How To Create a SharePoint Document Library Beginner Guide - [2025]

What is SharePoint Document Library? A SharePoint Document Library provides a centralized location to store, organize, and manage documents, making it easy for teams to access and collaborate on files from anywhere.
And when used effectively, you will see that the traditional folder hierarchy method is outdated and leads to errors like misplaced document and inconsistent naming of files.

In this tutorial, How To Create a SharePoint Document Library Beginner Guide, I’ll share 14 tips to help beginners get started with a SharePoint Document Library so that you can put those traditional filing methods behind you and increase your teams productivity.

If you are a student, teacher, project manager, business owner or super nerd like me, then we have got you covered!

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⏰ KEY MOMENTS

00:00 INTRO
00:39 How To Structure Your Document Library
03:19 How To Create A SharePoint Document Library
05:59 Add Basic Folders & Content
08:00 Add, Move & Delete Files

FLAT DOCUMENT LIBRARY
09:15 How Do I Create A Separate Document Library In SharePoint?
10:02 Add Columns To Create Flat Document Library SharePoint
12:57 Edit Columns In Grid View
14:56 Create A Custom View Of A Document Library
17:04 Use Conditional Formatting Customize SharePoint

OTHER
18:06 Add Members Or Add Owners To A SharePoint Site
18:50 Versioning & Co-Collaboration
20:15 Sync SharePoint Files And Folders To Computer
21:05 Convert Existing SharePoint To Teams
21:38 Where Is My SharePoint Document Library / Search Files In Teams

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