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Add content to your My Site

Depending on how your My Site is set up, you can add different types of content, such as documents, a blog, and other pages, to it. For example, you could add a page to share informal information about your projects.

 Note    You organization may customize your My Site or limit the changes you can make to it – for more information, see the person who manages My Sites for your organization.

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Add documents to your My Site

By default, your My Site has two libraries for storing documents – a Shared Document library for documents that you want others to view, and Personal Documents that are only visible by you by default.

You can customize permissions for the library or for specific documents – for example, you could specify that only a specific set of users can view a sensitive document. You can find more information about managing permissions in the See Also section.

  1. Browse to your My Content page by doing one of the following:
  • If you are already viewing a page on your My Site, such as your My Profile or My Newsfeed page, click My Content.

My Content

  • If you are viewing another page on your SharePoint site, click your name Profile Name, and then click My Site. When your profile appears, click My Content.
  1. Click Add document under the library where you want to store the document, such as Shared Documents or Personal Documents.

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Create a blog on your My Site

You can share your ideas, insight about your current projects, and professional tips. The blog home page uses Web Parts, so the page can be edited like other Web Part pages. Find more general information about blogs in the See Also section.

  1. Browse to your My Content page by doing one of the following:
  • If you are already viewing a page on your My Site, such as your My Profile or My Newsfeed page, click My Content.

My Content

  • If you are viewing another page on your SharePoint site, click your name Profile Name, and then click My Site. When your profile appears, click My Content.
  1. Under Recent Blog Posts, click Create Blog. If you don’t see the blog commands, your organization may have customized your My Site.
  2. To add a blog category, which you can use to help organize your posts, click Add New Category under Categories.
  3. To change blog categories, click Categories, and then make the changes you want. Click the back button in your browser to return to your blog.
  4. To customize the About this blog section or other parts of the blog home page, click Edit Page. Click Stop Editing when you have made the changes you need.

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Post to a blog on your My Site

  1. Browse to your My Content page by doing one of the following:
  • If you are already viewing a page on your My Site, such as your My Profile or My Newsfeed page, click My Content.

My Content

  • If you are viewing another page on your SharePoint site, click your name Profile Name, and then click My Site. When your profile appears, click My Content.
  1. On the home page of your blog, under Blog Tools, click Create a post.
  2. In the Title box, type the title that you want for your post. The title appears at the top of the post on the home page and in the Posts list
  3. In the Body section, type or enter the content that you want to include in your post. You can use the ribbon to format the text, or to insert art, hyperlinks, or tables.
  4. In the Category list, select the category or categories that you want from the list of possible categories, and then click Add. To remove a category, select the category from the list of selected categories and then click Remove.
  5. In the Published section, verify that the date and time are correct for publishing the post, or change any settings necessary. The Publish Date specifies where the post appears on the home page, because the posts appear in reverse chronological order.
  6. To save your work and finish it later, click Save as Draft.
  7. To publish the post immediately, click Publish.

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Add a page to My Content on your My Site

Depending on how your organization has set up your My Site, you can add one or more pages to the My Content section of your My Site. For example, you could add a page to feature information about projects you have worked on.

  1. Browse to your My Content page by doing one of the following:
  • If you are already viewing a page on your My Site, such as your My Profile or My Newsfeed page, click My Content.

My Content

  • If you are viewing another page on your SharePoint site, click your name Profile Name, and then click My Site. When your profile appears, click My Content.
  1. On the My Content page of your My Site, click the Site Actions menu, and then click More Options.
  2. In the Create dialog box, and then click Page.
  3. In the Name box on the right, type a name for your page.
  4. Click Create.

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Edit My Content pages on your My Site

You can edit your My Content page and other pages you have added to My Content. For example, you can add Web Parts to display your tasks or documents from other sites that you are a member of..

  1. Browse to your My Content page by doing one of the following:
  • If you are already viewing a page on your My Site, such as your My Profile or My Newsfeed page, click My Content.

My Content

  • If you are viewing another page on your SharePoint site, click your name Profile Name, and then click My Site. When your profile appears, click My Content.
  1. Click the Page tab, and then click the Edit Page button.
  2. Add or change any items you want.
  3. To add Web Parts, click in the area where you want to add the Web Part, and then click Insert. Select the item you want, and then click Add.
  4. When you have made the changes you want, click Page, and then click Stop Editing.
  5. To make other changes to your site, click Site Actions, and then Site Settings.

 Note    Your organization may restrict the changes you can make to your My Site. For more information, see the person who manages your My Sites.

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Add lists and more libraries to your My Site

You can add lists, such as an announcements list or custom list, to your My Site. By default, the list displays in the left navigation of your My Content page, but you can also display the contents directly on your My Content page by using a Web Part. Find more information about displaying lists in Web Parts in the See Also section.

  1. Browse to your My Content page by doing one of the following:
  • If you are already viewing a page on your My Site, such as your My Profile or My Newsfeed page, click My Content.

My Content

  • If you are viewing another page on your SharePoint site, click your name Profile Name, and then click My Site. When your profile appears, click My Content.
  1. On the Site Actions menu, click More Options.
  2. Select the list or library you want to add. To narrow down the choices, you can click an option under Filter By, such as List.
  3. In the Name box, type the name for your list or library.
  4. Click Create.

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Add a list of your sites to your My Site

To quickly access your SharePoint sites, you can add a list of your SharePoint sites to your My Site. The My SharePoint Sites Web Part displays sites where you are a member, but you can also add other sites to the list.

  1. Browse to your My Content page by doing one of the following:
  • If you are already viewing a page on your My Site, such as your My Profile or My Newsfeed page, click My Content.

My Content

  • If you are viewing another page on your SharePoint site, click your name Profile Name, and then click My Site. When your profile appears, click My Content.
  1. Click the Page tab, and then click the Edit Page button.
  2. Click in the area where you want to add the list of SharePoint sites, and then click Add a Web Part.
  3. Under Categories, select Recommended Items..
  4. Under Web Parts, select My SharePoint Sites.
  5. Click Add.
  6. Sites in which you are a member will appear in a short time in the list. To add other sites to your list, click the Add New Tab Add New Tab button button.

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