SharePoint is one of Microsoft's most widely used collaboration platforms and is both loved and hated. The reasons for the strong feelings tend to be based on how SharePoint is set up and run by any given organization.
In this chapter, we will mainly look at SharePoint Online, the version of SharePoint available via Office 365. We will also look at getting to SharePoint, navigating the SharePoint home, getting around in SharePoint, and the anatomy of SharePoint's classic and modern pages.
This chapter will cover the following topics:
- Background and history
- Editions of SharePoint
- Getting into SharePoint Online