You may have noticed that SharePoint Online has changed a lot recently. The modern SharePoint document library has a lot of great new features that make it even better than before.
- Search – SharePoint comes with a best-in-class search engine. You can find a document by searching for a word contained within the document or properties about the document.
- Navigation – The left-hand navigation pane can show you the various document libraries that are located in the current SharePoint site or link to just about anything with a URL.
- Command Bar – Take actions on the currently selected item(s).
- Folder Breadcrumb – Easily navigate the folders of your document library and quickly jump back up to any parent folder.
- Pin Documents – You can pin the most important documents to the top so that they are always easily to find.
- Documents – Your documents can be displayed using the classic list view or using preview tiles making it even easier to locate the document you need.
- Drag-and-Drop – Easily move documents to SharePoint using convenient drag-and-drop capabilities.
- Document Preview – No matter if you are working in list view or tiles view, you can see a preview of the document without having to open it first.
- Metadata Properties – Viewing and editing metadata has never been easier. Click on any property and edit it right in the Properties panel.
- Activity, Sharing, and File Info – Easily see activity related to items, who has access, and other file information.