Create and manage SharePoint sites, permissions, and shared document libraries.
This article explains how to safely rename and move shared files in Microsoft OneDrive and Teams without breaking existing links or disrupting collaborators. It covers best practices for Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students to avoid common pitfalls when reorganizing shared content. Following these guidelines helps prevent broken links, lost access, and sync errors.
A reference guide to the key recommendations, restrictions, and limits for storing and collaborating on files in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive at Bowdoin. Covers Teams and channel structure, file and folder management, storage and sync limits, external sharing, retention, and Team lifecycle.
Instructions for syncing Microsoft Teams channel files to a computer through OneDrive so they can be managed in File Explorer on Windows or Finder on macOS, and for moving files from a local or network folder into a Teams channel. Also covers stopping a sync, fixing sync problems, and sync limits and best practices. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff.
Instructions for creating a new SharePoint site in Microsoft 365, including choosing between a Teams site and a Communication site, filling in the site details, and adding owners and members. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff who need a space to store and share content with a group.
Instructions for SharePoint permissions group owners to add members to and remove members from a permissions group on a SharePoint site. Covers opening the advanced permission settings, selecting a group, and sharing access with or revoking access from individuals. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff who own a SharePoint site.
Instructions for SharePoint permissions group owners to verify a user's or group's permissions on a specific SharePoint site using the Check Permissions tool. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff who own a SharePoint site.