Microsoft 365: SharePoint Beginner (2023): Creating a Site

Name: Microsoft 365: SharePoint Beginner (2023): Creating a Site
Author: Andrew Rossman

Learn how to create, manage, and share a SharePoint site

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My name is Andrew Rossman, and in these lessons, you will learn how to access SharePoint, how to create a site and change the look of the site, manage your site settings and permissions, and share your site. We will also cover how to update the header and footer. In this lesson, we'll discuss what SharePoint is and why you'd use it, accessing and logging into SharePoint, and how to use the SharePoint Start page. SharePoint is a collaboration and file sharing platform that lives in Microsoft 365 and has been around for over 20 years. It consists of three main functions. First are document libraries, where you can store documents and collaborate on them with your peers. In the libraries, you can use folders or you can use columns and tags to help locate your files more easily. You can sync your libraries with your desktop as well. The second main function in SharePoint is a SharePoint list. Lists are great for storing information and tracking deliverables on projects, upcoming milestones, tasks, scheduled postings, anything that you would need to keep in a list. In a list, you can create custom columns. Columns can include person or group fields, choice fields, date fields, and text fields, and much more. The third main type of functionality in SharePoint are pages. These allow you to create internal web pages for your internal audiences to help them find information on things that are important to them. SharePoint is perfect for setting up a workspace called a site for your immediate team, your project team, or any other team to share and collaborate on files, lists, and pages. Now, how do we access and log into SharePoint? If you are not yet logged into any Microsoft 365 application, you can go to office.com and click on the sign-in button on that page. You would then use your ID and password provided by your company. If you're already logged into an Office 365 application, let's say Microsoft Teams, you can click the app launcher in the upper left corner to see a list of applications in Microsoft 365 that you have access to. One of those is SharePoint, so go ahead and select SharePoint. Now, by clicking SharePoint from the app launcher, you will be directed over to the SharePoint Start page. The SharePoint Start page has a few elements to it. On the left side, we have links to sites that you're following, any sites that you've recently accessed, or any features sites that your administrator has deemed important. On the main part of the page, you will notice sites that you frequently visit, as well as any suggested sites that you will have access to but maybe haven't interacted with as much. On the cards in the middle of the page, you will notice activity on that given site that you or your peers may have taken part of. You will notice in the upper left corner, if your administrator has opted to leave this on, you can create a site or you can create a news post. And last but not least, the search bar is at the top of the site. This search bar is helpful in finding content across all of SharePoint that you have access to you, as well as OneDrive. To use it, go up and type in your search and hit Enter, and you will be directed to a results page that show everything from sites to folders to pages to files. Stay tuned for the next lesson where I will show you how to create a SharePoint site. Thanks for watching.

Beginner Provider : Andrew Rossman 7 Lessons · 39m in English

Course Description

In this course, you will learn how to access SharePoint and get yourself acquainted with the SharePoint Start Page. You will discover how to create a new site and change the look of your site. You’ll also learn about the site settings, how to manage permissions, and how to share your site. Then you’ll be introduced to site headers and footers and learn how to modify them. You’ll come to understand the key differences between team sites and communication sites and when to use each one.

This course aims to provide you with a solid foundation of knowledge about how SharePoint sites work and how you can successfully manage them in your organizations. Learning how to manage SharePoint sites is essential to fostering collaboration with your team and sharing content with other teams. You’ll be able to create attractive, functional sites that help you communicate information to employees at your company.

What You'll Learn

Access SharePoint and navigate the SharePoint Start Page
Create a new SharePoint site and change its look and feel
Distinguish between team sites and communication sites and when to use each
Manage your site's content, settings, and permissions
Modify site headers, footers, and navigation
Share your site and review usage metrics

Key Takeaways

The course teaches how to access SharePoint and get acquainted with the SharePoint Start Page.
Learners create a new site, change its look, and manage settings, permissions, and sharing.
Team sites and communication sites have key differences that determine when to use each one.
Managing SharePoint sites supports collaboration with your team and sharing content with other teams.
The course aims to provide a solid foundation in how SharePoint sites work and how to manage them in an organization.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this course?

You will learn how to access SharePoint, create a new site and change its look, manage site settings and permissions, share your site, modify headers and footers, and understand the differences between team sites and communication sites.

What is the difference between a team site and a communication site?

The course explains the key differences between team sites and communication sites and when to use each one, though the specific distinctions are covered within the lessons.

What skills does this course help build?

It helps build skills in Web Design, Website Management, and Website Optimization as they apply to creating and managing SharePoint sites.

Who is this course for?

It is aimed at those who want a solid foundation in how SharePoint sites work and how to manage them in their organizations to foster collaboration and share content with other teams.

What topics do the lessons cover?

Lessons cover getting started with SharePoint, creating team and communication sites, changing the look of your site, site contents and information, understanding permissions, sharing your site and usage metrics, and updating the navigation and footer.