Your subject area

After you have logged into SharePoint:

  • Select "staff" from the portal menu"

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  • select "Departments" from the menu and then your own subject area

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  • if you want to add a new announcement - use the requester and follow instructions
  • if you want to upload a document to the main page - use the requester and follow instructions
  • See below for more detail.
  • you can also upload multiple documents (Internet Explorer only) by selecting that option and then dragging and dropping files into that area

Creating a folder in your shared documents area

(these are known inside SharePoint as "libraries")

  • click on "shared documents" to open the library
  • at the top of the page where it says "library tools" click on the documents tab
  • select "new folder", then when the requester opens, give the folder a name and save it

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  • you can nest folders within folders to create a tree structure

As a Department, you may save a lot of time by agreeing on a suitable tree structure at the outset. E.g. KS3/KS4, units or topics, contributors, use (e.g. worksheets, revision, PowerPoints etc)

Storing documents in your folders

  • select the appropriate folder
  • use the requester and follow instructions

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  • you can also upload multiple documents (Internet Explorer only) by selecting that option and then either select the files you want or drag and drop them from another folder on your desktop.

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