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Planning permissions and access

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Planning permissions and access

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- [Instructor] The next step in planning your site is permission and access. Who are the editors of your site and what content are they responsible for? Understanding permissions and access control is crucial for securing content and how it's shared. Permissions dictate who can view, edit, or manage content in SharePoint. Implementing effective access control not only strengthens security, but also fosters better collaboration among your users. Utilizing a role-based approach ensures that the users have the appropriate access levels based on their responsibilities. How do you decide who gets to do what? As you decide your permission levels, you're going to need to set up the access. Setting up access levels involves defining various user roles within your organization and assigning specific access rights to each role. Using SharePoint groups simplifies the management of permissions by allowing you to apply changes at the group level, rather than individually. You will need to review…

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