Change a site's title, description, logo, and site information settings

1. Select Settings, and then select Change the look. 

   Note:  If you don't see Change the look, you might not have permissions to customize the SharePoint site name and description. Contact the site owner either to get permissions to make the changes yourself or to have the changes made for you. For more info, see managing site permissions.

   

2. Select Header.

   

3. In the Display section under Site logo, select Change.

   

   Note: To ensure that your icon renders properly, please pick one that fits within the range of 64 x 64 pixels to 192 x 64 pixels (width x height). The Site logo will appear in the site header. The Site logo thumbnail image will appear in searches, on the site card, and anywhere else a square logo is needed. 

4. Locate the image being used for your logo from your computer. For a list of recommended image sizes and accepted formats, refer to the Customize your SharePoint site article.

5. After changing the logo, select Save.

   Important: 

   • SharePoint in Microsoft 365 team sites that are connected to a Microsoft 365 group use the same logo as the Microsoft 365 group to which they are connected.

   • When you change the logo for your SharePoint group-connected team site, the logo for the corresponding Microsoft 365 group will change also.

   • The process for changing the logo for a SharePoint in Microsoft 365 communication site or a SharePoint team sites that's not connected to a Microsoft 365 group is the same. In this case, only the site logo changes.

SharePoint offers several site templates that contain pre-populated pages, page templates, news post templates, and web parts that can be customized to fit the needs of your organization.

1. Select Settings, and then select Apply a site template.

   

2. In the Select a template window, select the template you want.

   

3. A preview of the template with additional information will appear. Select Use template to apply the template to your site.

   

Refer to the article on applying and customizing SharePoint site templates for more information.

Site permission levels are based on SharePoint permission groups. Members of a SharePoint permission group can either visit the site without editing it (Site visitors), edit the site (Site members), or have full control of the site (Site owners).

1. Select Settings, and then select Site permissions.

   

2. Here you can add members and manage permission levels, sharing permissions, and guest expiration.

   

3.  If you have additional groups or people that you'd like to give permissions to the site, select Advanced permissions settings.

See Sharing and permissions for more information.

To give people access to your site, you can either add members to the Microsoft 365 group associated with the site, or you can share the site with others without adding them to a Microsoft 365 group. For more information on site permissions, see Understanding permission levels in SharePoint.

1. Select Settings, and then select Site permissions.

   

2. Select Add members and select one of the following options:

   

   Add Members to Group to add members to the Microsoft 365 group associated with your site (preferred method).
   
   After making this selection, the Group membership for the site will display. Select Add members, enter a name or email address, and select Save.
   
   Members added to the Microsoft 365 group are added to the SharePoint Site members permission group by default and can edit the site. They also have full access to the Microsoft 365 group resources such as group conversations, calendar, etc.

   

   Share Site Only to share the site with others without adding them to the Microsoft 365 group associated with the site.
   
   Enter a name or email address, select the down arrow to select the SharePoint permission level, and then select Add.
   
   Sharing the site gives users access to the site, but they won't have access to the Microsoft 365 group resources such as group conversations, calendar, etc.

   

To change the permission level for an individual or group, select the down arrow next to the SharePoint permission level for that person or group and select Full Control to add them to the Site owners group, or Read to add them to the Site visitors group.

By changing the permission level of a member that is currently part of a Microsoft 365 group, you can change the level of control they have on your site without removing them from the Microsoft 365 group.

1. Select members at the top right corner of your site.

   

2. Select the down arrow next to the member to change and select a permission level.

   

In SharePoint in Microsoft 365, to remove someone who isn't a member of the Microsoft 365 group associated with your site:

1. Select Settings, and then select Site permissions.

   

2. Select the down arrow next to the permission level for the member to remove.

   

3. Select the down arrow next to the member to remove and select Remove.

   

   Note:  If a member is removed who was added using Share site only, and is also part of a Microsoft 365 group, they will still retain their permissions from the Microsoft 365 group.

In SharePoint in Microsoft 365, to remove someone who is a member of the Microsoft 365 group associated with your site:

1. Select members at the top right corner of your site.

   

2. Select the down arrow next to the permission level for the member to remove and select Remove from group.

   

   Note:  If a member is removed who was part of a Microsoft 365 group, but was also added using Share site only, they will still retain their permissions as an individual.

• For SharePoint in Microsoft 365 service limits, see SharePoint limits.

• For storage and user limits for Microsoft 365 and SharePoint, see SharePoint in Microsoft 365 Limits.

• To manage large amounts of data, see Manage large lists and libraries in SharePoint.

• Use Windows PowerShell to set storage quota and external sharing. Storage quota and external sharing can only be configured using Windows PowerShell. If you're an admin, you can do this by using Set-SPOSite. For information on managing groups with PowerShell, see Manage Microsoft Groups with PowerShell

• The most common problem with trying to change settings is not having the correct permissions. If you aren't sure what your permissions are, check with your SharePoint, network, or Microsoft 365 administrator.

• If you have permissions, be sure of the version of SharePoint that you're using. For more info, see Which version of SharePoint am I using? If your site was built with an older version of SharePoint, it may be using the classic look. To change logo, description, or other settings, select the 2016 tab. SharePoint classic experience uses the same user interface for settings as SharePoint 2016.