Introduction to SharePoint 2010 – Courseware

This ½ to full day class is designed for SharePoint team members who need to know how to use the team collaboration and document management features of a Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Team Site.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Navigate SharePoint sites
• Manage content in lists and libraries
• Create and edit Alerts
• Collaborate using Tasks lists and Discussion Boards
• Work with libraries, including upload, download, editing, check out/in and versioning
• Use the SharePoint social features

Number of Days: Half to 1 day

Instruction Format: Instructor-Led

To Purchase:  This course is available from the Microsoft Courseware Marketplace or directly from MAX Technical Training.

• Instructor support forum
• Bonus labs
• Bonus demos

Module 1:  SharePoint Overview
This module provides an introduction to the topics covered in the class and introduces SharePoint terminology.

Lessons
What is SharePoint?
Team Collaboration
Document Management

Lab:
Hands-on practice is delivered as part of the instructor’s presentation. The students will use the features of the module in an instructor led collaboration experience.

Module 2: Accessing SharePoint
This module covers the SharePoint user interface and basic site navigation.

Lessons
Logon
SharePoint Navigation
Regional Settings

Lab:
Hands-on practice is delivered as part of the instructor’s presentation. The students will use the features of the module in an instructor led collaboration experience.

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Use a browser to navigate to a SharePoint site, and logon if needed.
Navigate a site using the Ribbon, Quick Launch, Top Link bar, Search and the Crumb Trail.
Work with web part content and links.
Set personal Regional Settings.

Module 3: SharePoint Libraries
This module covers the use of SharePoint libraries.

Lessons
Document Libraries
Library Navigation
Opening Documents
Checking Out Documents
Creating Alerts
Uploading Documents
Blocked File Types
Creating Folders
Creating New Documents
Views
Picture and Asset Libraries

Lab:
Hands-on practice is delivered as part of the instructor’s presentation. The students will use the features of the module in an instructor led collaboration experience.

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Navigate library pages and web parts.
Navigate a library using the Ribbon, document dropdown menus and the Crumb Trail.
Open and edit documents in Word and other applications.
Open and edit documents using Office Web Apps.
Check out and check in documents using browser and Office features.
Delete documents and recover them from the Recycle Bin.
Create and manage alerts.
Upload a single file, multiple files and use Windows Explorer view.
Understand that certain file types are blocked and cannot be uploaded.
Work with folders.
Create new documents from within SharePoint.
Work with document versioning.
Display libraries using views.

Module 4: Search
This module covers searching SharePoint content.

Lessons
Search Features
Advanced Search

Lab:
Hands-on practice is delivered as part of the instructor’s presentation. The students will use the features of the module in an instructor led collaboration experience.

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Identify what content can be searched.
Use basic search and search scopes.
Use Advanced search.
Use search tools such as metadata tags, include and exclude options and wild cards.

Module 5: Using SharePoint Task Lists
This module covers team collaboration using Task lists.

Lessons
Adding and Updating Tasks
Using Task Views
Synchronizing Tasks lists with Outlook

Lab:
Hands-on practice is delivered as part of the instructor’s presentation. The students will use the features of the module in an instructor led collaboration experience.

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create, update and view tasks.
Work with SharePoint tasks from Microsoft Outlook.

Module 6: Working with Calendars
This module covers the use of team calendars.

Lessons
Calendar Navigation and Views
Adding Calendar Events
Dealing with long lists of events
Synchronizing SharePoint Calendars with Outlook

Lab:
Hands-on practice is delivered as part of the instructor’s presentation. The students will use the features of the module in an instructor led collaboration experience.

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Navigate SharePoint Calendars.
Add and edit calendar events.
Work with calendar views.
Synchronize SharePoint Calendars with Outlook.

Module 7: SharePoint Wikis
This module covers the use of Wiki libraries.

Lessons
Creating a knowledgebase with a Wiki 
Editing a Wiki
Wiki Versioning
Incoming Links
Wiki Views

Lab:
Hands-on practice is delivered as part of the instructor’s presentation. The students will use the features of the module in an instructor led collaboration experience.

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Add and edit Wiki pages.
View versions of Wiki pages.
Work with incoming links and views.

Module 8: Discussion Boards
This module covers the use of Discussion Boards.

Lessons
Create new discussions
Read and Reply to discussions
Flat and Threaded Views

Lab:
Hands-on practice is delivered as part of the instructor’s presentation. The students will use the features of the module in an instructor led collaboration experience.

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create new discussions.
Read and reply to discussions.
Choose between Flat and Threaded Views.

Module 9: SharePoint Social Features
This module covers the use of Blogs, Social Tagging and My Site.

Lessons
Blogs
Tagging Content
My Sites

Lab:
Hands-on practice is delivered as part of the instructor’s presentation. The students will use the features of the module in an instructor led collaboration experience.

After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create and edit blog content.
Use the SharePoint social tagging features.
Use the SharePoint My Site features.

Before attending this course, students must:

  • Have basic Microsoft Office skills.

  • SharePoint end users
  • SharePoint Site Owners who will be attending 50470 or equivalent
  • SharePoint administrators and developers