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Picture this: Your business has assigned you a new license that includes sharing documents with one another, the platform being used that you may be unfamiliar with is SharePoint.
For those new to the full-time workforce or even those that have been using the same applications for years, you may ask yourself; “I know of SharePoint, but I don’t know how to fully explain it to someone else. What is it?” This blog will be a perfect starting point for you and even have some fun tips n’ tricks thrown in you may not have known about! As someone new to the Cybersecurity Industry and a beginner, turning novice, with Microsoft, I learned something new. When I learn something new, my intent is to pass along information I believe will be informative and helpful for other individuals.
Introduction-Basics
To start off, what exactly is SharePoint? SharePoint is a web application; part of Microsoft 365 Suite launched in 2001. The web application is used for building a controlled network open to communications within your team to share, manage files and important documents. There are a variety of ways you can approach SharePoint, such as sharing, uploading files, collaborating with your team or organization, creating a custom team site, various communications, creating smooth workflow operations, custom keyboard navigation shortcuts, and so much more for discovering content. At Ekaru, our team specializes in helping you navigate through Microsoft applications with clear and concise information to apply and digest. Let’s take a look at the key components for a general understanding!
Starting SharePoint-Key Feature Components:
Sites: The landing page of a website, or in this case your home team page to meet up and communicate.
Document Libraries: The ground-zero to store and manage all files
Lists: Location for various spreadsheets to manage your team’s data. Such as inventory, tasks, contacts, project management, etc.
Pages: Content pages sharing information, embed videos, documents and more. I like to call this one the airdrop but for Microsoft.
Web Parts: Building blocks of pages
Permissions: The control room where you can apply who has access or restrictions to documents.
Integration: As SharePoint is part of a larger licensing application, SharePoint works seamlessly with Microsoft apps like Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and more.
Now that the basics are covered, lets transition to merging documents outside of Microsoft for teams to implement and utilize effectively.
