SharePoint Online Essentials: What all users should know about SharePoint Online (Microsoft Tech from Scratch)

Updated in April 2026. "SharePoint Online Essentials" gives an overview over the most important features in SharePoint Online and covers features that standard users with the default permissions need to understand to work efficiently with SharePoint. It is written by Microsoft certified SharePoint expert and trainer Peter Kalmström, who has published several books on SharePoint. Peter describes the modern experience when he explains how to use and create sites, pages, lists and libraries and how to share information with suitable permissions. Information about OneDrive, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Forms surveys and built-in flows is also included.