Office Productivity
Managing Documents with SharePoint 2013
Learn how to manage documents more effectively in SharePoint 2013 with document libraries, metadata, views, sharing tools, alerts, version history, and team collaboration features.
Course overview
This course introduces SharePoint 2013 as a secure and collaborative environment for storing, organizing, and working with business documents.
Created by Mark Abdelnour, this Lynda course is aimed at end users who are new to SharePoint and need to manage documents as part of their everyday work. It starts with what SharePoint is, how to access it, and how to move around a SharePoint site with more confidence.
From there, the course covers uploading one file or multiple files, creating document libraries, editing documents, working with metadata, and building views that make document collections easier to use. It also explains sharing links, setting alerts, checking version history, and collaborating with coworkers through tools like calendars, links lists, and discussion boards.
Topics covered
The course focuses on the everyday document and collaboration features people rely on most in SharePoint 2013.
Navigation and setup
Learn how to access SharePoint, move around a site, and understand where documents and collaboration tools live.
Document libraries and uploads
Work with document libraries and understand the difference between single-file and multi-file upload workflows.
Views, metadata, and history
Organize files more effectively with custom views, metadata, alerts, and version tracking.
Sharing and collaboration
Use links, apps, calendars, and discussion tools to help teams work together around shared documents.
What you will learn
- Navigating around SharePoint
- Uploading one file or multiple files at a time
- Creating a document library
- Editing documents
- Sharing files
- Working with document views
- Using apps
- Working with metadata
- Setting alerts
- Using version history
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Frequently asked questions
Who is this course for?
This course is useful for end users who are new to SharePoint 2013 and need to manage documents as part of their role.
What makes this course useful?
It focuses on the everyday features people actually use, including document libraries, views, sharing, alerts, and collaboration tools.
What skills does it support?
It supports document organization, uploads, metadata use, document views, collaboration, sharing, alerts, and version history inside SharePoint 2013.