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SharePoint Essentials: Sites, Libraries & Collaboration: Module 1
Date/Time:	Mon 2/2/2026 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location:	Learnit Portal
Class Price:	$250.00

SharePoint is similar to WordPress in that it is a customizable website with add-ons, but unlike WordPress, SharePoint is specifically for intranets: websites visible to employees only. For the add-ons, Microsoft has collected the best features of its software applications. Which applications? Here are some: spreadsheets, calendars, contact lists, file shares, instant messaging, wikis, task lists, discussion boards, workflows, etc. – pretty much everything and the kitchen sink. Working in a SharePoint environment can be confusing at first since you’re presented with so many individual features – but with our trainer’s guidance and some hands-on practice, you’ll learn how the parts fit together and quickly become productive.

Sites and Apps. A “Site” is SharePoint’s term for a section of your intranet, for example, the Accounting department of your organization. In that Site you might find a contact list of employees in that department, a shared calendar of tax deadlines, a document library of tax forms, and a set of workflows for accounts receivable and payable. To set up these features, the site owner would have earlier installed a corresponding “App” to add sections to the Site to handle those features. We’ll show you how to navigate the basic Site structures and use the most common Apps.

Office 365 Collaboration. Since you can upload MS Office files to SharePoint, it only makes sense that you should be able to edit them inside a web environment, and indeed you can. You can also choose whether to have exclusive editing abilities (check-in/check-out features), or if you want to have multiple employees be able to simultaneously edit Excel, Word, and similar files, just like Google Docs. We’ll also show you how to set up content approval workflows using versioned documents where employees handle them at different stages.

Lists and Libraries. Whether your data is from a worksheet in Excel, an address book from Outlook, or a timeline of dates and duration from MS Project, these all have the same structure: they are lists of rows with column headings. SharePoint makes it easy to work with “Lists” like these – and in this class you’ll learn how to put them to good use. “Libraries,” on the other hand, are like folders full of documents, but with extra features that make it easier to organize and search them. We’ll show you when to use Lists and when Libraries are better.

Course Outline

Module 1:   Navigating SharePoint & Site Essentials

Understanding SharePoint Structure & Components

Exploring the SharePoint Apps Ecosystem

How Permissions Shape User Access

Navigating Team Sites

Using Quick Launch & Top Link Bars

Accessing Site Apps via Site Contents

Following Sites for Easy Access

Module 2:  Working with Libraries & Collaboration Tools

Creating Libraries for Document Files

Adding Files & Creating Folders

Exploring Different Library Types

Opening & Editing Library Documents

Using Office 365 Online vs. Desktop Apps

Collaborating in Real-Time with Multiple Users

Managing Version History

Check-Out/Check-In for Controlled Editing

Understanding the Content Approval Process

Handling Deleted Documents

Setting Up Alerts to Track Activity