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SUNY Blue Instructional Links

These instructions offer step-by-step help and an overview on how SUNY Blue works. They introduce important concepts and illustrate how to use SUNY Blue as a basic user or a Site Manager.

Basic User

Category	Title	Description
Alerts	Set up an alert or other settings for a list	Set an alert to track activity in a list.
Document Library	Introduction to Libraries	Share and update files with co-workers using libraries.
Document Library	Viewing and editing files in a library	Open a file to view its contents or edit it. ( with the right permission)
Following	Follow a SharePoint site	Follow a site to get future updates about the site.
Following	Follow documents	Follow documents that interest you and keep track of them.
Lists	Introduction to lists	Store and share data records with your co-workers.

 

Site Managers

*Please note a Site Manager can do anything a Basic User can do

Category	Title	Description
Alert	Email alerts	Site Managers can set an alert so that if anything changes in the library, they will alerted via email. SUNY Blue does not applicable with version history.
Calendar	Create your own calendar	Calendars allow you to have a place where you can add important events that are observable for you and your team.
Calendar	Adding events to a calendar	Site Managers can use a calendar to store meetings, social events, and all day events.
Columns	Use columns to track, sort, and filter files in a SharePoint library	Columns are used to store data. Site managers can help control what data is entered and seen by viewers.
Columns	Use columns and folders together to view library items	Site Managers can display different views of items in your library by adding, deleting and arranging them.
Columns	Add a column to a list or library	Learn how to create a column.
Document Library	Renaming, deleting and adding files within a library	Site Managers can create, add, and delete documents, spreadsheets and many other types of files in a library.
Document Library	Adding documents to a library	There are several ways to add a document to a library as shown in the video.
Folders	Use folders to organize a library	Site Managers can organize your documents by creating folders. SUNY Blue does not applicable  with using Explorer in SharePoint.
Links	Add a link to a page	Site Managers can create a link to an existing page, list or library, page you have not created yet, or a URL address outside of SharePoint.
Lists	Create a list	Site Managers can add list's such as announcements, task, and a discussion board to the site.
Lists	Edit or delete items in a list	Learn how to edit or delete items in a list.
Lists	Add items to a list	There are several ways to add a document to a library as shown in the video.
Permissions	Control access to your SharePoint libraries	Site Managers can authenticate user access to resources, such as what they can do and what they can see.
Sharing	Share a list or library with your team	How to share a list or library with your team.
Sharing	Share documents	Learn how to share a document with your team.
Views	Find information in a list or library	Site Managers can sort, filter, and use views to find information in a list or library.
Views	Create a personal view of a list of library	Site Managers can create views such as filtering, changing the sort order, and hiding or showing certain columns.
Views	Create and edit public views	Learn how to create and edit public views.
Views	Show or hide the tree view for site navigation	The tree view allows you to proceed though lists, documents, and libraries.