Microsoft 365 Apps How-To Guides

Guides for OneDrive, OneNote and SharePoint, including syncing files, managing notebooks and creating, using and deleting SharePoint sites.

OneDrive

How to Sync OneDrive Files on a Windows PC
Sync OneDrive on Windows by setting up the OneDrive app, saving or copying files into its folder in File Explorer and checking that each one has uploaded.
How to Turn Off OneDrive Without Losing Your Files
Turn off OneDrive by quitting it, pausing sync, switching off its startup entry, unlinking this PC or uninstalling it, and keep the files you need.

OneNote

How to Delete a Notebook in OneNote Completely
Delete a OneNote notebook in OneDrive or its folder on your PC. Close This Notebook only hides it. A deleted notebook can come back from the Recycle bin.
How to Rename a Notebook in OneNote on Windows and Web
Rename a OneNote notebook in OneDrive or SharePoint. In OneNote for Windows, Properties changes only the display name and the stored name stays.
How to Use OneNote for Notes and Organization
Use OneNote by creating a notebook on OneDrive, adding sections and pages, tagging action items, searching your notes, then checking sync and sharing.

SharePoint

How to Create a SharePoint Site Step by Step
To create a SharePoint site, select Build and then Site, pick Team site or Communication site, name it, check its address and select Create site.
How to Delete a SharePoint Site and Restore It
Delete a SharePoint site from Site information, see when a team site also deletes its Microsoft 365 group, and learn how to restore either one.
How to Use SharePoint for Files and Team Sites
Open your SharePoint site, save and upload files, share with the right people, restore earlier versions, and build a list or page in Microsoft 365.

More guides

How to Use Copilot in Microsoft 365 and Fix Common Problems
Use Copilot in Word, Excel and PowerPoint from the round button at the lower right, write prompts it can act on, and fix a missing button or licence.
How to Create an Agent in Copilot and Test It
Create a custom agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot with a prompt, a blank form or a template. Preview its answers, then create it privately and find it again.
How to Use OneDrive to Save and Share Files
Open OneDrive on your PC or in a browser, add and find files, share them with the right permissions, save space, and restore mistakes.

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