Chapter 6Going Beyond Websites with SharePoint and OneDrive for Business

IN THIS CHAPTER

Exploring some of the features SharePoint offers beyond websites

Understanding the Search feature

Getting a handle on OneDrive for Business

Finding out about some of the services available in SharePoint Online

Finding out what people think about SharePoint is always interesting. Ten different people will often give ten different answers. One thing most people have as a common understanding is that SharePoint focuses on websites. SharePoint definitely handles websites with ease, but there is a whole lot more under the covers.

In this chapter, we explain some of the features SharePoint has beyond websites. In particular, you discover how adept SharePoint is at managing digital content and unlocking the wealth of information contained in that content through the Search feature. Search is the ability to find the digital content you are looking for when you are looking for it. In addition, you find out about the services available in SharePoint Online and get a handle on OneDrive for Business. OneDrive for Business is designed to store your digital documents; under the covers, it’s powered by SharePoint.

Managing Digital Content

Imagining a business that functions without using computers is nearly impossible. Computers are used for everything from communication to accounting. Computers definitely speed up business, but this speed has a consequence. The result is that mountains of digital content ...

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