SharePoint Online Administration: Complete Course

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SharePoint Online

SharePoint Online Administration
Complete Course

Master Microsoft SharePoint Online — Microsoft’s cloud-based collaboration and document management platform. From site management and sharing policies to content services, permissions, compliance, and hub site architecture. MS-102 aligned.

🟡 Intermediate📦 7 Modules⏱ ~8 Hours🖥️ SharePoint Admin Center + PowerShell🎯 MS-102 Aligned
MS-102

🎯 Aligned to MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert

Every module maps to MS-102 exam skill areas covering SharePoint Online administration. Each module includes a 5-question scenario-based mock test.

Site Collection Management
Sharing & External Access
Permissions & Access Control
Content Services
Hub Sites & Architecture
DLP & Compliance
Monitoring & Reporting

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this course you will be able to manage SharePoint Online at the tenant and site level, configure sharing and access policies, and answer MS-102 SharePoint administration scenarios

Navigate the SharePoint admin center and understand all key management sections
Create and manage site collections — Team sites, Communication sites, and Hub sites
Configure tenant-wide and per-site sharing settings (Anyone links, guest access, domain restrictions)
Manage external sharing and understand the relationship with Entra ID B2B guest accounts
Configure SharePoint permission levels, groups (Owners/Members/Visitors), and inheritance
Understand sharing link types and configure link expiry and permissions
Manage the term store, managed metadata, and content types for document classification
Register and associate hub sites to create a connected intranet architecture
Apply sensitivity labels and retention policies to SharePoint sites and document libraries
Integrate SharePoint with Microsoft Teams and understand the underlying site relationship
Use SharePoint usage reports and health checks to monitor the environment
Manage SharePoint Online via PowerShell (PnP PowerShell and SPO module)

📋 Prerequisites

  • Complete the M365 Admin Center course — SharePoint management connects directly to M365 users, groups, and licensing
  • Recommended: Complete Exchange Online or Teams Administration — Teams-SharePoint integration is covered in the final module
  • SharePoint Online is included in Microsoft 365 Business Basic and above — no additional licence required for most features

Course Modules

Seven modules covering the full SharePoint Online administration scope — each with MS-102 exam alignment and a scenario-based mock test. All modules open.

01
MS-102 Aligned · 6 Topics

SharePoint Admin Center Overview & Navigation

The SharePoint admin center interface, key sections (Sites, User profiles, Content services, Policies, Settings), site types (Team site, Communication site, Hub site), modern vs classic SharePoint, and admin roles.


02
MS-102 Aligned · 7 Topics

Site Management — Create, Configure & Delete

Creating site collections (Team site, Communication site), managing storage quotas, site status (Active/Read-only/Locked/Deleted), site creation controls, restoring deleted sites from the Recycle Bin, and managing site aliases.


03
MS-102 Aligned · 7 Topics

Sharing & External Access Policies

Tenant-wide sharing settings, per-site sharing overrides, domain allow/block lists, link types and expiry, OneDrive sharing controls, and the relationship between SharePoint external sharing and Entra B2B.


04
MS-102 Aligned · 7 Topics

Permissions & Access Control

SharePoint permission levels, SharePoint groups (Owners, Members, Visitors), permission inheritance and breaking inheritance, unique permissions on lists/libraries/items, sharing links, and the People Picker.


05
MS-102 Aligned · 6 Topics

Content Services — Term Store, Content Types & Search

Term store and managed metadata taxonomy, creating term sets and terms, content types (site and list level), content type hub and publishing, SharePoint Search configuration, and Microsoft Search integration.


06
MS-102 Aligned · 6 Topics

Compliance, DLP & Sensitivity Labels

Applying sensitivity labels to SharePoint sites and Microsoft 365 Groups, retention policies on SharePoint, SharePoint DLP policies, information barriers, audit log for SharePoint, and eDiscovery holds.


07
MS-102 Aligned · 6 Topics

Hub Sites, Teams Integration & Monitoring

Hub site registration and association, hub navigation and branding inheritance, Teams-SharePoint site relationship, SharePoint usage reports, site activity and storage reports, health checks, and PowerShell management.

Ready to Start?

Begin with Module 1 — the SharePoint admin center — and work through all 7 modules to master SharePoint Online administration.

Begin Module 1: SharePoint Admin Center Overview →