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.