SharePoint Admin Basics

Get confident managing your organization’s SharePoint. In SharePoint Admin Basics, Allison Gonzalez walks you through the essentials—from navigating the SharePoint admin center to creating and configuring sites that people actually want to use. You’ll learn the core building blocks (sites, libraries, lists, pages), how they fit together with Microsoft 365 Groups and Teams, and the everyday tasks admins handle: permissions, sharing settings, storage, and site lifecycle. We’ll also cover the governance pieces that keep things tidy and secure: permission inheritance and roles, external sharing and guest access, information architecture (hub sites, navigation, content types, and the term store), and basics of compliance like retention and sensitivity labels. Expect practical tips, simple checklists, and troubleshooting guidance so you can keep SharePoint healthy, searchable, and easy to manage—without getting lost in jargon.