SharePoint 2019 For Dummies

Introduction

Microsoft SharePoint took the world by storm in the 2000s and then didn’t seem to change a whole lot in the 2010s. And now, Microsoft has stepped on the accelerator again, and SharePoint is off to the races with new features and experiences. Shifting development to a cloud-first strategy, Microsoft has put the online versions of the product in the forefront.

This book covers SharePoint Online as of the calendar year 2019 and also covers the SharePoint Server 2019 product itself. You can think of SharePoint Server 2019 as a snapshot of SharePoint Online that is designed to be installed by large IT departments at your organization. SharePoint Online, on the other hand, is the online service–based version of SharePoint that Microsoft delivers to you over the Internet. SharePoint Online is constantly changing. SharePoint Server is a glimpse of SharePoint Online at a specific point in time.

It is important to note that if your organization uses an on-premises version of SharePoint, you need to check what version you are running. On-premises means your IT team members have installed the software and they are the ones who manage it for you. It’s common for an organization to be running an older version of SharePoint when it is installed on-premises. So be sure to check what version you are running. Past versions of SharePoint On-Premises include SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2013, and SharePoint Server 2016.

If your organization is running SharePoint Online, ...