Course Introduction

Quick reference

• 00:04 Hello everyone and welcome to this course on SharePoint Online.
• 00:07 My name is Deb Ashby and I'm an IT trainer specializing in Microsoft products.
• 00:13 And I'm going to be your host, guiding you through how to become more productive and
• 00:18 efficient when using SharePoint.
• 00:21 Now before we jump into the course,
• 00:23 I want to introduce you to the topics we're going to be covering.
• 00:26 We'll start out by discussing what SharePoint is, and why it's useful.
• 00:31 I'll show you how to access SharePoint, and
• 00:33 we'll explore the SharePoint interface and navigation.
• 00:36 We'll end this introductory section by speaking briefly about SharePoint
• 00:41 roles and permissions.
• 00:43 The next two sections we'll dedicate to SharePoint Lists and SharePoint Libraries.
• 00:48 You'll soon come to see that pretty much everything in SharePoint is a list.
• 00:52 So understanding how to create, manage, and
• 00:55 edit lists and libraries is an essential SharePoint skill.
• 00:59 Next, we'll learn how to expand SharePoint content by connecting to
• 01:04 other applications like Outlook and Excel.
• 01:07 We'll also take a look at SharePoint notifications, and
• 01:10 I'm going to show you how you can create a discussion board.
• 01:13 We'll then move on to learning how we can become more
• 01:17 efficient by automating workflows.
• 01:19 And I'm going to show you an example of how to create an approval workflow within
• 01:24 SharePoint.
• 01:25 Next we'll learn how to use SharePoint as an intranet site by creating web
• 01:30 pages that contain web and app parts and other types of content.
• 01:34 We'll then go back and take a deeper dive into the topic of roles and
• 01:39 permissions and how you can manage access to a SharePoint site.
• 01:43 In the final section, we'll talk about site collections, subsites, and
• 01:48 take a look at how we can customize the overall look and
• 01:51 feel of the site using themes and site settings.
• 01:54 Now, a couple of things to mention before we begin.
• 01:57 SharePoint is an online application and so
• 02:00 there are no downloadable course or exercise files to follow.
• 02:05 Instead, in the last lesson of this section, I will walk you through how to
• 02:09 create your own practice SharePoint site, so that you can follow along with me.
• 02:14 Alternatively, if you already have a practice or
• 02:17 test site available, please feel free to use that one.
• 02:21 Now, I will be using the online version of SharePoint through Microsoft 365,
• 02:26 as opposed to the enterprise desktop version.
• 02:29 And the final point that's definitely worth mentioning is that there are two
• 02:33 ways that you can view a SharePoint site, the classic experience or
• 02:37 the modern experience.
• 02:38 The classic experience used to be the only way to view a SharePoint site, but
• 02:42 more recently, Microsoft have introduced the modern experience.
• 02:46 Which is faster, has more features, and works better across different devices.
• 02:52 Now both views are still available, which can get a little bit confusing as
• 02:57 some pages default to classic and some to modern.
• 03:00 Now the majority of this course will be demonstrated using the modern experience.
• 03:05 But if you find that my pages look a little bit different to yours,
• 03:10 it's worth checking what experience you're using in your settings.
• 03:15 So with all that said, we have lots to cover.
• 03:17 So now is the time to grab yourself a drink,
• 03:21 and I will see you over in the next lesson.

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