SharePoint Online Essential Training: The Basics

Learn how to use SharePoint Online for collaboration and document management.

SharePoint Online is a powerful collaboration platform that leverages the power of the cloud. With one tool, you can create, save, share, and sync documents in real time. Learn how to best use SharePoint Online for business collaboration and document management in this training course with Gini von Courter. Gini takes you on a tour of the interface, including SharePoint sites. She shows how to create, edit, and save documents; work with libraries and list apps; and integrate SharePoint with other Microsoft 365 apps. Plus, learn how to take SharePoint on the go with SharePoint Online on your mobile device.

Introduction

• Use SharePoint for documents and collaboration
• What you need for this course

1. Get Started with SharePoint Online

• SharePoint: The basics
• Log in to SharePoint

2. Work with SharePoint Sites

• View aggregated content in SharePoint home
• Navigating and browse in SharePoint Online
• View all site content
• Understand your permissions
• Edit your profile
• Search in SharePoint Online
• Find and follow a site
• Share a site
• Post news
• Use a SharePoint mobile app
• Use a communication site

3. Edit, Save, and Share Documents

• Work in a document library
• Document storage locations: The basics
• Open and edit an Office document
• Save a document in SharePoint
• Coauthor a document
• Upload or create a document
• Manage documents and view versions
• Set an alert on a document or library
• Share a file
• Request sign-off or manager approval

4. Work with Lists

• SharePoint Lists: The basics
• Enter and edit list data
• Tools for lists
• Use your site's recycle bin

5. Integration: SharePoint Online, Teams, and Outlook

• Use SharePoint from Teams
• Use SharePoint with Outlook

Conclusion

• Next steps