[New] SharePoint for Administrators - Mastering SharePoint

Explore the differences between team sites and communication sites in SharePoint: team sites secure private workspaces with Microsoft 365 groups and collaboration, while communication sites broadcast information with read-only access.

Create a team site from the SharePoint admin center using a standard template, name it, set privacy to private, and it links to Microsoft 365 group with membership managed there.

Create a communication site in the SharePoint admin center by selecting the standard communication template and naming ABC comm site; note it lacks a Microsoft 365 group.

Create a team site with no Microsoft 365 group by choosing the Team Site template, naming it, and setting the site address and URL. Add the owner and time zone.

Edit the subsite quick launch to add a link to the parent site, setting its address and display name, then save and test navigation between parent and subsite.

Advocate using hub sites over sub sites to achieve centralized branding, unified navigation, and cross-site search, simplifying maintenance and relocation.

Register a site as a hub site in SharePoint to connect associated sites with a shared navigation, branding, and theme; enable cross-site search and single-click navigation across departments.

Register a communication site as a hub site in the SharePoint admin center to enable common navigation, branding, and theme across associated sites.

Associate a site with a hub via the admin center or from the site settings; the hub theme and navigation are inherited and the hub name appears on the site.

Master how to manage SharePoint site properties in the admin center, using the general tab to edit site name, address, hub association, and description, plus membership roles and site types.

Learn how to create and customize SharePoint lists in SharePoint Online, add columns and items, manage version history, share with permissions, and use Excel or CSV imports.