed and until today it wasn’t reintroduced. Today I’m revisiting one my most read articles. Back in 2013, I wrote an a...

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How to solve the most common issues on SharePoint Designer

If you work with SharePoint, you’ve probably realized that SharePoint Designer is one of your best allies but it is still a bit temperamental and it sometimes just refuses to work properly. In this article, we’ll cover the most common issues with Sh...

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Get Ready for the New SharePoint Framework

The new SharePoint Framework, announced on May 4th, introduced a new model for developing SharePoint web parts that are radically different from its predecessors. SharePoint development previously required a specific environment, with SandBox and Fa...

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Beginner's Guide to SharePoint Branding - the basics

SharePoint is rich with features that you can use to do many things, among which is great for creating a corporate intranet. When you first encounter SharePoint, however, you might not find it as attractive as you had hoped. If your goal is to provid...

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Customize Office 365 Sign In page

Until now, no matter the effort you invested in branding your Office 365 sites and keep your collaborators involved with your company brand, the Sign In page was impossible to change. Now if your Office 365 environment is associated with the Azure A...

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WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts 101

We are all accustomed to using combination of keys that help us a lot in many daily tasks. For example, when users of an OS, want to copy and paste something, most will use the shortcut CTRL + C and then CTRL + V to perform the action (if the OS is W...

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Beginner’s guide to buying with Bitcoins

These days Bitcoin is the most well-known digital currency in the world, we cannot ignore it. Bitcoin is here to stay and I'd like to share some simple information about Bitcoins and how you can we use them. What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a digital cur...

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Top 15 Web Design Trends for 2014: Part 1 of 3

A little bit like in fashion, web design is more and more dependent on trends. Trends come and go, and some stick around for years, when they greatly improve user experience. My 2 last speaking engagements were about "Web Design Trends", so I decided...

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Creating a simple and effective "Contact" page in DNN

A Contact page is part of almost every company’s website. Keep reading and discover some simple tips that’ll help you build a solid contacts page in DNN. The goal The image below exemplifies what we want to achieve with this tutorial: a simple and o...

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Customize WordPress login

Changing the look of the login page is probably one of the things we first need to do when setting up a new WordPress website. In this tutorial we will present some simple ways to customize WordPress login page logo and form. There are some cool plug...

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Deactivate SharePoint 2013 mobile view

By default SharePoint 2013 detects if the site is being displayed in a mobile device and shows the content in a very simplified portal that remove most of the features. Sometimes you just want more control over your mobile website. Deactivating this...

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Make SharePoint 2013 web part editor draggable

By default SharePoint web part editor is static and sometimes the web part and the editor are not visible at the same time. To change this behavior I came across this solution originally developed by Matthew Koon which I tweaked a little to work both...

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Let's bring the breadcrumb back to SharePoint 2013!

By default SharePoint 2013 doesn’t have a breadcrumb (like the 2010 version used to have). This was a very helpful feature to navigate back in your site and some users really miss it. This post was updated on 12th June 2014 to solve the missing icon...

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Build mobile apps for Firefox OS

If you are a web developer and are used to developing in HTML, CSS and JavaScript this post is for you! Don’t miss this opportunity and build your first mobile app today. The first devices using Firefox OS are still fresh in the market, this is the ...

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Jump start on jQuery Mobile

While mobile market has been growing up and mobile web apps become popular, there was an open source UI framework arising which really cares about mobile design, touch events oriented called jQuery Mobile. No, it’s not a jQuery Mobile version. This...

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Customize SharePoint 2013 and Office 365 suite bar

The new Office 365 and SharePoint 2013 introduced a suite bar at the top of the screen and for most of the users it is just a useless empty space. By default it displays a SharePoint or Office 365 word in the left side and some links for the installe...

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Fluid typography for responsive websites

Responsive design is a very popular topic nowadays, and currently most designers are adopting this new concept in web design. A responsive layout includes both flexible grids and images able to adapt to the screen’s width. But what about typography? ...

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