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SharePoint Document Libraries

Replace shared drives with structured, searchable document libraries — with metadata, versioning, permissions and co-authoring built in.

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About SharePoint Document Libraries

SharePoint Document Libraries are M365's structured home for team and project files — far more capable than shared drives, with metadata, versioning, permissions, co-authoring, content approvals and automated retention. Every Microsoft 365 Group and Teams channel is backed by a SharePoint library behind the scenes.

It's best used for any set of team files that needs structure — project deliverables, contracts, policies, client files, engineering documents — especially when versioning, access control or regulatory retention matters. Operations, legal, HR, engineering, finance and project teams benefit most. SharePoint solves the classic shared-drive problem — "v7_FINAL_really_final.docx", orphan files, and permissions no one remembers setting — with a governable, searchable library that scales from small teams to the whole organisation.

Training Session

A focused session designed to build real-world skills fast.

SharePoint Document Libraries
  • What a document library is
  • The relationship between SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams file storage
  • Creating a document library
  • Uploading, creating, moving, copying and deleting files
  • Opening and editing files in the browser vs. desktop app
  • Organising with metadata columns instead of folders
  • Understanding content types and document templates
  • Creating and saving custom views — sorting, filtering and grouping
  • Version history — viewing, restoring and deleting versions
  • Check out / check in — preventing conflicting edits
  • Co-authoring documents in real time
  • Sharing files — internal links, guest access, expiry dates and permissions
  • Managing and revoking access to shared documents
  • Setting alerts to be notified when documents change
  • Searching within a library and across the site
  • Restoring deleted files from the Recycle Bin

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