Departments on SharePoint - First Steps
This page is for faculty, staff, and students who have recently moved to SharePoint and are looking for some first steps to take.
SharePoint site Owners (Admins)
1) Install OneDrive
Both SharePoint and OneDrive use the same “OneDrive App” on your computer. If you are on a university computer, OneDrive should already be installed.
The installation steps for OneDrive can be found in another article linked below. To return to this page, you may use the back button in your browser, or navigate to s.uconn.edu/firstsharepoint.
https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10730800041
2) Link your SharePoint sites
Depending on the number of files in your SharePoint site, the initial synchronization with your computer may take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. This synchronization happens in the background, and you may turn off your computer during the process; the synchronization will resume when the computer turns back on.
During this initial synchronization, you will not be able to access file in File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (macOS). Please use the website, s.uconn.edu/sharepoint, to access your files until the synchronization has completed.
“Now that all my files are in SharePoint and I have OneDrive installed, how do I access my files?”
There are multiple methods of accessing your SharePoint data.
Add Shortcut to OneDrive - ITS recommended, this adds a shortcut to your SharePoint sites within your OneDrive.
Use your web browser - no software required.
Visit https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/26284622325 to find the instructions.
3) Optional: Further Reading
https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/26250641504 - Long Article, has a video training provided by Microsoft.
https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/26264043728
4) Learn how to share files
5) Learn about the Recycle Bin and Version History
https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/26258049139
https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/26258049078