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Connecting to SharePoint Online

SharePoint is a beast unto itself; it could easily warrant us writing an entire book. In this chapter, we'll stay focused on the ways you can connect to SharePoint Online from PowerShell.

First, let's take a quick look at numerous ways you can interact with SharePoint:

SharePoint Online Management Shell
SharePoint REST API
Client-side object model
Legacy SharePoint web services and FrontPage Server Extensions
SharePoint PnP PowerShell modules and others

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