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The default site in SharePoint Online includes a document library. You can add additional document libraries to a site as needed. This is useful, for example, if you need to restrict access to a set of files. Each document library displays a list of files, folders, and key information about each, such as who created or last modified a file. You can use this information to organize your files and make it easier to find them.

In a document library, you can:

At the top left of the document library page is the main menu.

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Here To get to your document library:

  1. Go to portal.office.com

  2. Log in with your OTC username and password

  3. Select Sharepoint from the list of icons on the left

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  4. Select the site you would like to view from the list on the left.

Depending on the layout of your SharePoint page, you should see something like this menu. If not, look for a Documents link, and it should be on that page.

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Using this menu, you can create a new folder, document, or a link to something that is located outside the document library.Image Removed

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Alternatively, upload a folder or files.

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You can also sync files with the new OneDrive sync client or create an alert to receive a notification when something has changed.

At the top right of the document library page, you can change the document library view to either list view or grid view, compact list, or tiles. If using Internet Explorer, you can open the document library in Windows File Explorer, by clicking View in File Explorer.Image Removed

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You can add new columns and select the columns to display by clicking Image Removed on the far right side of the column headers hovering the divider between column headers and clicking the Image Added  if you are in list view or, if you are in grid view, by clicking Image Removed and then clicking Image Removed on the far right side of the column headers.Image Removedor compact list view.

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You can view and edit information about a file or folder in the information pane, such as required properties, recent activity or whom a file is shared with. To show or hide the information pane, select a file or folder and click Image Modified on the right-hand side of the main menu. You can also view the information pane by right clicking a file or folder and selecting Details. Image Removed

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When you select a folder or file, the menu at the top left of the document library changes to a list of actions you can perform on that folder or file.Image Removed

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Note: To expose the file or folder menu when in thumbnail view, click the top right corner of the thumbnail.

You can see another version of the document menu by right clicking the file name or, if in list view, by clicking Image Removed clicking the three-dot menu next to the file name. This menu contains additional actions such as Pin to top, which highlights files so you and others can find them quickly.Image Removed

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Ready to start?

Here are some additional help articles to get you going: