SharePoint Online

What to expect from this course

Create a practice SharePoint site so you can follow along with the instructor. 

Explore how information has traditionally been stored and shared with others and learn how SharePoint can make this process more efficient. 

Learn how to access SharePoint Online through Microsoft 365. 

Get to know SharePoint Online by exploring the interface and navigations menus. 

Understand the 3 default permission groups in SharePoint Online. 

Explore some examples of lists in SharePoint Online. 

Create a Training Task List in SharePoint Online. 

Add to-do items to the task list and update their progress. 

Learn how to delete items from lists and then restore them to their original location or permanently remove them from SharePoint. 

Practice sorting and filtering lists in SharePoint to arrange data into a more meaningful order making it easier to read and analyze. 

Understand what list views are and how they can be helpful when viewing list information. 

Create a new view for the training contacts list and edit the view to define the parameters. 

Learn how to edit list views, add new columns, delete columns, and modify existing columns. 

Use the Custom List template to create a bespoke list from scratch. 

Import a contact list that's stored in an Excel spreadsheet into SharePoint as a list. 

Understand what a Document Library is and what type of information we can store in it. 

Using the templates, create a new document library and modify the columns. 

Practice uploading files and folders from our local drives into SharePoint using menu options, drag and drop, and library synchronization. 

Create a new document in Word Online and learn how to make edits. Explore all the options available for working with and managing documents stored in the library. 

Learn what metadata is and how we can use it to search for content in our SharePoint team site. 

Add columns to an existing view and create a brand new view that filters only for documents that are relevant to a specific team. 

Learn how to work with version control, restore old versions, and convert minor versions to major versions. 

Set up notifications on a list or library to receive an email or text alert when something changes. 

Add a Discussion Board to the team site to help organize and manage questions, feedback, and discussions. 

Export the Training Contacts list from SharePoint to an Excel spreadsheet and update the records. 

Connect SharePoint to Outlook and merge the SharePoint team calendar with the Outlook calendar. 

Understand what a workflow is and how we can use workflows in SharePoint to streamline common business processes. 

Create a workflow to approve a client document. 

Create an approval workflow that is automatically triggered when a new file is added to the document library. 

Create a Wiki Page for the SharePoint site. 

Edit the Wiki Page and insert different pieces of content. 

Add an App Part to the Wiki Page to display the document library for Team 1. 

Insert the list of Training Contacts on to the page using a Web Part. 

Create a web page using a template and learn how to edit the web parts. 

Add three YouTube videos, a Twitter Feed, Weather, and World Clock information to the web page. 

Add and remove users from permission groups and create custom permission groups.

Change permissions for members so they have full control over the document library. 

Create a subsite for 'Training Team 1' and add it to the top link bar. 

Change the look and feel of the site. 

A recap of what we have learned throughout the balance of this course.