While there is plenty of information online for SharePoint site administrators and developers, "how-to" guides for more basic, standard functions are harder to find. Once logged into a SharePoint site, a key feature of understanding and using SharePoint is in navigation.
Depending on the set-up of the SharePoint site, navigation is often extremely restricted for those who do not have log-in access, as only web pages intended for public view are available. Navigation links will appear for those logged in only for those sites and areas they have permission to access.
Top menu tabs
For most SharePoint sites, users will notice a menu of tabs appear across the top of the site once logged in. Users can click on any of the visible tabs to be directed to that particular web site (sub-sites to the main SharePoint site you logged into). The tabs usually only represent web sites located within the SharePoint site portal, not individual documents or items available within those sites. If a user does not have permission to access particular sub-sites, the tabs for that area will not appear on the screen.
Left-side Quick Launch Menu
The panel of links along the left side of the page is referred to as the quick launch menu. This menu is visible on every page you visit and changes with each site that is navigated. Both the links and headings in the quick launch menu will take users to the specified location within that web site. Use the top menu tabs to navigate to different sites and the quick launch menu to access particular items within that site.
View All Site Content Link
A link to “View All Site Content” will appear once a user is logged in. From the main home page, if the View All Site Content link is clicked, users will be directed to the entire contents of the web site, which will allow access any items within that web site, as well as the sub-sites built into the home page. This link is a quick and easy way to view all document libraries and lists within a web site. When a user navigates away from the main home page and into one of the sites specified in the top menu tables, the “View All Site Content” link will show all the web site contents for that particular section, not the home page section.
Breadcrumb Trail
As users navigate around the web site and sub-sites, they will notice a breadcrumb trail automatically building at the top of the page, directly under the top menu site tabs. This trail shows where users are currently located, as well as how they got there. Users can easily go back to the folder or main site by clicking the link in the breadcrumb trail.
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