MS SharePoint
We use Microsoft SharePoint to collaborate with and share documents among College members and other stakeholders, particulary for our committees and working groups. If your RCPCH group is using this software, we'll email you an invite to join the SharePoint site. Here we explain what to do.
To access the SharePoint site you have been invited to, you will need to:
- Click the link in the email
- Depending on the email address you are using, you will be able to sign up with:
- Your Microsoft account;
- Your organisational account; or if you do not have neither
- Be asked to create a Microsoft account
Before you click on the invite link, make sure you're logged out of any other MS Office accounts. If you don't do this, the SharePoint site will recognise that you are trying to join with a different email address and will not allow you to access the site.
- You can log out by going to the SharePoint or Office 365 page hosted by your organisation, click on your name initials in the top-right corner, and then Logout. Alternatively, you can use a different browser, so you do not repeat this process every time you switch between accounts.
- In the Create your account field that comes up, enter your email address the initial invite was sent to.
- Click Next and create your password. This can be any password, as long as it is easy to remember.
- Click Next and enter your country of region and date of birth.
- Click Next and you will be sent an email to verify your email address.
- Open a new window or tab and go into the mailbox that you signed up with and copy or memorise the 4-digit security number.
- Go back to the registration page and enter the 4-digit registration number then click Next.
- Enter the letters in the CAPTCHA field then click next.
Your account is now set up and you should be able to access the SharePoint site that you were invited to join.