Automate Internal Communications with DocRead & SharePoint

DocRead helps organisations Automate Internal Communications directly within SharePoint, removing manual processes and improving accountability. By combining powerful tracking with internal communication software for business, teams can automatically assign reading and training to new employees, ensure compliance with policies, and keep staff updated through structured announcements, employee newsletter updates, and corporate newsletter content.

Whether you manage a team newsletter, an internal newsletter, or a broader newsletter for company-wide distribution, DocRead ensures every message is delivered, acknowledged, and tracked, without leaving SharePoint.

Automate Your Internal Communications With Docread In 3 Simple Steps

Target any content stored in SharePoint or on the web to individual users or groups. DocRead will automatically create assignments, requiring users to read and confirm they have reviewed the content.

1 - Target

Target any content stored in SharePoint or on the web to individual users or groups. DocRead automatically creates assignments, requiring users to read and confirm they have reviewed the content.

This structured targeting ensures that important policies, training materials, internal newsletter updates, and corporate newsletter announcements reach the right people at the right time.

  • Target policies, training videos, announcements, news, and employee newsletter content stored in SharePoint
  • Target external training programs, YouTube videos, and any external web pages with structured assignments
  • DocRead Smart Move auto-assigns onboarding documents to new employees immediately upon joining

By integrating internal communication software for business directly into SharePoint, DocRead removes guesswork from distribution. Whether you are sending a holding statement during a critical update or rolling out employee newsletter examples as templates for managers, targeting remains precise and secure.

2 - Acknowledge

Email alerts are sent when new assignments are created, completed, or become overdue. Users can complete their assignments directly from the email or within SharePoint.

This functionality enhances traditional internal comms email software by adding confirmation and auditability. Instead of wondering whether a corporate newsletter or compliance update has been read, administrators gain clear acknowledgment records.

  • Open assigned documents directly from the email and confirm review in just a few clicks
  • Complete policy, training, or employee newsletter tasks without leaving your inbox
  • Receive reminders for overdue items to maintain compliance and accountability

Completing The Assignment From The Email

Users receive automated notifications prompting them to review assigned content. From within the message, they can open the document, confirm review, and complete the task, making it easy to stay compliant without navigating away from their workflow.

Completing The Assignment From The Docread User Dashboard In SharePoint

Alternatively, users can log into their DocRead dashboard within SharePoint to view all assigned reading, training, and newsletters for company communications in one place. This centralised view supports ongoing awareness and improves visibility across departments.

For organisations that depend on structured team newsletter communications or formal internal newsletter cycles, this approach ensures every update is delivered, acknowledged, and tracked. Important announcements, compliance notices, and corporate newsletter messages are never overlooked or left unread.

3 - Track

DocRead dashboards provide administrators with quick and easy tracking of progress. They offer comprehensive statistical information on reading assignments, with detailed drill-down options for specific documents, users, audiences, libraries, and groups. This tracking transforms internal communication software for business from a distribution tool into a measurable compliance solution.

  • Monitor acknowledgment rates to confirm employees have read the assigned content
  • Identify overdue assignments quickly and follow up to maintain compliance
  • Generate audit-ready reports and validate corporate newsletter and holding statement distribution

Clear dashboards remove uncertainty and deliver reliable, evidence-based reporting that supports governance, strengthens compliance oversight, and provides full visibility into engagement, progress, and accountability across policies, communications, and organisational requirements.

Why Businesses Choose Automated Internal Communications

Modern workforces require consistent, trackable communication across hybrid and remote environments. Simply sending an employee newsletter or internal newsletter is no longer sufficient. Businesses must ensure that information is delivered, read, and acknowledged.

DocRead supports this need by enabling organisations to:

  • Ensure employees receive and confirm critical updates
  • Maintain compliance across distributed teams
  • Improve clarity in communications flow chart processes
  • Support structured corporate newsletter and team newsletter distribution
  • Automate onboarding communications

By embedding automation directly into SharePoint, organisations streamline internal communications, reduce manual processes, and improve accountability—without introducing extra systems, disrupting workflows, or adding unnecessary complexity for employees or administrators.

Technologies That Power DocRead for SharePoint

Microsoft SharePoint & Microsoft 365

DocRead operates directly within SharePoint, ensuring seamless adoption without disrupting user workflows. Employees continue using familiar tools while benefiting from structured internal communication software for business.

Email & Notification Automation

Automated alerts ensure assignments are acknowledged, completed, or escalated when overdue. This enhances traditional internal comms email software by embedding accountability into every message.

Dashboards & Reporting

Administrators gain full visibility into compliance, progress, and engagement. Detailed dashboards support auditing of employee newsletter confirmations, tracking of corporate newsletter readership, and monitoring of time-sensitive holding statement distribution.

Secure, Permission-Based Access

Assignments respect SharePoint permissions, ensuring secure and accurate targeting. Only the intended audience receives each internal newsletter or team newsletter communication, aligning with governance and data security standards.

See How Docread Can Help

Discover how DocRead can Automate Internal Communications by booking a personalised discovery session and demo with one of our experts. During the call, your requirements will be discussed, questions answered, and practical demonstrations provided to show how DocRead enhances your employee newsletter strategy, strengthens your communications flow chart, and supports secure internal communication software for business.

DocRead has enabled us to see a massive efficiency improvement... we are now saving 2 to 3 weeks per policy on administration alone.

Nick Ferguson

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals


Feedback for the on-premises version of DocRead.