55035: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 for the Site Owner/Power User Training

This module provides an introduction to the topics covered in the class, introduces SharePoint terminology, and gets a start in navigation.

Lessons

What is SharePoint?

• Team Collaboration
• Document Management
• Social Features

SharePoint Administrative Roles

• Site Owner
• Site Collection Administrator
• Server Administrator

SharePoint Administration Options by Role

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify who can do what in SharePoint administration.
• Navigate to the site collection, site, page, and list administration pages.

This module covers the management of SharePoint users and user security.

Lessons

• SharePoint Security Best Practices
• Users and Groups
• Adding Users and Groups
• Adding Site Collection Administrators
• Permissions and Permission Levels
• Creating Custom Permission Levels
• Configuring List and Library Permissions

Lab 1: Users, Groups, and Permissions

• Add new users to a site
• Create a permission level for Add, Edit, but not Delete
• Create a new group for the site
• Create a new group for granular permissions
• Create a subsite with unique permissions
• Set unique permissions on a library and a folder

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Manage SharePoint security using best practices.
• Add new users and groups.
• Create custom permission levels.

This module covers the use of SharePoint Features to add and remove functionality.

Lessons

• What is a Feature?
• Activating and Deactivating Features
• Commonly Used Features

Lab 1: Site and Site Collection Features

• Add a Site Notebook to a Team Site.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Define the purpose of features.
• Activate and deactivate features.

This module covers the creation and management of SharePoint sites and pages.

Lessons

• Creating Subsites
• Site Templates
• Configuring the Look and Feel of a Site
• Configuring Navigation Options
• Adding and Managing Pages
• Working with Web Part Pages
• Frequently Used Web Parts

Lab 1: Managing Sites and Pages

• Create a Project Site.
• Create a page about an event.
• Create a web part page and work with web parts.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create subsites from templates.
• Configure site navigation options.
• Create and edit pages.
• Create web part pages and manage web parts.

This module covers the use of SharePoint lists and libraries.

Lessons

• SharePoint Lists and List Features
• Document Libraries
• Libraries vs. Lists with Attachments
• Adding Columns to Lists and Libraries
• Column and Item Validation
• Creating List and Library Views
• Working with Office Web Apps
• Organizing Content Using Folders and Metadata
• Picture, Asset, and Other Libraries
• Configuring RSS Feeds
• Configuring Incoming Email

Lab 1: Working with Lists and Libraries

• Customizing lists and libraries
• Open, edit and manage documents in Microsoft Office applications and Office Web Apps.
• Delete documents and recover them from the Recycle Bins.
• Configure and work with document versioning.
• Create metadata-grouped views.
• Create a custom Calendar view on a library.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create and customize lists and libraries.
• Open and edit documents in Microsoft Office and with Office Web Apps.
• Manage checked-out documents.
• Recover items from the Recycle Bin.
• Work with document versioning.
• Create views including metadata-grouped views and calendar views.

This module provides an overview of the SharePoint 2013 workflow features Workflows.

Lessons

• SharePoint Workflows
• Out-of-the-Box Workflow Demo

Lab 1: SharePoint Workflows

• Configuring an Approval Workflow

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify the differences between Out of the Box, SharePoint Designer, and Visual Studio workflows.
• Configure and use the box Approval workflow.

This module covers the use of SharePoint activity reports.

Lessons

• Storage Reports
• Usage Reports
• Search Reports

Lab 1: Monitoring SharePoint Activity

• Configuring an Approval Workflow

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use the Site and Site Collection reports.

This module explores the document management features of libraries.

Lessons

• Information Management Policy Settings
• Auditing List and Document Activity
• Working with Site Columns and Content Types
• Built-in Content Types
• Using Document Sets
• Using the Content Organizer

Lab 1: Advanced Document Management

• Create a Content Type for Purchase Orders
• Add Content Types to a library
• Configure Document Sets
• Editing and managing documents in a library

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create retention and auditing policies for a list or content type.
• Create and use Site Columns, Content Types, and Document Sets.
• Use the Versioning, Check Out/In, and Content Approval features.

This module provides explores SharePoint 2013 Apps.

Lessons

• What is an App?
• Working with Built-in Apps
• The SharePoint App Store
• The Corporate App Store

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify the different kinds of SharePoint Apps.
• Browse the App stores and add an App

This module covers the use of the SharePoint 2013 Community Site.

Lessons

• Social Features
• Rating Stars
• Tags and Notes
• Micro-blogging
• Blogs
• Building online communities using SharePoint
• Discussion and Moderation
• Rating discussions and earning points

Lab 1: Social Features and the SharePoint Community Site

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Interact with other SharePoint users in discussion forums.
• Rate posts and earn reputation points.

This module covers several additional topics of interest to Site Owners.

Lessons

• Audiences
• Managing User Alerts
• List and Library Communications Options

Lab 1: Additional Topics for Site Owners

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Filter content using Audiences.
• Manage user alerts.
• Configure list and library communication options.