Mobile SharePoint

This information covers information as of the calendar year 2021 and is sourced from SharePoint For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119842989). The SharePoint for Dummies Cheat Sheet can be found here.

An intranet site is a website for only your organization and includes things like human resources information, company policies, time entry, and so on. Microsoft recognized that more and more people are using mobile devices; thus, it created a SharePoint Mobile App. Think of the SharePoint Mobile App as SharePoint running on your mobile phone.

Installing

iOS

To install the SharePoint Mobile App on your iPhone or iPad:

1. Open the Apple App Store on your iOS device.
2. Tap Search on the bottom of the screen to expose the Search bar.
3. Search for 'sharepoint' in the search bar.
4. Tap the Get button to install the app on your device.
5. Once the app has finished installing, tap the Open button.

Android

To install the SharePoint Mobile App on your Android phone or tablet:

1. Open the Google Play Store on your Android device.
2. Search for 'sharepoint' in the search bar.
3. Tap the Install button to install the app on your device.
4. Once the app has finished downloading and installing, tap the Open button.

Signing In

When you first open the SharePoint Mobile App after installing it, you are presented with a sign-in screen where you can choose to sign into SharePoint Online or SharePoint Server (the on-premises version of SharePoint run by your local IT team).

To sign into SharePoint Online:

1. Tap the Sign in to SharePoint Online button.
2. Enter your username.

3. Enter your password to tap Sign In.
   You will be asked if you want to let the app give you notifications.
4. Tap Yes.
5. The first-run experience for the SharePoint Mobile App appears and provides you guidance on the Find tab at teh bottom of teh screen.