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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.

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Alternatively, upload a folder or files.

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Or, you can Upload a file or folder.

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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.

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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.

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or 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  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.

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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.

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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 next 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.

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