Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 for the Site Owner/Power User (55035B)

This two day class is designed for information workers or power users who serve as SharePoint Site Owners or Site Collection Administrators. Students should take this course if they need to know how to manage the team collaboration, document management and social features of Microsoft SharePoint 2013 sites. This class is an excellent prerequisite for IT Professionals who work as SharePoint Server Administrators attending 20331: Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013. This class can be delivered using Site Collections on an in-house server, virtual machines or Office 365.

Target Audience

This course is intended for

  • SharePoint Site Owners
  • SharePoint Site Collection Administrators
  • SharePoint Administrators and Developers
Prerequisites
Have strong SharePoint 2010 or 2013 end user skills or have attended “Introduction to SharePoint 2013 for Collaboration and Document Management” or similar.

Objectives
  • Manage Sites and Site Collections
  • Add users and groups and manage site, list, folder and item security
  • Add and configure web parts
  • Configure site options including theme, title, description and icon
  • Configure site navigation
  • View site activity reports
  • Customize lists and libraries
  • Configure Check out/in, Content Approval and Versioning
  • Create and modify pages and web part pages
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Module 1: The Role of the Site Owner

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?
  • o Team Collaboration
  • o Document Management
  • o Social Features
  • SharePoint Administrative Roles
  • o Site Owner
  • o Site Collection Administrator
  • o Server Administrator
  • SharePoint Administration Options by Role

 

Module 2: Users, Groups and Permissions

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

 

Module 3: Site and Site Collection Features

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

 

Module 4: Managing Sites and Pages

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

 

Module 5: Working with Lists and Libraries

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

 

Module 6: SharePoint Workflows

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

Lessons

  • SharePoint Workflows
  • Out of the Box Workflow Demo

 

Module 7: Monitoring SharePoint Activity

This module covers the use of SharePoint activity reports.

Lessons

  • Storage Reports
  • Usage Reports
  • Search Reports
 

Module 8: Advanced Document Management (Optional)

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

 

Module 9: SharePoint Apps (Optional)

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

 

Module 10: Social Features and the SharePoint Community Site (Optional)

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
 

Module 11: Additional Topics for Site Owners (Optional)

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

Lessons

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