Content taken from the SharePoint Online Planning and Administration  web site.

SharePoint Online Resource Center Launched

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Learn More About SharePoint Online

SharePoint Online provides sites to:

1. Manage and share important documents. (My Sites)

2. Keep teams in sync and manage important projects. (Team Sites)

3. Stay up-to-date with company information and news. (Intranet Sites)

4. Share documents securely with partners and customers. (Extranet Sites)

5. Market your business using a simple public-facing website.

SharePoint Online works with familiar Office applications. You can easily create Office documents and save directly to SharePoint Online, or you can coauthor documents with Microsoft Office Web Apps. Access important documents offline or from mobile devices and set document-level permissions to help protect sensitive content. With one click you can communicate in real-time with colleagues, customers, and partners from within SharePoint sites.

For additional information, see the SharePoint Online page on sharepoint.microsoft.com.

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