Use the Employee onboarding team SharePoint site template (2024)

Once you've added the Employee onboarding team site template, it's time to customize it and make it your own.

Note:To edit a SharePoint site,you must be a site owner or site member.

Provide helpful information using images and text-Use the Text and Imageweb parts to provideengaging information and pictures. Highlight news for your organization- Use the News web part to showimportant and interesting stories. Display upcoming events and important dates-Use the Events web part to create a list of events anddates to remember. Give links a button to help them fit within your page's design- Use the Button web part to help important links stand out on your site. Help new employees navigate to helpful resources-Use the Quick Links web part to help surface onboarding resources. Spotlight people of interest- Use the People web part to display profileswith access to contact andteam information. Showcase the company culture- Use the Text and Image web parts to showcase teams, culture, and related content. Call attention to related sites- Use the Sites web part to showcaserelated sites for more information.

Customize your site's look, site navigation, web parts, and content to fit the needs of your viewers and of the organization. When making customizations, first ensure the site is in edit mode by selecting Edit in the top right of the site. As you work, you canSave as draft, or Republish changes to make edits visible to viewers.

1. Use the Text and Imageweb parts to provideengaging information and pictures.

1. Select the Text web part.

2. Edit and format your text within the web part.

3. Select the Image web part and choose Editweb part .

4. Select Change and select an image source.

5. Once you've chosen your image, select Insert.

Learn more about editing the Text and Image web parts.

2. Use the News web part to showimportant and interesting stories

1. Select the News web part and chooseEditweb part .

2. Choose the News Source, Layout, andFiltersettings that suit the organization’s needs.

3. Under Organize, arrange posts under Select news to organize to suit your organization's needs.

   See Also

   Microsoft's HR Portal Now Supported by SharePointGuided walkthrough - Creating a leadership site for your organization - SharePoint in Microsoft 365Microsoft Copilot Studio: Building copilots with agent capabilitiesPlan an intelligent SharePoint intranet - SharePoint in Microsoft 365

Learn more about editing, filtering, and audience targeting usingthe Newsweb part.

3. Use the Events web part to create a list of events anddates to remember

1. Select the Events web part and choose Editweb part .

2. Select theSource, Date range, andtheLayout for events to be displayed.

3. Enter the maximum number of itemsthat should be listed in this web part.

Learn more about using the Events web part.

4. Use the Button web part to help important links stand out on your site

1. Select the Button web part and chooseEditweb part .

2. Make changes to the button label, link, and alignment.

Learn more about using the Button web part.

5. Use the Quick Links web part to help surface onboarding resources

1. Select the Quick Links web part and chooseEditweb part .

2. Edit the link, title, icon, and description if needed.

3. To add a link, select+ Add links.

See differentlayouts and learn more about editing theQuick Links web part.

6. Use the People web part to display teamcontact information

1. Select the People web part and choose Editweb part .

2. Enter aperson's name or emailto find them in the organization's directory.

3. Select the person's name to add them.

Learn more about adding people profiles with the People web part.

7. Use the Text and Image web parts to showcase teams, culture, and related content

1. Select the Text web part.

2. Edit and format your text within the web part.

3. Select the Image web part and choose Editweb part .

4. Select Change and select an image source.

5. Once you've chosen your image, select Insert.

Learn more about editing the Text and Image web part.

8. Use the Sites web part to showcase related sites.

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1. Select the Sitesweb part and choose Edit web part .

2. Choose to display sites the user frequently visitsor select specific sites to display.

3. Choose a layout and how many sites to show at once.

Learn more about using the Sites web part.

Customize the following pages within the site:

• Onboarding checklist- Customize this page by personalizing thenew employee onboarding list template.

• Training -Customize this page by editingTextand Quick Linksweb parts.

• How we work -Customize this page by editingTextand Quick Linksweb parts.

• Meet the team - Customize this page by editingTextand Quick Linksweb parts.

Customize the look and site navigation

Before you share your site with others, put the finishing touches on your site by ensuring users can find the site, navigate through links and pages easily, and quickly access content on the site.

• Edit document libraries by updating the folder names and uploading resources.

• Edit and customize site navigation.

• Change the look of your site by customizing the theme, logo,header layouts, and the look of your site.

• Add or remove pages to this site or the site navigation to accommodate existing content.

• Choose to associate this site with a hub site within your organization, or add this site to an existing hub site navigation if needed.