Audience: New users of Microsoft SharePoint 2007
Duration: Two days
Course materials are provided.
Overview
This course is designed to provide attendees with a basic understanding of how to use a SharePoint site. Trainees find out how to navigate, and contribute content within, the framework of a collaborative environment. Participants practice:
The Fundamentals
This module highlights the uses and benefits of SharePoint. Navigational components, as well as search features, are covered.
- Introduction to SharePoint
- Accessing a SharePoint Site
- Understanding the SharePoint Window
- Navigating in SharePoint
- Understanding Permissions and Groups
- Using Views and Sorting
- Using Search
- Using Help
- Working with the Recycle Bin
- Working with Alerts
Managing Lists
The module provides a general overview of how to manage lists: creating and customizing lists, and working with the items on a list.
- Creating a List
- Working with List Items
- Customizing a List
- Deleting a List Item or a List
Working with Lists
This module provides a solid basis for some of the most fundamental SharePoint tasks, such as adding announcements and events to lists on a team site.
- Adding an Announcement
- Adding a Contact
- Adding Links
- Viewing the Calendar
- Adding an Event to the Calendar
- Adding a Recurring Event
- Viewing a Task List and a Project Task List
- Adding Tasks and Milestones
- Updating a Task
- Adding a Discussion Topic
- Replying to a Discussion Topic
Working with Libraries
Libraries provide the means for a team or department to update and manage files in a central location. In this module, we cover areas such as creating libraries, uploading documents, checking documents in and out, and version history.
- Creating a Library
- Creating a New Document in a Library
- Uploading a File or Document to a Library
- Working with Images
- Opening and Editing a Document
- Checking Out and Checking In a Document
- Using Versions History
Working with Blogs, Wikis and Workspaces
This module covers the main collaboration sub-sites that can be added to a team site: blogs, wikis and workspaces. These sites have their own pages and organization, and complement the objects and features available in a team site.
- Creating a Wiki Site
- Working with a Wiki
- Creating a Blog
- Writing a Blog Post
- Working with a Blog
- Creating a Document Workspace
- Creating a Meeting Workspace
Using SharePoint with Office
In this module, the integration between SharePoint and the Microsoft Office 2007 suite–such as PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook–is reviewed.
- Synchronize Lists and Libraries with Outlook
- Creating a Meeting Workspace from Outlook
- Creating a Document Workspace in Office
- Working with PowerPoint Slides in SharePoint
- Export Lists to Excel
Managing Sites
Sites’ settings can be customized and changed once they are created. This module covers some common site settings, such as site appearance. It also covers more advanced settings, such as assigning permissions to site users, and using Web parts.
- Working with Site Settings
- Customizing Site Appearance and Navigation
- Adding a User to a Group
- Working with Groups
- Working with Web Parts