Microsoft Office 365 SharePoint for End Users

Learn how to log in, access the default Office 365 SharePoint site, and navigate screens to browse, follow, and bookmark linked sites, and create your first site.

Explore how SharePoint serves as an internal internet site to share common information, documents, news, and lists with granular security controls. Admin settings control external sharing.

Explore the differences between SharePoint versions, with emphasis on SharePoint Online in Microsoft 365, and compare on-premises deployment and mobile app access to the same content.

Navigate to portal.office.com, open SharePoint from Office 365 on desktop, or type your SharePoint site URL directly to access SharePoint, OneDrive, and email.

Navigate SharePoint sites with ease by using site navigation, following and frequent sites, recent items, and organization-wide featured links to access key team sites and tiles.

Learn how to navigate the SharePoint environment from login to internal sites, understand frequent sites and the follow and share features, and explore document libraries and department-specific sites.

Explore how SharePoint site types vary by version, distinguishing navigation pages from destination pages. Design simple site maps on scrap paper to plan group navigation, links, and end-state content.

Explore a brand new SharePoint site by browsing the classroom site, creating a notebook, adding documents, tasks, and a calendar, and noting default layout and customization options.

Select the right site type in SharePoint, noting public sites are deprecated; use private or shared sites and start with the default communication site for company-wide calendar, events, and documents.

Create your new SharePoint site, name it, and explore the default site container with a home, news feed, document library, and pages.

Create your first SharePoint site by naming it, choosing a cabin rentals structure, applying a theme and logo, and organizing assets, document library, news feed, notebook, and pages.

Learn to use the getting started ribbon to create and publish pages, share a SharePoint site, and add content like images, links, or maps.

Log in with administrative privileges to edit SharePoint pages, then choose edit or check out. Checking out creates a copy for safe preview and rollback, then check in to publish.

Edit a SharePoint page by inserting web parts and app parts, such as a document library, then manage changes with check out, check in, and save with comments.

Display the site owner contact information for viewers and use the news web part to promote activities and milestones, placing it at the top and updating frequently.

Learn what a SharePoint site is, how to log in, and navigate multiple sites from a bookmarking landing page. Create, edit, and check out pages, ensuring cohesive, easy-to-find content.

Explore lists, libraries, and apps in SharePoint. Learn to create document libraries, set views and columns, and use calendars, tasks, app parts, and web parts on SharePoint pages.

Discover how lists and libraries in SharePoint display content with sortable columns and views. Use site columns and libraries to track document status and avoid deep folders.

Create a document library from the site contents menu by selecting new, then document library, and explore lists with types and columns.

Learn how to create and insert a second document library in SharePoint, populate it with items like lease agreements and checklists, and place it on a page.

Explore creating views in SharePoint by organizing documents with a status column and type, then sort and filter to display final or specific appointments from a shared calendar.

Create and reuse lists in SharePoint by templating from existing lists or importing from Excel, track status and due dates, share with a group, and use multiple views.

Explore types of lists in SharePoint, including task lists, contacts lists, and document libraries, with columns like name, company, street address, and status to organize projects and documents.

Shows how to create a SharePoint task list, choose a new list or asset manager template, and define asset fields like tag, status, manufacturer, color, and purchase date.

Create and manage a contact list in SharePoint by adding an office contacts app, customizing columns, filtering, exporting, and integrating the list as a web part on your site.

Discover how to insert pictures, audio, and video into a SharePoint page from a computer, a URL, or SharePoint site, and learn to use picture libraries for organized media.

Learn how to add a static picture to a SharePoint page by editing, inserting an image from your computer or address, and adjusting alignment, borders, size, and aspect ratio.

Demonstrates how to insert and configure a video on a SharePoint page, from selecting the video file to adjusting media properties like size, cropping, looping, and playback.

Explore the differences between app parts and web parts in SharePoint, how app parts map to web parts, and how to deploy and use them on SharePoint servers.

Learn to add an app part in SharePoint by editing the page, selecting the insertion location, choosing an app part under app parts, and clicking add.

Modify app parts on a SharePoint site by editing pictures, videos, and document libraries. Access web part properties to adjust titles, heights, filters, and audience settings.

Demonstrates adding a slideshow web part to a SharePoint page using a cabins picture library. Configure duration and view, upload images, and save the page.

Add and view a calendar app part in SharePoint as a list of appointments or a traditional calendar, with multiple views and Outlook integration for up-to-date, alternate calendar information.

Connect a SharePoint calendar to Outlook to view it in calendars or as a list, switch views (day, week, month), export to Excel, and edit the calendar directly.

Learn to use list libraries and apps in SharePoint, distinguish apps from web parts, create calendars, lists, and documents, and publish content to a SharePoint page for others to view.

Explore admin centers and establish permissions in Microsoft Office 365 SharePoint, ensuring security and proper access rights across site areas while managing site contents such as creation, deletion, and edits.

Set site permissions in SharePoint by creating a SharePoint group, adding users, and assigning a permission level, so access to sites or objects is managed through group settings.

Explore default SharePoint groups, including An Approver, designer, hierarchy manager, and members, owners, and visitors, and learn how permissions control publishing and access.

Add users to SharePoint security groups from the team site by hitting share, selecting members, leaving a message, and setting a permission level before sending the invite email.

Learn how to add users to a SharePoint security group, set permission levels, and manage sharing, invites, and user details from the SharePoint and Outlook integration.

Remove users from a group in SharePoint by navigating to the team site, accessing site settings or site information, then editing the People in Groups list to remove members.

Remove users from a SharePoint group using two methods: share button with advanced options, or site settings under people in groups. You can message or email selected users before removal.

Grant site access by opening site settings and permissions, then add users to the members group and configure group ownership and who can edit or view membership across SharePoint groups.

Open site settings and site contents, locate the SharePoint group under users and permissions, and click delete. Avoid deleting default groups to prevent instability.

Assign a permission level to a group by editing user permissions, selecting the level with checkboxes, and clicking okay; note that default SharePoint groups (owners, members, visitors) cannot be modified.

Global or SharePoint admins control a site's external sharing from the SharePoint Admin Center. Choose options from anyone to only people in your organization, or turn off external sharing.

Explore external sharing for a site by using the share button and SharePoint admin center to select anyone outside your organization or guests, and configure domain limits and link types.

Explore SharePoint site settings to manage users, groups, permissions, regional and language settings, and workflows, and customize look, feel, title, description, logo, and save as a site template for reuse.

Explore SharePoint site settings to control a site's look, feel, regional settings, and content, including site columns, content types, libraries and lists, and actions like deleting a site.

Explore look and feel customization in a SharePoint site by trying templates, colors, background images, and a logo, and adjust navigation, quick launch, and permissions.

Explore site contents, including documents, libraries, lists, calendars, pages, and slideshow libraries, via site settings; reuse objects across sites by linking to shared resources.

Explore creating and deleting SharePoint site content, including libraries, lists, documents, and subsites; customize settings, manage permissions, and navigate site settings to delete content safely.

Learn how to recycle content in a document library by restoring items from the recycle bin, using owner permissions to recover deleted content and avoid permanent deletion.

Explore site content settings for a document library, adjusting name, description, and navigation, applying validation and default values, and managing versioning, permissions, templates, and check-in to control the list.

Edit the top navigation bar by clicking edit links to delete unwanted items, drag and drop existing links, or add new links with a URL, then save.

Navigate SharePoint admin centers and permissions, grasp default and custom security groups, and manage site contents as objects to secure and operate a functioning SharePoint site.

Master end-user familiarity with SharePoint by navigating sites, logging in, and applying permissions. Build and customize your first SharePoint site with logos, lists, libraries, documents, and basic security.