Before I came to SoftArtisans, I’d never heard of SharePoint. (You can gasp here or save it for later in the post.) As is my wont, I began using it without ever reading any documentation or general how-it-works-for-essentially-tech-illiterate-fools-type information. Which, in terms of doing most of what I need to do (uploading docs to libraries and writing blog posts on my My Site), is not the worst strategy, but it left a lot of gaps. So, with Ben’s encouragement, I recently began a comprehensive SharePoint-for-the-End-User curriculum. And, to my surprise and chagrin, found that there really isn’t one. Don’t get me wrong, End User SharePoint is an amazing resource—but I’d say it’s more tailored to post-bacs. Microsoft used to have a series of training videos, but they seem to be down at the moment, and their getting started articles are pretty skimpy early on and fragmented after the ABCs. So, like any great innovator (if you’ve been holding in that gasp, you can let it out now), I decided to create my own guide. Welcome to part one of many: What SharePoint does for me and which of its parts I will use. Continue reading NEUGS Part 1: Welcome to the SharePoint Jungle →