Microsoft Collaboration Tools

Teams vs. OneDrive vs. SharePoint: Which One Do I Use?

All three tools store files, which is why they feel interchangeable. They aren't — each one has a job. This short video (2:08) explains how they fit together when you and your team get work done.

The short version

OneDrive
Your personal workspace. Drafts and works-in-progress, private until you share them. Microsoft Teams
Where you work together. Chat, meetings, and real-time co-authoring with colleagues. SharePoint
Where your department's files live and stay — shared, approved, long-term. WHAT PEOPLE GET WRONG

Teams doesn't actually store your files. Files shared in a channel live in SharePoint; files shared in a private chat live in your OneDrive.
These three tools are how your team builds the work — not where your audience goes to get the finished version.

One document, start to finish

1 Draft it privately in OneDrive. 2 Co-author and review it with your team in Teams. 3 Store the approved version in SharePoint — one source of truth. 4 Publish it wherever your audience gets it (for course content, that's still D2L).

LinkedIn Learning courses

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OneDrive

OneDrive for Business Essential Training (1h 2m) — Upload, organize, share, and collaborate on files; covers both the desktop app and the browser.

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Essential Training (3h 46m) — The full walkthrough: teams and channels, chats, meetings, file sharing, and settings.
Microsoft Teams: Working with Files (1h 6m) — Focused on the file side of Teams: where they live and how to co-author them.

SharePoint

SharePoint Online Essential Training: The Basics (2h 1m) — Start here: sites, libraries, and day-to-day SharePoint work.
Learning SharePoint Online — Team sites, sharing resources, using SharePoint with Office apps, and syncing to your devices.
SharePoint Online Essential Training: Beyond the Basics — For site owners: themes, hub sites, permissions, and connecting SharePoint to Teams.

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