SharePoint Online: Document Libraries 📁
Microsoft SharePoint Online · Curated Video Lessons
Document libraries are the heart of SharePoint — they're where your organisation's files live, and they're far more powerful than a simple file folder. SharePoint document libraries support version history, metadata columns, check in/check out, content types, retention policies, and co-authoring. This guide covers everything you need to know to set up, configure, and manage document libraries effectively — from basic uploads to advanced versioning and library settings.
⚙️ Library Settings: Versioning, Permissions, Columns & More
A comprehensive tutorial on SharePoint document library settings — covering how to access and configure the full range of library settings including versioning, content approval, required check-out, permissions, metadata columns, content types, and audience targeting. Library settings are where you customise a document library's behaviour, and understanding them gives you complete control over how documents are stored, managed, and accessed. This video covers all the key settings you need to know as a SharePoint site owner or administrator.
- Library Settings
- Content Types
- Metadata Columns
- Permissions
Source: SharePoint Library Management Series
📜 SharePoint Versioning Settings Explained
A December 2024 tutorial that unlocks the full potential of SharePoint document library versioning — explaining the difference between major and minor versions, how to configure version number limits, how content approval interacts with versioning, and how to manage version storage to avoid hitting storage limits. Versioning is one of SharePoint's most powerful document management features, providing a complete audit trail and the ability to restore previous versions. This video makes it easy to understand and configure correctly.
- Major Versions
- Minor Versions
- Content Approval
- Version Limits
Source: SharePoint Document Management Series 2024
🕐 How to Use Version History in SharePoint Document Libraries
A practical tutorial on using the version history feature in SharePoint document libraries — covering how to view the version history of any document, compare versions, restore a previous version, delete unwanted versions to free up storage, and understand the information shown in the version history panel. Version history is the safety net that ensures you can always recover from accidental changes or deletions, and this video shows exactly how to use it.
- View History
- Restore Versions
- Compare Versions
- Delete Versions
Source: SharePoint Version History Series
🏆 Master SharePoint Version History for Document Management
A January 2025 deep-dive tutorial on mastering SharePoint version history for professional document management — covering advanced topics including how to bulk delete old versions using PowerShell, how to set version limits at the tenant level vs library level, how to handle versioning with co-authored documents, and how to use version history as part of a document retention and compliance strategy. This video takes you beyond the basics to give you full control over document versioning in your SharePoint environment.
- Bulk Delete Versions
- Tenant-Level Settings
- Co-Authoring
- Compliance
Source: SharePoint Document Management Series 2025
🔒 How to Setup Document Version Control in SharePoint
A step-by-step tutorial on setting up document version control in SharePoint — covering how to enable versioning in a document library, configure major and minor version settings, require check-out before editing, set up content approval for a two-stage review workflow, and test the version control system end-to-end. Version control in SharePoint is what separates a well-governed document management system from a chaotic shared folder, and this tutorial helps you set it up correctly from the start.
- Enable Versioning
- Require Check-Out
- Content Approval
- End-to-End Setup
Source: SharePoint Version Control Series
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