Harness the Power of SharePoint: A Primer on Setup and Management
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The good news is that you've just been named as the site owner for your departments SharePoint site. The bad news is that you've just been named as the site owner for your department Sharepoint site! Now what?
SharePoint is an excellent and top-rated resource for sharing content, news, links and other important information with your team, company, vendors, customers, employees, etc. But, you have to know how to set it up and how to start using it effectively to truly harness the power that SharePoint can provide.
This webinar will walk you through the process of setting up and managing your SharePoint site. It also includes critical information on how to set up links, document folders, web pages, permissions and other crucial factors that will determine the success of your SharePoint site. It is a must see for any Sharepoint site owners, users or anyone deciding if this is the right fit for them.
Your Benefits of Attending:
- Learn how to brand your site with your logo and colors for the right first impression
- Learn how to change the home page and add other web pages to your site
- Walk away with the ability to add new content to your site
- Understand how to set up permissions and why that is so important
- Simplify life for your users through links to your quick launch toolbar and top link toolbar
- Learn how to set up your document library
- First impressions count - learn how to get your homepage ready for use
Tom Fragale brings more than 30 years of professional experience to the table in this information packed webinar. Register today and come prepared with your pen and notepad (or laptop).
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Tom Fragale
Tom Fragale is a computer professional with over 30 years of experience. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, a Microsoft Certified Office Master, and a Microsoft Certified Expert in Word and Excel. He has trained over 30,000 business people in on-line webinars, public seminars, and on-site training [...]
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Frequently Asked Questions
Microsoft SharePoint is a web-based collaboration and content management platform included in Microsoft 365 that allows organizations to create internal websites for sharing documents, news, links, and information across teams, departments, customers, and vendors. In a business environment, SharePoint serves multiple functions: it acts as a document management system where teams store, version-control, and co-author files; a company intranet where news, announcements, and organizational resources are published; a collaboration hub for project teams to share content and track progress; and an integration point for other Microsoft 365 applications such as Teams, Outlook, and Power Automate. SharePoint sites can be customized with the organization's branding, structured with multiple pages and document libraries, and secured with granular permission settings that control who can view, edit, or manage each area of the site. For organizations already invested in Microsoft 365, SharePoint is a powerful, already-licensed tool that reduces reliance on email for document sharing, improves version control, and creates a single source of truth for team information.
Setting up and branding a new SharePoint site involves several straightforward steps that a site owner can complete without IT intervention in most Microsoft 365 environments. First, the site owner creates a new SharePoint site from the SharePoint home page, selecting either a Team site (for internal collaboration) or a Communication site (for broadcasting information to a larger audience). Once created, branding is applied through the site's 'Change the Look' settings, where you can upload a custom logo, select a color theme that matches your organization's palette, and choose a header layout. The home page can then be customized using SharePoint's web parts—modular building blocks for displaying text, images, news posts, document libraries, links, events, and more. Navigation can be configured through the Quick Launch (left side panel) and the top link bar to help users find important content quickly. First impressions matter—a well-branded, clearly organized SharePoint home page signals professionalism and encourages adoption among team members who might otherwise revert to email for document sharing and communication.
SharePoint permissions control who can view, edit, and manage content on a SharePoint site, and configuring them correctly is one of the most important responsibilities of a site owner. SharePoint uses a hierarchical permission model with three default permission levels: Owners (full control, including managing permissions and site settings), Members (can add, edit, and delete content), and Visitors (read-only access). Permissions can be applied at the site level, list or library level, or individual item level, allowing site owners to create fine-grained access controls—for example, a human resources document library accessible only to HR staff within a broader company intranet. SharePoint integrates with Azure Active Directory (Microsoft's identity management service), so users can be added by their organizational email address or through security groups, making it easy to manage access for entire departments at once. Misconfigured permissions are the most common SharePoint security issue—overly permissive settings expose sensitive documents to unintended audiences, while overly restrictive settings frustrate legitimate users. Site owners should audit permissions periodically, remove departed employees promptly, and avoid granting full Owner rights beyond those who genuinely need to manage site settings.
A document library is the core storage component of a SharePoint site, providing a structured, version-controlled repository for files that team members can access, edit, and collaborate on in real time. To create a document library, site owners navigate to the site contents page and add a new document library, giving it a descriptive name. Files can be uploaded directly from a computer, dragged and dropped into the browser, or synced with the local computer using OneDrive for Business so files appear in Windows Explorer. Document libraries support metadata columns—custom fields that help categorize and filter documents by attributes such as department, project, status, or date. Version history is maintained automatically, allowing users to view or restore previous versions of any file. Co-authoring in Microsoft 365 allows multiple team members to edit the same Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file simultaneously with changes saved in real time. Organizing the library with folders (for complex content sets) or metadata-driven views (for flatter, searchable content architectures) significantly improves usability. Site owners can also configure alerts and workflows to notify team members when documents are added or modified.
SharePoint makes it straightforward for site owners to add rich content pages, configure navigation, and publish news—no coding required. To add a new web page, site owners use the 'New > Page' option from the SharePoint toolbar, then design the page using web parts (content blocks) such as text editors, image galleries, document libraries, file viewers, and embedded video. Pages can be saved as drafts and published when ready, and can be organized into sections with different column layouts for visual variety. Navigation is managed through the site's navigation settings, where site owners can add links to internal pages, external URLs, document libraries, or other SharePoint sites in both the Quick Launch (vertical left-side navigation) and the top link bar. The 'News' feature allows site owners to publish announcements and updates that appear prominently on the home page and can be distributed via email digest to site followers. News posts support images, formatted text, and embedded files. Well-structured navigation and regularly updated news content are two of the most impactful factors in SharePoint site adoption, helping team members orient themselves quickly and return to the site frequently.