SharePoint permissions and sharing links in depth

Skills you'll practise

• Explain the default Owners, Members and Visitors groups and what each can do.
• Recognize broken inheritance and its effect on access.
• Choose the right sharing link type, permission and expiry for a request.
• Spot over-sharing in a permissions or link report and fix it safely.
• Resolve 'I can't open this' requests by checking the actual cause.

Course outline

1. 1.SharePoint permissions and sharing links in depthVideo · 4 min
2. 2.Site groups and inheritanceLesson · 8 min
3. 3.Sharing links: who, what and how longLesson · 8 min
4. 4.Fixing 'I can't open this' without making it worseLesson · 8 min
5. 5.SharePoint permissions and sharing links in depth: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 17 questions
6. 6.SharePoint permissions and sharing links in depth: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
7. 7.Final exam8 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out

Sources it draws on

The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.

• Microsoft Learn: Understanding permission levels in SharePoint
• Microsoft Learn: Sharing and permissions in the SharePoint modern experience
• Microsoft Learn: Manage sharing settings for SharePoint and OneDrive
• Principle of least privilege (NIST glossary)