Differences Between SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive

Microsoft SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive are all useful systems for collaborating and sharing files and data with colleagues, but how do you know which one is right for you?

In this half-day course, we will explain the main differences between the three and give a quick overview of how to use the main features of each to best suit your needs.

Course Overview

Gain clarity on the distinct roles of SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive so you can confidently manage documents, communication, and collaboration in the right place.

This course is taught online via Zoom, for both public and private bookings. Please get in touch for availability.

 

Why take this course?

  • Avoid confusion when using SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive
  • Learn the specific strengths and ideal use cases for each tool
  • Improve your file management and collaboration practices
  • Reduce duplication, lost files and miscommunication

Who is this course for?

Perfect for anyone using Microsoft 365 who wants to work more efficiently and understand which tool to use and when.

Duration

Half day

Classroom size

8 approx.

Location

Online

Certificate

1 Certification

Experience

Beginner

What you will learn

  • Understand what SharePoint is and its role in the context of Microsoft 365
  • How to navigate the SharePoint and OneDrive interfaces effectively
  • Be able to save and access content in OneDrive, including uploading, organising and sharing files
  • How to effectively navigate the Files tab in Microsoft Teams, including using breadcrumbs, selecting and sorting files, and opening/editing documents
  • Be able to collaborate on documents within Microsoft Teams, including creating new documents, co-authoring, checking documents in/out, and managing version control

Course Timetable

This course will be taught in the latest version of the software. We can train this in older versions if needed – please get in touch for more information and availability.

Session 1

Intro: What is SharePoint?

  • The Cloud and your data
  • Navigating SharePoint
  • Concept of permissions
  • SharePoint features

Getting started with OneDrive

  • What is OneDrive for Business?
  • Navigating around the OneDrive Screen
  • Saving and accessing content in OneDrive
  • Synchronisation using OneDrive
  • Sharing files (including Manage Access)

Session 2

Using Microsoft Teams

  • The Files Tab (Navigating folders using breadcrumbs, selecting and sorting files, opening & editing documents)
  • Working with documents (creating new documents, co-authoring documents, checking documents in/out, version control)
  • Pinning documents
  • Making a document a tab
  • Teams private chat and how it links to OneDrive and the Teams Chats folder

Ready to take the next step?

We are here to help!

This course is only available as a one-to-one or private group booking.

For pricing and availability, send us a message using the form, leave us a message on 020 7375 7300, or speak to an Account Manager straight away using our Live Chat service in the bottom right of your screen!

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If you have three or more learners, a private group training could be cheaper.

We can tailor the content to your team, and host the training remotely, at your workplace or here at Happy’s HQ in Aldgate, Central London.

The Happy guarantee

We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course.

We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.

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Classroom or live online learning available

Both available for public and private dates.

The small print

For Live Online Interactive Learning sessions (webinars)

The course will run remotely for a full day consisting of three 90-minute live online sessions with independent work in between. 

All learners will need to install Zoom on their machines. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven’t received this email then please contact our team.

Learners should log into the session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. Unfortunately you will be asked to leave and attend a different day if you arrive more than 15 minutes late for online sessions, and more than 30 minutes late for classroom sessions.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

For classroom sessions

All public classroom sessions take place at Happy’s HQ in London at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. Please see our Contact Us page for full directions and a PDF map.

The course will run from 10am to 4:45pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). Please be careful to arrive by 9:45am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 30 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

FAQs

What if I have a Mac?

If you are a Mac user, please let us know when booking. If the course is held in the classroom at Happy, the training is held on PCs so we recommend that you bring your Macbook with you (we are not able to provide an additional monitor). For online training, please let us know when booking and you can use your Mac as normal. We provide a PDF with shortcuts for Mac users and your trainer will refer to this throughout the training.