SharePoint Online is offered as part of the Office 365 package and can be used to create websites for external as well as internal use of the business.

1. Using SharePoint Online Websites

2. SharePoint Online is offered as part
of the Office 365 package and can
be used to create websites for
external as well as internal use of the
business. The sites will be suitable
for small and medium sized
enterprises with its simple tools and
easy maintenance options.

3. SharePoint Website
• Elements required for creating a
SharePoint website including the
templates, images, documents, videos
etc. stored here
SharePoint
Libraries
• Common (default) web pages – Home,
About Us, Contact Us, and Site Map
• New pages can be added as per
requirement
Website
• Edit, change site theme, SEO optimize
the site, add social media apps and any
other feature that is required by the
business
Customizations

4. Public Website on SharePoint Online
The Public website on SharePoint Online can be
created from scratch using Design Manager
A customized domain name can be given to the website
Technical knowledge of HTML is not relevant for
making changes, uploading pages or building new
website features.

5. Features of Public Website
Website customization options - Site tab, social
media, web blog, publishing features, Design
manager etc.
Site management features - multi-level, role based
permission management, SEO, storage, Search
reports, change website address etc.
Install and manage apps from SharePoint
Marketplace
Manage domain names from Office 365
Create subsites and add new subsites to the
website

6. Setting Up a Public Website
Create a site collection and designate it as the public facing
site.
Designate the URL (domain) which people can use to
access the website.
A default domain is provided when the company signs
up for Office 365,
Customized domain can be used as default domain
name for the public website.
The new domain must be registered with Microsoft.

7. Setting Up a Public Website
1. Sign in to SharePoint Online
Administrator Center
2. Click Manage Site Collection on the
Home page
3. Under the Site Collection tab –
a. Go to Contribute
b. Click New
c. Click on Public Website

8. Setting Up a Public Website
1. When the Create Your Website dialog box
opens, enter the relevant information including
–
a. Title
b. Website Address
c. Language
d. Time Zone
e. Administrator
f. Storage Quota
g. Resource Usage Quota
2. Click OK

9. METAOPTION LLC
574 Newark Avenue, Suite 210
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: +1 (201) 377-3150
Fax: +1 (201) 377-3150
Email: info@metaoption.com

10. Thank You!
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