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What is a document library in SharePoint?

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What is a document library in SharePoint?

An organization produces thousands of daily collaborations and discussions and millions of documents, files, and folders. It is becoming necessary for organizations to adopt digitalization to make everything arranged, managed, and accessible easily. A SharePoint document library can be one of the best solutions. Read out further to learn more about how a SharePoint document library can help businesses and organizations in the best way. 


What is SharePoint Document Library? 


Consider a document library as a digital location where all the employees of an organization can keep, share, organize, and connect all the documents irrespective of the location. It provides access to all the documents to everyone from different devices. It also allows us to create different document libraries for multiple projects and helps in keeping all the documents organized and accessible way.

 

Top 5 Features of SharePoint Document Library 


The SharePoint document library is embracing organizations to collaborate and manage documents efficiently. It includes various useful features that can help organizations. Here are some of the best features of a SharePoint Document Library: 


  • Co-Authoring : This feature allows employees, team members, and managers to work on a single document collaboratively i.e., more than one person can easily work on a single document. It eases the entire workflow with efficient collaboration and review processes.  


  • Communication Tools : Effective communication is the key to success in an organization. Using the SharePoint document management system, it is easier to outline easier communication using Outlook, Yammer, and Microsoft Teams. All these help employees connect anywhere and anytime according to their needs. 


  • Metadata : With Metadata, organizations can tag files and make them arranged at multiple locations along with sorting and filtering the library to display the files according to their preferences.  


  • Alerts : The SharePoint document library provides automated email notifications to all the participants of a library if someone makes changes to a file, uploads a new document, or deletes a file in any way. 


  • Permissions : With a document library, it is easier to provide permission-based access. It includes permission types such as visitors, members, owners, and admin that makes it easier to keep files and documents manageable and efficient.  


Wrapping Up! 


There are various other features that organizations can utilize using a SharePoint document library. Most modern and growth-seeking businesses are using it and moving towards digitalization. What about your business, are you still using manual files and documentation? If so, this is the correct time to move towards digitalization with a SharePoint document library. 

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