Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Power User (MOSS) – Courseware

This 2-day instructor-led class is designed for the Site Owner / “power user” of a SharePoint site or site collection who needs to know how to create sites and lists, manage user access and customize lists and web part pages.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Use and Customize Lists and Libraries
• Create InfoPath Forms Libraries
• Create Basic and Web Part Web Pages
• Add and Customize Web Parts
• Customize Sites and Workspaces
• Manage Users and Groups access / security
• Monitor Site Activity

Number of Days: 2 days

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: The Role of the Site Owner

This module explains the role of the Site Owner / Site Collection Administrator and offers a review of core SharePoint topic.

Lessons

Role of the Site Owner
Site Owner related menus and options

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the role of the Site Owner / Site Administrator
Indentify menus and options used by the Site Owner

Module 2: SharePoint Review

In this module we will take a brief guided tour of SharePoint from the point of view of the end-user as a review of SharePoint 2007 features and to discover a few features you may have not have found on your own.
As a site owner or power user you need to have strong end-user skills. This is your chance to “fill in the gaps” before getting into site and list customization.

Lessons

SharePoint Review: Your instructor will guide you through a quick hands-on exploration of SharePoint and review any of these features you would like to learn more about: libraries, lists, adding content, uploading content, folders, alerts, recycle bin, templates and search.

Lab : Test your basic SharePoint end-user skills

Create a subsite
Create libraries and add folders and content
Explore search options
Add a Wiki
Work with the calendar

After completing this module, students will have:

Reviewed and expanded their end user SharePoint skills

Module 3: Using and Customizing Lists

In this module you will see how to customize lists and libraries. All lists, from link lists to document libraries, have a common set of features. These include general settings such as title and description, user access permissions, custom columns and custom views.

Lessons

List Settings: General Settings, Content Approval, Folders, Item-level Permissions, List and Library Versioning Options, Checking Documents In and Out
Customizing Columns
Site Columns
Content Types
Creating Lists by Importing Excel Files
Creating and Modifying Views
Communications Options: RSS and Incoming E-Mail
Search Visibility
Overview of Workflows

Lab : Using and Customizing Lists

Modify a library and add new columns
Setup alerts
Setup and test content approval
Add folders
Setup and test versioning
Create a list from Excel
Create a new content type
Create a new view
Modify the RSS feed

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create, configure and manage lists and libraries
Use content approval and versioning

Module 4: Creating Forms Libraries

In this module you will see how to create and use Forms libraries. Forms Libraries are SharePoint libraries based on an InfoPath form template. InfoPath is a client application installed on the user’s PC and is used both to design forms and fill out forms. MOSS Enterprise includes a backend InfoPath server (InfoPath Forms Server) that can deliver forms to users via a browser.

Lessons

Creating a Forms Library
Publishing an InfoPath form to a library

Lab : Creating Forms Libraries

Create a simple InfoPath form
Publish the form to a new library

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create a basic InfoPath form
Publish the form to a SharePoint library

Module 5: Creating Web Pages

In this module you will see how to create and use Basic Pages and Web Part Pages. Often you will need to create a page within a SharePoint site that does not need any SharePoint features such as web parts or lists. Basic Web Pages as easy to create, are treated the same as any other document and are stored in a document library. In addition to a site's home page you can use web parts on pages you create.

Lessons

Creating Basic Web Pages
Using the Rich Text Editor
Creating Web part Pages

Lab : Creating Web Pages

Creating a Basic Web Pages

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create Basic Web Pages
Create Web Part Pages

Module 6: Sites and Workspaces

In this module you will see how to customize sites and workspaces.

Lessons

Changing the Look and Feel - Title, Description, Theme, Tree View, Quick Launch and Top Link Bar
Web Part Basics
Web Part Properties
List and Library Web Parts
Frequently Used Web Parts

Lab : Sites and Workspaces

Add and remove web parts
Using the Content Editor Web Part
Using the tree view
Customize a list web part

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Change the look and feel of a site
Modify site navigation
Work with web parts

Module 7: Users and Groups

In this module you will see how to manage SharePoint security.

Lessons

Users and Groups
Permissions
Adding Users
Review / Change Permissions
List and Library Permissions
Creating Custom Permission LevelsAudiences
Managing User Alerts

Lab : Users and Groups

Break subsite inheritance
Add access for all authenticated users
Provide custom access for a user
Provide access to a Windows group
Test user security

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe permissions, users and groups
Add users and Windows groups to a site, list, library, folder or item
Create a custom permission level
Work with audiences
Manage user alerts

Module 8: Site Activity

In this module you will see SharePoint's activity reports.

Lessons

Site Collection Usage Summary
Storage Space Allocation
Site Usage Reports
Dealing with Inactive Sites

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Find and review SharePoint's built-in Site and Site Collection activity reports

Module 9: Optional: Using SharePoint Designer

In this optional module the instructor will demonstrate the use of SharePoint Designer.

Lessons

Creating a Custom Workflow
Modifying the Master Page
Modifying a Site Page

After completing this module, students will be able:

Describe SharePoint Designer and its use

Module 10: Optional: SharePoint Search Review

In this optional module you will explore SharePoint's search tools.

Lessons

Search Overview
What is Searchable
Search Features
Search Syntax

Before attending this course, students must:

Students should have a working knowledge of SharePoint 2007 and know how to navigate a SharePoint site and SharePoint lists.