Key Features
Secure authentication with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Display the latest news and blog posts from your SharePoint intranet live on screen
Shows post image, date, author, headline, and body text
AI Smart Summaries - use Gemini AI to condense posts into 3–4 readable bullet points
Easy to activate and configure
How to activate the SharePoint News App
Go to the Valotalive Dashboard and find the SharePoint app icon
Click Create New
👉 For a full activation walkthrough, see: Valotalive Content App – Activate and Go Live
Video: How to locate and activate the SharePoint App in Valotalive
Configuration
Authorize with OAuth2
Authenticate Valotalive with your Microsoft account.
If prompted with "Need admin approval?", see:
Select Your SharePoint Site
Choose the SharePoint site from the drop-down menu to pull news or blog posts from.
Valotalive verifies that the selected site contains a compatible list - either Site Pages or Posts for blog sites.
Show Posts
Choose to display All Posts or Promoted Posts only.By default, Valotalive shows only posts with a promoted state of 2 (published news).
SharePoint List Filters
Filter posts using SharePoint column values from the drop-down menu.⚠️ Be precise - typos or invalid values will return no posts.
Company Logo
Upload your logo to appear on the app main page and alongside posts.Footer Text
Add a call-to-action text to the footer of each post.Seconds per Article
Set how long each post is displayed on screen.Best practice: 10–20 seconds per page.
Date Formatting
Select the country locale for date formatting.
Advanced Settings
Click Show Advanced to access the following:
Setting | Description |
Posts must be newer than | Maximum post age in days |
Enter SharePoint site identifier manually | For advanced use only |
Use whole text from SharePoint posts | Set to Yes to show full post text. Default (No) limits text to 255 characters |
Custom key-value filters | For advanced use only |
AI Smart Summaries | Use Gemini AI to condense posts into 3–4 bullet points. Option to hide the AI reference |
Sort by modified date | Sort posts by modified date instead of publication date |
Number of posts displayed | Works together with "Posts must be newer than" to define which posts appear |
Page transition animation | Choose from Fade, Slide, Fly in, or No transition |
Posts in one show cycle | How many SharePoint posts appear before switching to other content |
Mute videos | Mute video content in posts |
Show time with post date | Display the time alongside the post date |
Handle overflowing text | Cut text (recommended) or Scale to fit — use Scale to fit only for short articles |
Rename the App
Click the app name at the top of the page to rename it. Best practice is to name it after the SharePoint News channel or Blog it is pulling posts from.
Next Steps