Using web parts on SharePoint pages

Add a web part (with the content pane)

1. Go to the page where you want to add a web part.

2. If you don't see the site page that you want, click Site contents on the Quick Launch bar, in the list of contents, click Site Pages, and then click the page that you want.

3. If the page is not already in edit mode, click Edit at the top right of the page.

4. At the top of the Toolbox  on the right, you will see a curated list of web parts to choose from.
   

5. To view all web parts, select See all web parts. Easily find what you’re looking for by typing in the Search box, then select or click-and-drag the web part onto the canvas.
   

6. Click   for a list view or   for a grid view. You can also sort the web parts and filter them by category from the drop-down list.
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Add a web part (without the content pane)

1. Go to the page where you want to add a web part.

2. If you don't see the site page that you want, click Site contents on the Quick Launch bar, in the list of contents, click Site Pages, and then click the page that you want.

3. If the page is not already in edit mode, click Edit at the top right of the page.

4. Hover your mouse above or below an existing web part and you'll see a line with a circled +, like this:

   

5. Click + and you'll see a list of web parts to choose from. To easily find the web part you're looking for, start typing in the Search box.

   

6. Click   for a list view or   for a grid view. You can also sort the web parts and filter them by category from the drop-down list.

   

Move or remove a web part

1. If your page is not already in edit mode, click Edit at the top right of the page.

2. Select the web part you want to move or remove, and you'll see a small toolbar on the left of the web part.

   To move the web part, select the Move web part button and drag the web part where you want it on your page.

   To remove the web part, select the Delete web part button . You can also select DEL on the keyboard to delete.

Available web parts

Following is a list of a web parts you can use on a page, along with links to more information for each web part.

Assignments

The Assignments web part displays a personalized view to students of their upcoming and due assignments across multiple classes. Students can select their displayed assignment to jump to their specific assignment in the Assignments app for that class. 

Bing maps

The Bing Maps web part adds a map to your page. Simply enter an address or a well-known name and your map will appear. You can choose a different map type, such as road or aerial. You can also change the zoom level or give your map pin a friendly name.

Button

The Button web part easily adds a button to your page with your own label and link.

Call to action

The Call to action web part creates a button with a call to action for users.

Code snippet

The Code snippet web part easily displays code as text on your page for others to use or learn from. You can select the code language and a dark or light theme. This web part even auto-corrects syntax.

Connectors

With the Connectors web part, you can get messages, alerts, and notifications from your favorite external services on a group-connected team site page. For example, you can show updates from services like Trello and Facebook; alerts when something new is published in an RSS feed; notifications from JIRA or GitHub; or even summaries from Salesforce and Google Analytics.

Conversations

The Conversations web part features multiple conversation types and a more interactive user experience. Viva Engage Conversations and Viva Engage Highlights web parts work together to enhance collaboration on your modern SharePoint in Microsoft 365 page. Use this web part when you want users to participate in interactive conversations without leaving your SharePoint page.

Countdown Timer

The Countdown Timer web part displays a countdown (or count up) to an event. You can add a title, set the date format, add a description, and a call-to-action button with a link.

Divider

The Divider web part inserts a line between other web parts to help break up your page and make it easier to read.

Document library

The Document library web part displays a document library you can customize with your own title, view, and size. Users with appropriate permissions can view or edit files directly from the web part or can go to the full document library by clicking See all.

Embed

The Embed web part displays content on your page from other sites like YouTube videos. Depending on the site, you can either use the site's address or embed code that the site provides.

Events

The Events web part allows you to add and display upcoming events on your page. You can include a map with location, online meeting information, and more.

Feed for Viva Connections 

The Feed for Viva Connections web part is designed to collect and display content from sources across SharePoint, Viva Engage, and Stream (on SharePoint) into a single, personalized viewing experience based on the SharePoint sites and Viva Engage communities you follow.

File and Media

The File and Media web part insert a files on your page. File types you can insert include Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, .PDFs, 3D Models, videos, and more.

Group calendar

The Group calendar web part puts a group calendar right on your page so that it is easily visible to your readers.

Hero

The Hero web part is a great way to bring focus and visual interest to your page. You can display up to five items in the Hero web part and use compelling images, text, and links to draw attention to each. The Hero web part is included by default on Communication sites, but you can also add the Hero web part to other pages.

Highlighted content

The Highlighted content web part dynamically displays content based on content type (documents, pages, news, videos, images, etc.), filtering, or a search string. You can also set the scope of the search to a site or site collection and sort the results.

Highlights 

Use the Highlights web part to add Viva Engage experiences to your SharePoint sites. The Viva Engage Highlights web part allows you to provide a quick overview of active conversations and a targeted portal to specific groups or conversations. The Viva Engage Conversations web part allows users to view whole conversations and start new conversations of all types (questions, polls, and praise).

Image

The Image web part on a page inserts an image on the page, either from your site, your OneDrive, or your hard drive.

Image gallery

The Image gallery web part shares collections of pictures on a page. Simply select your images with the file picker or drag them onto the web part. Once you’ve created your collection, you can drag and drop the images to reorder them as needed.

Kindle Instant Preview

Do you have a book you want to recommend or promote on your page? The Kindle Instant Preview web part shares a preview of a Kindle book.

Link

The Link web part adds a link to an internal or external page, video, image, or document.

List

The List web part displays a list that you can customize with your own title, view, and even size. Users can view the list, or go to the full list by clicking See all.

List properties

The List properties web part connects to a List web part on the same page and display items from the list based on what a user selects.

Markdown

The Markdown web part adds text to your page and allows you to format it using Markdown language.

Microsoft Forms

The Microsoft Forms web part can create surveys, quizzes, and polls on a page. You can also collect responses to your forms and show form results.

Microsoft PowerApps 

Microsoft PowerApps is a service that lets you build business apps that run in a browser or on a phone or tablet, with no coding experience required. Once you've created or customized an app using the service, you can add it to your SharePoint page with the Microsoft PowerApps web part. Just enter the app’s web address or the app ID, and then resize the app to fit the page.

My feed

The My feed web part shows a mix of content from across Microsoft 365, based on what's likely to be most relevant to the current user at any given time.

News 

The News web part keeps your team in the loop as well as engages them with important or interesting stories. You can quickly create eye-catching posts like announcements, people news, status updates, and more that can include graphics and rich formatting. 

Office 365 Connectors

The Office 365 Connectors web part provides an easy way to get messages, alerts, and notifications from your favorite external services on a group-connected team site page. You can show updates from services, alerts in RSS feeds, notifications from JIRA or GitHub, and even show summaries from Salesforce and Google Analytics.

Organization chart

Use the Organization chart web part to show a visual organization chart by choosing a person to build the chart around. You can specify how many reporting levels you want to show. 

Page properties

The Page properties web part provides details about your page, such as title, date, content type, and more.

People

The People web part displays a selected group of people and their profiles on your page. It can be used for contact information, team information, presenters, and more.

Planner

The Planner web part adds your team's tasks and assignments on a page using Microsoft Planner.

Power BI report

The Power BI web part easily embeds an interactive Power BI report on your page. The embedded reports are fully secure so you can easily create secure internal portals.

Quick chart

The Quick chart web part adds simple charts to your page. Enter your data points, add labels, pick your chart type (column or pie) and publish.

Quick links

The Quick links web part "pins" items to your page for easy access.

Recent documents

The Recent documents web part displays documents that have been recently added or edited.

Saved for later

The Saved for later web part allows users to save pages, news posts, and documents to view later in SharePoint using this web part.

Site activity

The Site activity web part automatically shows recent activity on your site, such as files uploaded, edits made, lists and libraries created, and so on. Just add the Site activity web part, and the latest activity is pulled in automatically.

Sites

The Sites web part allows you to automatically show sites associated with a hub site (when a hub site is in use), or a current user's recent sites (which are the same as those shown on the user's SharePoint Home page). You can select specific sites to show, or have sites show dynamically based on a hub-site association or on a user's frequently used sites.

Spacer

The Spacer web part allows you to control vertical space on your page.

Stream (classic)

The Stream (classic) web part displays a video right on your page from your organization's Microsoft Stream (classic) video portal.

Text

The Text web part adds paragraphs and tables to your page. Formatting options such as styles, bullets, indentations, highlighting, and links are available.

Weather

The Weather web part shows the current weather on your page.

World clock

The World clock web part shows the time in different locations around the world.

YouTube

The YouTube web part easily embeds YouTube videos right on your page.

Web parts you can connect

You can connect some web parts to each other to create an interactive and dynamic experience for your page viewers. For example, you can connect a Document library web part to a File and Media viewer web part. When a user clicks a file name in the Document library list, the File and Media viewer shows the contents of that specific file. Or, connect a List web part or Document library web part to an Embed web part, and add custom code for a variety of dynamic experiences.

Web parts you can connect include: the List properties web part, File and Media viewer web part, and Embed web part.

For information and examples, see Connect web parts in SharePoint.

Web part maintenance mode

Having trouble with web parts you've put on a page? Try using web part maintenance mode to help troubleshoot the issue.