MS 50196: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for the Site Owner / Power User
Duration
Two Days
About this Course
This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to administer a SharePoint Team Site in the role of site owner or power user.
Audience Profile
This class is designed for the owner of a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server site who needs to know how to create sites and lists, manage user access and customize lists and web part pages.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Use and customize Lists and Libraries
- Create Forms Libraries
- Create Basic and Web Part Web Pages
- Customize Sites and Workspaces
- Manage Users and Groups
- Monitor Site Activity.
Pre-requisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- a working knowledge of SharePoint 2007 and basic SharePoint site and list navigation
- basic Word and Excel skills
Course Outline
Module 1: The Role of the Site Owner
This module provides an overview of the role of the site owner.
Lessons
- The Role of the Site Owner
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the role of the site owner and the primary screens and menus used to manage a SharePoint site
Module 2: SharePoint Review
This module provides 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 the student may have not have used yet.
Lessons
- SharePoint Review of lists and libraries
- SharePoint Review of Search
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe SharePoint lists and libraries and common features such as versioning, content approval and search
Module 3: Using and Customizing Lists
This module covers list and library customizations including title and description, user access permissions, custom columns and custom views.
Lessons
- List Settings
- Customizing Columns
- Creating Lists by Importing Excel Files
- Creating and Modifying Views
- Content Types
- Communications Options
- Workflows
Lab : Customizing Lists and Libraries
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Customize lists and libraries
- Configure versioning, content approval and check-in / check-out
- Create and use Content Types
- Set Incoming E-mail and RSS options
- Describe workflow options
Module 4: Creating Forms Libraries
This module provides an introduction to InfoPath forms creation and publishing to SharePoint.
Lessons
- Creating Forms Libraries
- Filling out forms
Lab : Creating Forms Libraries
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create forms libraries from SharePoint or InfoPath
- Publish InfoPath forms to SharePoint libraries
- Open, edit and save InfoPath forms from SharePoint
Module 5: Creating Basic Web Pages
This module covers the creation and maintenance of Basic Web Pages and Web Part pages.
Lessons
- Creating Basic Pages
- Creating Web Part Pages
Lab : Creating a Basic Page
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create and edit basic pages
- Create and maintain web part pages
Module 6: Sites and Workspaces
This module covers SharePoint site customization.
Lessons
- Site Customization – Look and Feel
- Navigation
- Themes
- Save Site as Template
- Web Parts (with details and tips for 12 commonly used web parts)
- Search Visibility
Lab : Customize a site
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Customize site look and feel and navigation
- Add, remove and customize web parts
Module 7: Users and Groups
This module covers SharePoint security and user permissions
Lessons
- Users and Groups
- Manage Permissions
- Add Users
- List and Library Permissions
- List Item and Document Permissions
- Creating Custom Permission Levels
Lab : Working with user and group permissions
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe SharePoint site, list and library security
- Add users and create groups
- Create custom permission levels
- Customize permissions for sites, lists, libraries, folders, items and documents
Module 8: Site Activity
This module covers the activity reporting tools available to site owners
Lessons
- Site Collection Usage Summary
- Site Usage Reports
- Dealing with Inactive Sites
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe and review SharePoint activity reports
Module 9: Using SharePoint Designer (Optional Module)
This module provides a demonstration of SharePoint Designer
Lessons
- Customize a Site Page
- Customize a Master Page
- Create a Simple Workflow
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the uses of SharePoint Designer for the customization of sites and pages and the creation of workflows.
Before attending this course, students must have:
- a working knowledge of SharePoint 2007 and basic SharePoint site and list navigation
- basic Word and Excel skills
