SharePoint Foundation 2013: Site Owner
Course Length
1 day
Course Level
Beginner
Target Audience
This course is designed for existing Microsoft SharePoint site users who will create and manage a SharePoint site.
Course Prerequisites
To ensure your success in your course you should be have basic end-user skills with Microsoft Windows 8 and any or all of the Microsoft Office 2007, 2010, or 2013 suite components, plus basic competence with Internet browsing. You should also have basic SharePoint site user skills such as the ability to access and use lists, libraries, and documents on a typical SharePoint team site. You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations courses:
- Using Microsoft Windows 8 or Microsoft Windows 8 Transition from Windows 7
- Any or all of the courses in the Microsoft Office 2007, 2010, or 2013 curriculum.
- Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013: Site User
Course Overview
Microsoft SharePoint 2013 is a platform designed to facilitate collaboration and allow people to use familiar applications and web-based tools to create, access, store, and track documents and data in a central location. As such, SharePoint has many distinct features that must be enabled and configured, and many content structures that can be selected, added, and configured. In this course, you will learn how to create, configure, and manage a SharePoint Team Site so that your team or organization can share information and collaborate effectively.
SharePoint content structures and configuration options are complex. Site owners must understand what features, options, and content structures are available in SharePoint, and how to properly configure them. With SharePoint sites, features, and content structures properly implemented, users will be able to securely share files, collaborate on documents, and access information they need to work with their colleagues more effectively.
Learning Outcomes / Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, existing SharePoint site users will be able to create a SharePoint team site and perform basic content management tasks on a single SharePoint site. You will:
- Create and configure new SharePoint sites.
- Add document, asset, and wiki page libraries to sites and configure them.
- Add and configure announcement, task, calendar, contacts, and custom lists.
- Create and implement custom forms.
- Configures Site Settings, site search, and site navigation.
- Assign permissions and access rights to sites, users, and lists and documents.
- Configure content roll-up, and finalize site configuration.
Topic List
Lesson 1: Creating a New Site
Topic A: Create a Site
Topic B: Change the Look and Feel of Your SharePoint Site
Lesson 2: Adding and Configuring Libraries
Topic A: Configure Document Library for Your SharePoint Team Site
Topic B: Configure the Site Assets Library for Your SharePoint Site
Topic C: Add and Configure a Wiki for Your SharePoint Site
Lesson 3: Adding and Configuring Lists
Topic A: Add an Announcement List
Topic B: Add and Configure a Task List
Topic C: Add and Configure Contact and Calendar Lists
Topic D: Add and Configure a Blog Subsite
Topic E: Add and Configure a Custom List to your SharePoint Site
Topic F: Customize List Forms
Lesson 4: Configuring Site Settings, Navigation, and Search
Topic A: Configure Site Search Options
Topic B: Configure Site Administration Settings
Topic C: Configure Site Organization and Navigation
Lesson 5: Assigning Permissions and Access Rights
Topic A: Share Sites and Set Site Permissions
Topic B: Secure Lists, Libraries, and Documents
Lesson 6: Configure Content Roll-up, Summary Links, and Site Map
Topic A: Add and Configure the Content Search Web Part
Topic B: Add and Configure the Relevant Documents Web Part
Appendix A: Microsoft Office SharePoint 2013 Exam 77-425
Delivery
MicroAssist’s instructor-led training consists of group-paced learning models with structured hands-on activities. The dedicated learning environment encourages focused learning supported by key resources.
- Private Training Facility – Our training rooms are designed to provide students with a comfortable and distraction-free environment. Being able to focus on each step and its implications leads to better retention of the new material.
- In-person Instructor – The instructor presents learning material live in the classroom, allowing for effective information dissemination and active classroom management. The face-to-face nature of the class allows for student-teacher interaction that aids in successfully completing each lesson.
- Student Work Station – Each student is provided a desktop or laptop computer to work with during the training class. The computers are equipped with the appropriate student files and programs so students can replicate the steps in each lesson. Being able to manually complete each lesson fosters increased understanding.
- Student Manual – Each student is supplied a manual that provides a general overview of each concept as well as detailed instructions on how to complete each task. The manual is the student’s to keep and makes an excellent reference guide.
- Choice Platform – Students are provided access to an online portal that boasts several helpful resources such as a knowledge assessment, checklists, and how-to videos. The portal also provides the student files used during class so students can practice their new skills in a safe environment.
