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Explains how a Team owner can limit file sharing in a Team so that only owners can create sharing links or invite others to files and folders. Because Teams files are stored in a connected SharePoint site, the change is made in the site's sharing settings. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff who own a Team, especially for confidential or restricted groups.

Explains how a Team owner can make a folder in a Team read-only so members can view files but cannot edit, upload, or delete them. Because a Team's files are stored in a connected SharePoint site, the permission change is made in SharePoint. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff who own a Team.

This article explains how to give another person access to a file or folder stored in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive with a Bowdoin account. It covers the link types available, the difference between edit access and view access, and when adding a person to the Team is a better choice than sending a link.

Explains how OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint fit together, where a file actually lives depending on whether you put it in OneDrive, a Teams chat, or a Teams channel, and how to decide where your own work belongs. Points to the step-by-step articles for moving files and for reaching them from File Explorer or Finder.

Explains how to preserve OneDrive files that were shared by a person who has left Bowdoin, before the departed account and its files are deleted. Covers finding files shared with you, downloading them, re-uploading them to your own OneDrive, and sharing them back to the team.

This article explains how someone outside Bowdoin College can open a file or folder shared with them from Bowdoin OneDrive or Microsoft Teams. It covers signing in as a guest, resolving common account conflicts, and understanding how long external access lasts.

Step-by-step guide to sharing OneDrive files with specific people and using the Block Download option to prevent recipients from saving copies. Includes a full breakdown of what Block Download protects and its limitations.

An overview of OneDrive (for Work or School), the Microsoft 365 cloud storage service available to all current Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students. Explains how much storage is included, how files can be synced and shared, how data is protected, and the main advantages of using OneDrive.

Options for site owners and OneDrive owners to export a list of Microsoft 365 items that are shared with people outside the organization. Covers downloading the "Shared with external users" report from a SharePoint site and reviewing or exporting externally shared items from OneDrive.

This policy addresses the College’s compliance with Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) requirements related to peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing on college and university networks, and outlines the College’s related next steps. The full details are provided in the PDF available in the Files section of the article.

States Bowdoin's compliance with the U.S. Copyright Act and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), prohibiting the unauthorized downloading, uploading, or distribution of copyrighted material, and identifies the College's designated DMCA agent and takedown process. It applies to all members of the community who use College technology resources.

Azure course folders are cloud-based shared folders for Bowdoin courses, accessible from within an Azure Virtual Desktop or from any on-campus or VPN-connected computer. This article explains how to request an Azure course folder and how to connect to it.

How to share your screen, a specific window, a whiteboard, or an iPhone/iPad screen during a Zoom meeting on the desktop app, including how to annotate while sharing and how to stop sharing.

How to use AirDrop on a Bowdoin-issued iPad to wirelessly share files, photos, and links with nearby Apple devices. Covers turning on AirDrop, sending and receiving items, and what to do if AirDrop appears limited or unavailable on a managed device.