SharePoint Online: Administration 🛠️
Microsoft SharePoint Online · Curated Video Lessons
SharePoint Online administration is managed through the SharePoint Admin Center — a web-based portal where administrators can create and manage sites, control external sharing settings, configure storage quotas, manage the term store (managed metadata), monitor site usage, set up hub sites, and govern the entire SharePoint environment. This guide covers the SharePoint Admin Center inside out, giving IT administrators and SharePoint administrators the knowledge to run a well-governed SharePoint Online tenant.
🏛️ SharePoint Online Admin Center Demystified
A June 2024 expert guide to the SharePoint Admin Center by Peter Rising MVP — covering the full layout and capabilities of the SharePoint Admin Center, including the Sites section (active sites, deleted sites, site creation settings), the Policies section (sharing, access control, compliance), the Settings section (classic features, notifications, pages), and the Content Services section (term store, content type gallery, migration). This video is the most comprehensive overview of the SharePoint Admin Center available and is essential viewing for any SharePoint administrator.
- Sites Section
- Policies
- Content Services
- Term Store
Source: Peter Rising MVP – SharePoint Admin 2024
🔑 How to Access the SharePoint Admin Center (Step-by-Step)
A February 2025 step-by-step tutorial on how to access the SharePoint Admin Center — covering the required admin roles (SharePoint Administrator or Global Administrator), how to navigate to the Admin Center from the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, the key areas of the Admin Center and what you can manage in each, and how to grant other users SharePoint administrator access. This video is the starting point for anyone who has just been given SharePoint admin responsibilities and needs to understand what they have access to and how to navigate it.
- Admin Roles
- Admin Center Access
- Navigation
- Granting Admin Access
Source: SharePoint Admin Getting Started Series 2025
⚙️ Administering SharePoint Online
A foundational course in administering SharePoint Online — covering the core administrative tasks every SharePoint admin needs to perform: creating and configuring sites, setting external sharing policies, managing site storage, configuring site hub associations, managing the term store for managed metadata, setting up information barriers, monitoring site activity with usage analytics, and managing site lifecycle including deletion and recovery from the recycle bin. This video gives you a solid baseline of SharePoint Online administration skills from which you can build further.
- Site Creation
- External Sharing
- Storage Management
- Hub Sites
Source: SharePoint Online Administration Course
🎯 SharePoint Admin Center Settings – 15 Settings to Configure
A May 2024 tutorial sharing 15 critical SharePoint Admin Center settings that every administrator should configure or review — covering external sharing controls, home site configuration, SharePoint hub site setup, page authoring controls, Microsoft Lists integration, SharePoint Spaces settings, information architecture settings, and governance controls. This video is structured as a practical checklist, making it an excellent resource for new administrators who want to ensure their SharePoint tenant is properly configured from the start.
- External Sharing
- Home Site
- Hub Sites
- Governance Controls
Source: SharePoint Admin Center Settings Series 2024
🔬 SharePoint Online Admin Center – Full Walkthrough
A March 2025 video explaining the SharePoint Admin Center in full — covering the required permissions to access it, a walkthrough of every section, how to manage active and deleted sites, how to configure sharing settings at the tenant and site level, how to use the content type gallery to deploy organisation-wide content types, and how to use the SharePoint Admin Center's reporting features to monitor usage and identify inactive sites. A comprehensive reference for SharePoint administrators who want to understand every capability available to them.
- Full Walkthrough
- Content Type Gallery
- Usage Reporting
- Inactive Sites
Source: SharePoint Admin Center Series 2025
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