# Monitor Changes in Microsoft SharePoint Documents

Source: PageCrawl.io Help Center
URL: https://pagecrawl.io/help/file-tracking/article/monitor-changes-in-sharepoint-documents

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PageCrawl can monitor Microsoft SharePoint pages and documents for text changes. When content is added, edited, or removed, you receive a notification showing what changed.

### Requirements

The SharePoint page or document must be reachable at a direct URL that PageCrawl can open.

### Sharing and Access

Most SharePoint content sits behind a Microsoft 365 login, so you have two options:

- **Share with a link.** In SharePoint, open the document or page, click **Share**, and create a link set to **Anyone with the link** (where your organization's policy allows it). Paste that link into PageCrawl. This is the simplest option and needs no credentials.
- **Use login authentication.** If the file can only be opened after signing in, set up a [login authentication configuration](/help/features/article/can-i-track-password-protected-websites.md) for your SharePoint/Microsoft 365 login, then select it when adding the page. PageCrawl will sign in before each check.

Note: If your organization enforces multi-factor authentication or single sign-on on SharePoint, an "Anyone with the link" share is usually the most reliable option.

### Setup

1. Click **Track New Page**
2. Paste the URL to the SharePoint page or document
3. Choose your check frequency and notification preferences
4. If the page requires login, select your authentication configuration
5. Save

  [Image: Track New Page screen where you paste the URL to a SharePoint page or document to start monitoring it]

### What Can Be Monitored

| Content Type | How It Works |
|-------------|-------------|
| **SharePoint pages** | Tracks text content changes on the page |
| **Word documents** | Extracts and compares text content |
| **Excel files** | Extracts and compares cell data |
| **PDF files** | Extracts and compares text content |

### Related Articles

- [Google Docs & Sheets](/help/file-tracking/article/monitor-changes-in-google-sheets.md) - Monitor Google Drive files
- [Password-Protected Pages](/help/features/article/can-i-track-password-protected-websites.md) - Configure login authentication
- [Word Documents](/help/file-tracking/article/track-changes-in-word-files.md) - Monitor Word file changes

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