10 things you can do with SharePoint 2013, right now
SharePoint is powerful. There’s so much you can do with it. If you master a couple of these basic tasks, you’ll be well on your way to becoming an expert.
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| Upload files to OneDrive, your personal online document library, so you can access them from anywhere | Click OneDrive > New document > Upload existing file.
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| Open a document in a document library | Click to open the document you want to work on and it will open in Office Online. If you have the application installed on your computer and want to use it, click Edit Document > Edit in <application name>.
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| Work with others on the same document, at the same time | In a document library, click to open the document you want to work on. It will open in Office Online. The number of people currently editing the document appears at the bottom of the document.
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| Share documents with people inside your organization | Select the document you want to share, click the ellipses … to open the menu, and then click Share.
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| Share documents and sites with people outside your organization (SharePoint Online only) | If you have site owner permissions, click Sites, choose the site you want to share, and then click Share.
See Share sites or documents with people outside your organization. |
| Create a team site | If you have site owner permissions, click Sites > new site.
See Create a site. |
| Add a list or library to your team site | On the site that you want to add the list or library, go to Settings > Add an app.
See Add an app to a site. |
| Keep previous versions of a document while you make changes to it | Select the document, on the Files tab, click Version History.
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| Search for something | Type a search keyword into the Search this site box, click the down arrow to elect a search scope, and then click the Search icon.
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| Share information with your entire organization | Click Newsfeed, type your message, and then click Post.
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SharePoint is powerful. There’s so much you can do with it. If you master a couple of these basic tasks, you’ll be well on your way to becoming an expert.
| To do this… | Try this… |
|---|---|
| Upload files to OneDrive, your personal online document library, so you can access them from anywhere | Click OneDrive > New document > Upload existing file.
|
| Open a document in a document library | Click to open the document you want to work on and it will open in Office Online. If you have the application installed on your computer and want to use it, click Edit Document > Edit in <application name>.
|
| Work with others on the same document, at the same time | In a document library, click to open the document you want to work on. It will open in Office Online. The number of people currently editing the document appears at the bottom of the document.
|
| Share documents with people inside your organization | Select the document you want to share, click the ellipses … to open the menu, and then click Share.
|
| Share documents and sites with people outside your organization (SharePoint Online only) | If you have site owner permissions, click Sites, choose the site you want to share, and then click Share.
See Share sites or documents with people outside your organization. |
| Create a team site | If you have site owner permissions, click Sites > new site.
See Create a site. |
| Add a list or library to your team site | On the site that you want to add the list or library, go to Settings > Add an app.
See Add an app to a site. |
| Keep previous versions of a document while you make changes to it | Select the document, on the Files tab, click Version History.
|
| Search for something | Type a search keyword into the Search this site box, click the down arrow to elect a search scope, and then click the Search icon.
|
| Share information with your entire organization | Click Newsfeed, type your message, and then click Post.
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