List upcoming birthdays in the next (any number) of days with a simple filter setting in the template.  The starter birthdays template is built in and can be customized. 

 List upcoming work anniversaries in the next (any number) of days with a simple filter setting in the template.  Like birthdays, the starter anniversaries template is built in and can be customized. 

 Edit the web part settings and check the box to show templates.  A link will become available in the part to customize your template's search, filter, and Javascript, or to create a new custom template. 

 Edit the web part settings and choose whether users should contact those in the list by email or via the default message service (SIP). 

 Use the search bar at the top of the web part and instantly filter based on available fields.  Results narrow as typed. 

 Set a beginning search query for a particular template to narrow results to those which contain a particular word or phrase.  The filter field can be used for more specific filtering of results, such as to only results where there is mobile phone number available. 

 The web part will work as soon as you install the app and add the part to your page.  Begin using it and seeing results right away.   

Create your own templates to refine and customize to meet your needs.  We recommend updating the settings to use managed properties for birthday and anniversary filtering for improved efficiency.

 Managed properties are a SharePoint feature that allow you to give searchable fields a custom name and properties, then search for results from that field.  We recommend setting up managed properties for SPS-Birthday and SPS-HireDate in your tenancy then entering the names you've chosen into the web part's setting.  This allows for improved efficiency as search returns birthday and anniversary results in larger sets rather than per user.