Microsoft 365 OneDrive & SharePoint is a hands-on course in managing documents on Microsoft 365, from organising, sharing and restoring files safely in OneDrive to running a SharePoint document library with columns, views, check out and notification rules. It suits staff who work on documents with their team, administrators who look after shared files and anyone moving from a file server.
Many organisations still have documents scattered across staff laptops, email attachments and folders where nobody knows which copy is the latest. After moving to Microsoft 365, many teams are still unsure which files belong in OneDrive and which belong in SharePoint, how to share safely with people outside the organisation, and how to recover when someone edits the wrong file or deletes one.
This course focuses on managing documents in Microsoft 365 the way it is done today. In the morning learners use OneDrive to manage, share and restore files, co-author with version history and sync files to their computer. In the afternoon they use a SharePoint document library as the team's central store, organise it with columns and views, prevent conflicting edits with check out, configure versioning, and set up rules for notifications in place of the classic alerts that Microsoft has retired. The day ends with a workshop that sets up a document system for a department. (1 day, 6 hours, Beginner to Intermediate level.)
What you’ll gain
Decide which files belong in OneDrive and which belong in SharePoint
Manage, find, delete and restore files in OneDrive in an organised way
Share files with people inside and outside the organisation using the right link, permissions and expiry date
Co-author documents and restore earlier versions with version history
Sync OneDrive and SharePoint files to a computer and back up important folders
Organise a document library with columns and views, and use check out and check in
Set up rules that notify people when documents in a library change
Who this course is for
Staff who store, share and co-edit documents with their team in Microsoft 365
Administrators, secretaries and coordinators who look after a department's shared documents
Team leads who want their team to store documents in order and share them safely
Anyone moving from a file server or shared drive to Microsoft 365
Prerequisites
Comfortable using a computer and a web browser
Some experience of Word, Excel or PowerPoint
A work or school Microsoft 365 account with access to OneDrive and SharePoint
Edit rights on at least one SharePoint site for practice, or a site prepared in advance by your administrator
Curriculum
Course Details
This is the 2026 edition of the Microsoft 365 OneDrive & SharePoint course. It runs for 1 day, 6 hours (09:00-16:00), hands-on in each learner's own Microsoft 365 account, at Beginner to Intermediate level. The content has been rewritten for today's OneDrive on the web and SharePoint, adding folder backup, Add shortcut to My files, organising documents with columns and views, and rules in place of the SharePoint alerts that Microsoft has retired. The course focuses on document management, unlike Microsoft 365 OneDrive & Teams, which focuses on chat and meetings. Learners use their own work or school account, and some features depend on what their administrator has enabled. Learners take home the course handbook, practice files and a safe sharing checklist.
Day 1: Managing Documents in OneDrive and SharePoint
Section 1OneDrive or SharePoint: Where Should Files Live?
The roles of OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams in storing Microsoft 365 files
Personal work files and team files, where each belongs, and why
Sign in through the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on the web and find recent files from the home page
Lab: explore your own OneDrive and SharePoint site
Section 2Lab: Managing and Restoring Files in OneDrive
Create folders, upload, move and copy files, including moving files to SharePoint
The Home, My files, Shared and Favorites views, and searching and filtering files
Check storage, delete files and restore them from the recycle bin
Lab: set up a work folder structure and restore a deleted file
Section 3Lab: Sharing Files Inside and Outside the Organisation
Link types: specific people, people in your organisation, and people with existing access
Edit or view-only permissions, expiry dates and blocking downloads
Sharing with external people within the policy set by your administrator
Manage access: check who can open a file and stop sharing
Lab: share a folder with an external recipient with an expiry date
Section 4Lab: Co-authoring and Version History
Co-authoring in Word, Excel and PowerPoint on the web and in the desktop apps
Comments and @mentions to assign work inside a document
Version history: see who changed what and restore an earlier version
Lab: co-edit a document, then roll back to a previous version
Section 5Lab: Syncing Files and Backing Up Folders
Set up the OneDrive app on your computer and save space with Files On-Demand
Back up the Desktop, Documents and Pictures folders to OneDrive
Add shortcut to My files: bring a team library into OneDrive and onto your computer
Sync status, and fixing the most common sync problems
Lab: add a shortcut to a team library and edit a file from your computer
Section 6SharePoint Sites and Document Libraries
How team sites and communication sites differ
The parts of a site: home page, Documents, Site contents and navigation
How a document library differs from a folder in OneDrive
Lab: upload documents to the team library and share a link with a colleague
Section 7Lab: Organising Documents with Columns and Views
Use columns instead of deeply nested folders, such as document type, status and owner
Add choice, date and person columns and fill them in grid view
Create views that filter, group and sort, and save them for the team
Lab: organise a department library with columns and views
Section 8Lab: Check Out, Check In and Versioning Settings
When to co-author and when to check out
Check out before editing, and check in with a comment
Set a library to require check out and choose how many versions to keep
Lab: check out, edit, check in and review the version history
Section 9Lab: Notifications with Rules Instead of Classic Alerts
SharePoint alerts have been retired, and what replaces them
Create a rule that notifies people when a file is added, changed or a column value changes
An introduction to Power Automate for notifications more complex than rules allow
Lab: set a rule that tells the owner when a document's status changes
Section 10Workshop: A Document System for a Department
Workshop: design a department library with columns, views and permissions
Move documents from old folders into the library and set up a notification rule
Share documents safely with external stakeholders
Optional: use Copilot to summarise documents where your organisation has a licence
Wrap up with good practice for storing and sharing documents in an organisation
Schedule & training options
For individuals — public rounds
No public rounds are open right now. Join the waiting list and we will contact you first when the next round opens, or ask us on LINE. Or call 02-570-8449 or 088-807-9770
What is the difference between OneDrive and SharePoint?
OneDrive is each person's own space for work files, suited to drafts and files you are still working on alone. SharePoint is the space for a team or department: files in a document library belong to the team, stay put when the original owner changes role, and can be organised with columns, views, check out and versioning settings. A common approach is to start work in OneDrive and move files the team needs to share into SharePoint.
How do you share files safely with people outside the organisation?
Select the file or folder, choose Share and pick a link for specific people, then enter the recipient's email address. Choose whether they can edit or only view and, where your organisation allows it, set an expiry date and block downloads. You can review or remove access later through Manage access. How far external sharing can go depends on the policy set by your administrator.
How do you restore a file or roll back a document version in OneDrive and SharePoint?
If someone has changed the content by mistake, select the file, open Version history, pick the version you want and choose Restore; the current copy is kept as another version. If the whole file was deleted, open the recycle bin of OneDrive or of the SharePoint site and choose Restore, and the file returns to its original location.
Who is the Microsoft 365 OneDrive & SharePoint course for, and what should I know beforehand?
It suits staff who store and share documents with their team, administrators and coordinators who look after a department's shared documents, team leads, and anyone moving from a file server to Microsoft 365. You should be comfortable with a computer and a web browser, have used Word, Excel or PowerPoint, and have a work or school Microsoft 365 account with access to OneDrive and SharePoint.
What will I be able to do after the Microsoft 365 OneDrive & SharePoint course?
You will be able to decide whether a file belongs in OneDrive or SharePoint, manage and restore files, share them with links that set the audience, permissions and expiry date, co-author and roll back versions, sync files to your computer, organise a document library with columns and views, use check out and check in, and set up notification rules. Participants who complete the training receive a Certificate of Completion with its own number, which can be verified online.
Can the Microsoft 365 OneDrive & SharePoint course be run in-house for our team?
Yes. It can be run in-house for your team, with examples adapted to your own documents and sharing policy, for example designing your department's real library during the training. You can request a quotation from this page, or contact us on LINE @itgenius or by phone on 02-570-8449.
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