What is Microsoft SharePoint? : Town of Sahuarita

Organizations use Microsoft SharePoint to create websites and collaborate with one another. You also get a SharePoint team site whenever you create a Microsoft 365 group in Outlook Online or Microsoft 365. You can use it as a secure place to store, organize, share, and access information from any device. All you need is a web browser, such as Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox. When you sign into Microsoft Office 365, click SharePoint or Sites in the app launcher navigation (top-left corner). These are your entry points into SharePoint.

The Town has many SharePoint sites available including our Town intranet. You have already used SharePoint if you've shared a document via Microsoft Teams (those are all saved/stored in SharePoint).

Here are 10 things you can do right now in SharePoint:

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Upload files to your SharePoint document library, so you can access them from anywhere	You can drag files from your computer into your document library,. In SharePoint in Microsoft 365, click Upload on the command bar. If you use Microsoft Edge, you can upload either files or folders. SharePoint in Microsoft 365 For more info, see Upload files to a library.
Open a document in a document library	Click to open the document you want to work on and it will open in Microsoft 365 for the web. If you have the application installed on your computer and want to use it, click Edit Document > Edit in <application name>. For info on document libraries, see What is a document library?
Work with others on the same document, at the same time	In a document library, click to open the document you want to work on. It will open in Microsoft 365 for the web. The number of people currently editing the document appears at the top right of the document. See Document collaboration and co-authoring.
Share documents	Select the document you want to share, click the ellipses (…) to open the menu, and then click Share. SharePoint Online See Share SharePoint files or folders in Microsoft 365
Share sites	If you have site owner permissions, click SharePoint or Sites, choose the site you want to share, and then click Share .
Create a team site	If you're using Microsoft 365, you can create a site from the SharePoint start page, and it automatically creates a Microsoft 365 group. If you create an Microsoft 365 group in Outlook or People, and you automatically get a team site in SharePoint in Microsoft 365. For more on creating team sites, see Create a team site in SharePoint Online. If you have site owner permissions with SharePoint Server 2016 or SharePoint Server 2013 click Sites, and then click + new site or + new.
Add a list or library to your team site	To add a list or library to SharePoint in Microsoft 365, click + New from within a site, and then pick List or Library from the list. To add a list or library for SharePoint Server versions of SharePoint click Settings and then click Add an app. For more info, see Create a list in SharePoint or Create a document library in SharePoint.
Keep previous versions of a document while you make changes to it	In SharePoint in Microsoft 365, right-click a document in a library, and then click Version History (you might have to scroll the menu), For SharePoint Server versions, click the ellipses (...) next to the file, and then click the ellipses (...) again in the dialog to get to the menu, or select the document and click Version History on the Files tab. SharePoint Server ribbon and Files tab For more info, see Enable and configure versioning for a list or library.
Search for something	Type a search keyword into the Search box, and then click the Search icon . SharePoint Online See What's new in search in SharePoint Online.
Share information with your entire organization	In Microsoft 365, SharePoint in Microsoft 365, or SharePoint Server 2016, click the app launcher , then click the Newsfeed tile, type your message, and then click Post.