This article provides details regarding SharePoint. SharePoint is one of the applications offered as part of the Microsoft Office 365 Collaboration Suite. The service is available for faculty, staff, and students.
Note: The default storage quota for a SharePoint site is 500 GB. More space can be provided upon evaluation and approval, please submit a
Service Request for consideration.
Accessing SharePoint
- To login to SharePoint go to Office Online and click on the Waffle icon (upper left) then on SharePoint. Or if you know the name of the SharePoint site you are trying to access you can go to "https://adminliveunc.sharepoint.com/sites/<site name>" by replacing <site name> with the name in question.
- You will see the Microsoft log-in site.
- For the username, please enter your " onyen@ad.unc.edu" address and select Next.
- For the password, please enter your onyen password, then click on Sign In.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a brand new SharePoint Site?
Office 365 allows users to create a SharePoint site. These will be created with an Office 365 Group associated with the site. To do this please do the following:
- Go to office.unc.edu then log in.
- Click on SharePoint
- Click on Create button.
- Enter the information prompted.
Note: The name entered for the SharePoint site will also be the name used for the URL and for the Office 365 Group email address.
For example I create a site called "My First Site" the URL for this site would be "https://adminliveunc.sharepoint.com/sites/MyFirstSite" and the email address that gets created for the group would be "MyFirstSite@office.unc.edu"
In order to obtain a brand new SharePoint Only site (No office 365 group associated) please contact the ITS Service Desk by submitting a Service Request.
What is the URL for my SharePoint site?
Each site’s URL is as follows ‘https://adminliveunc.sharepoint.com/sites/depts/site_name‘ or ‘https://adminliveunc.sharepoint.com/sites/site_name‘.
Training Resources:
The video below requires you to log in with your onyen and onyen password. See the LinkedIn Leaning document for more details.
SharePoint Online essential training
For additional information about SharePoint, you can also always contact the ITS Service Desk.
How can I add external users to my SharePoint?
By default all new SharePoint sites created have external sharing turned on. To add external users you will need to add them as members please visit the Microsoft Article Adding guests to office 365 groups.
Can I restrict access to the documents folder in SharePoint?
Yes, you can restrict access and provide unique permissions with either SharePoint/Office 365 Group or SharePoint Only site. In these cases, a SharePoint site is typically used as the Office 365 group sets up more of collaboration access. Please visit this Microsoft Articles Customize permissions for a SharePoint List or Library and Sharing SharePoint folder items with unique permissions.
Please contact the ITS Service Desk by submitting a Service Request for assistance setting this up.
How can I restrict people from downloading files in SharePoint?
Please visit these Microsoft Articles Customize permissions for a SharePoint List or Library and How to Restrict Download & Print Option for SharePoint Online Document Library.
Please contact the ITS Service Desk by submitting a Service Request for assistance setting this up.