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Faiza Qadri
Iron Contributor
Jul 01, 2020

Difference between Teams SharePoint vs standalone SharePoint site

I'm working on a roll-out for MS Teams and SharePoint for a client and I constantly get the question: What is the difference between Teams SharePoint vs standalone SharePoint site? I know there have been many features and functionality that have been added to the Teams SharePoint but want to check here if anyone has a chart or info-graphic or list that would help differentiate the two.

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  • Andrew Hodges's avatar
    Andrew Hodges
    Bronze Contributor
    Jul 01, 2020

    Hi Faiza Qadri ,

     

    In terms of SharePoint there is no difference as its just a site that gets created underneath a Team. SharePoint is SharePoint. 

     

    The difference is how you access the site from Teams which can be done a number of ways:-

     

    1. Through the files tab in each channel.

    2.  Using the SharePoint App/tab (not very good as only read only which means you cannot add anything)

    3. Using the document library app/tab.

     

     

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