How to Use SharePoint How to Log Into SharePoint Log in here: https://midlandedu.sharepoint.com using the same credentials as your email. Be sure to type your full email address as the username. Bookmark this link for future use. Delete the SharePoint icon from your desktop and do not add or edit on the old SharePoint site (https://sharepoint.midland.edu). All users now have a license for Office 365. This allows users to access Microsoft Office outside of campus, when Office might not be available. Login to Office 365 at https://login.microsoftonline.com using your email credentials. How to Make Changes to a Document 1. Check out the document A. Select the vertical ellipsis next to the document you want to open B. Select “More” C. Select “Check Out” Note: SharePoint will allow you to open a document without checking out the document, but this can cause problems with saving changes if multiple users are editing the document at the same time. A B C Revised 9/6/18 1 2. Open the word document in the Microsoft Word Application A. Once the document is checked out (step 1) a green arrow will appear on the Microsoft Word icon. Hovering over the green arrow will show who has the document checked out. B. Select the vertical ellipsis next to the document you want to open C. Select “Open” D. Select “Open in Word” Note: Do not open documents in Microsoft Word Online or Excel Online, the formatting will appear incorrectly. A B C D Revised 9/6/18 2 3. Select checkbox and click “Open Microsoft Office 2016” 4. If you see a warning box, click “Yes” Revised 9/6/18 3 5. Make changes on Word document (A), click the save button (B), and close Microsoft Word (C). IMPORTANT: If you are editing a catalog document confirm that track changes are enabled, by clicking on the review tab and checking that Track Changes is shaded grey. To enable track changes, click on “Track Changes”. B C A Revised 9/6/18 4 6. Check the document back in by selecting “Yes” in the popup. 7. Make comments in comment box and click “Ok”. Revised 9/6/18 5 .