SharePoint 365 User: Learn SharePoint Essentials

Course description

This course introduces learners to the structure, navigation, and essential functions of Microsoft SharePoint 365, building a foundation for confidently accessing, viewing, and managing content within organizational sites. Learners begin by exploring what SharePoint is and how it functions as a content management and collaboration platform within Microsoft 365, then learn how information is organized through site collections, sites, subsites, libraries, and lists to support file storage, web content, and data management. Participants learn how to access SharePoint from the Microsoft 365 home screen, locate their sites, and navigate efficiently using search tools, links, and site URLs. Lessons explain the difference between Modern and Classic Views, emphasizing the streamlined Modern interface while noting limited Classic View access for legacy pages. Learners tour key interface and navigation elements—including the app launcher, site contents, quick launch, and top links—to understand how to find libraries, lists, and pages. The course also demonstrates how to use site contents to view all available resources, including items not shown on navigation menus, and highlights the consistent layout across SharePoint sites. Finally, participants learn to interact with files and items using the Open Menu (three-dot ellipses) and the Details Pane to view properties, review activity history, adjust permissions, and copy direct URLs for precise access. By the end of the course, learners can navigate SharePoint sites, differentiate site components, and use built-in tools to find and manage content.

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