SharePoint 2016 User's Guide: Learning Microsoft's Business Collaboration Platform, Fifth Edition

© Tony Smith 2016

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7. Working with Libraries

Tony Smith¹ 

(1)Stormville, New York, USA

Libraries are used to store and manage files within SharePoint. Whether you want to manage Microsoft Office documents, PDF files, images, videos, or some other type of file, you use libraries to store, track, and manage them. Chapter 5 discussed how to create and configure lists and libraries. Now this chapter discusses the different types of libraries available in SharePoint 2016 and how to create and manage content within them.

Types of Libraries

There are several default library templates available in SharePoint 2016 that can be used to create new libraries in your sites. Several different types ...