Free SharePoint Project Management Template

Step 2: Install the Template

To install the template in SharePoint On-Premises:

Installing on SharePoint Online in Office 365? Click here for instructions.

 

1. Unzip the downloaded folder and save the SharePoint template (.wsp file) to a suitable location on your desktop.

2. Log in as a Site Collection Administrator* to the chosen on-premises Site Collection.

3. Click Settings | Site settings on the site collection home page.

4. Click Solutions.

Note: if you can’t see Solutions here, make sure you are not trying to add the template to a subsite.

5. Select the Solutions Tab and click Upload Solution.

6. Click Browse and navigate to the location where you unzipped the downloaded file.

7. Select the SharePoint Project Management Template.wsp file, and click OK.

8 Click Activate.

Your template is now installed!

*  Site Collection Administrator is the permission level required to add a SharePoint solution to a site collection. If you need a higher permission level to install the free template, simply contact your SharePoint Administrator.

To install the template in SharePoint Online in Office 365:

 

1. Unzip the downloaded folder and save the SharePoint template (.wsp file) to a suitable location on your desktop.

 

2. Log in as a Site Collection Administrator to the SharePoint Admin Center in Office 365.

3. On the left hand side, click Sites and then Active Sites.

4. Click + Create.

5. Select Other Options.

6. From the dropdown, select More templates (this will open in a new tab).

7.  Add the Title, Web address, and Administrator information for your site collection. Under Template Selection, select Team site (classic experience).

 

8. Navigate to this new site collection, and click Settings | Site settings on the site collection home page.

9. Click Solutions.

Note: if you can’t see Solutions here, make sure you are not trying to add the template to a subsite.

10. Select the Solutions Tab and click Upload Solution.

11. Click Browse and navigate to the location where you unzipped the downloaded file.

12. Select the SharePoint Project Management Template.wsp file, and click OK.

13. Click Activate.

Your template is now installed!

*  Site Collection Administrator is the permission level required to add a SharePoint solution to a site collection. If you need a higher permission level to install the free template, simply contact your SharePoint Administrator.