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My Account

The Sprocket My Account web part shows the signed-in user’s profile summary, sites they follow on SharePoint, and their recent Microsoft 365 documents. Data comes from SharePoint user profiles and social APIs, and from the Office recent-documents service for the file list. When your page is in Edit mode, click the Add web part icon icon, search for My Account or Sprocket 365, and select My Account - Sprocket 365 from the results.

My Account

Features​

  • Profile photo, display name, and department (when present on the user profile in SharePoint)
  • View profile link to the user’s Microsoft profile page (opens in a new tab)
  • Followed sites and Recent documents on separate tabs; optional collapse control (chevron) hides or shows the list under the tabs
  • Followed sites loaded from SharePoint (sites the user follows)
  • Recent documents loaded from Microsoft 365 (Office recent files for supported types such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and others)

Configurations​

After you select the Sprocket My Account web part, click the Configure Web Part button or icon on the menu on the left of the web part to open the Configuration section on the right. In this section, you can perform the following configurations:

  1. In Display options:

    FieldDescription
    Show titleTurns the web part title on or off.
    Show in panelShows the web part content inside the panel layout when enabled.
    Show My AccountShows or hides the profile block (photo, name, department, View profile).
    Show Followed SitesShows or hides the Followed sites tab and its list.
    Show Recent DocumentsShows or hides the Recent documents tab and its list.
    Maximum number of itemsUpper limit for followed sites and recent documents shown in the lists.

  2. In Styles (optional):

    FieldDescription
    Custom stylesCustom CSS for this web part instance.
    Custom CSS classExtra class name applied on the web part root.

  3. When you are finished, Republish (or publish) the page so viewers see your changes.

tip

You must be signed in to Microsoft 365. Recent documents and profile details depend on your permissions and what SharePoint / Office has for your account.

FAQs​

1. What happens when I click one of the recent documents?
The link opens in a new browser tab. Behavior depends on the file type and tenant settings (for example, opening in Office on the web or the desktop app).

2. How do I open my full profile?
Use View profile. It opens your Microsoft profile (profile URL from SharePoint) in a new tab; you may need to sign in.

3. Why do I only see one tab?
If either section is turned off in the property pane, only the remaining tab is shown. If both lists are off, only the profile section appears when Show My Account is on.