This course explores several advanced topics of working with SharePoint 2010 sites. Topics include SharePoint Server site definitions (business intelligence, search center, etc.), in-depth coverage of workflows, My Sites, social computing, site administration, site customization, and site collection administration.

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 50469: SharePoint 2010 End User - Level II.

What You'll Learn

• Explore all the new end-user features in SharePoint 2010
• Learn to navigate the new ribbon
• Work with social computing features like tagging and ranking
• Discover the new My Sites features

Who Needs to Attend

• Individuals responsible for managing SharePoint sites as owners or site collection owners
• Business and everyday users wanting to learn more advanced tasks of SharePoint sites and site collections

Prerequisites

Course 6248: SharePoint End User - Level I or several months of experience working with SharePoint sites

• SharePoint 2010 End User - Level I (M50468)

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Server Site Definitions

• SharePoint Server Site Definition Details
• Effectively use the SharePoint Server Site Definitions

2. Workflows

• Build Workflows with SharePoint Designer 2010
• Edit Built-In Workflows
• Implement Logging in Your Workflows

3. My Site

• Create and Modify My Site
• What is Social Computing?
• My Site Social Networking Features

4. Site Administration

• What a Site Administrator Is
• Site Administration Tasks
• Administer SharePoint Sites

5. Site Customization

• Modify the Shared and Personal View of a Site
• Add and Delete Pages and Web Part Pages
• Basic Web Parts on a Team Site and Portal Sites
• Administer Changes to SharePoint Master Pages and CSS

6. Site Collection Administration

• Site Collection Administration Basics
• Site Collection Administration Features

Labs

Lab 1: Server Site Definitions

• Use the Publishing Portal
• Use the Records Center
• Use the Search Center
• Use Business Intelligence Center

Lab 2: Built-In Activities (2007)

Lab 3: Built-In Activities (2010)

Lab 4: Reusable Workflows

• Create Reusable Workflows (Site/Global)
• Export a Workflow to Visio
• Import a Workflow from Visio
• Save as Template

Lab 5: Modify Out-of-Box (OOB) Workflows

Lab 6: Looping Workflow

• Create a looping set of workflows

Lab 7: My Site

• Create Your My Site
• Your Profile
• Colleagues
• Colleagues: Tracking Changes
• Explore Memberships
• Explore In Common With
• Documents
• My Blog
• My Tags and Notes

Lab 8: Site Administration

• Site Name, Description, Appearance
• Tree View
• Site Theme
• Navigation (Top Link, Quick Launch)
• Searchable Columns
• Regional Settings
• User Alerts
• RSS Settings
• Search and Offline Availability
• Workflow Settings
• Site Web Analytics and Reports
• Term Store Management
• Content and Structure
• Manage Site Features
• Reset to Site Definition

Lab 9: Galleries

• Explore Site Column Gallery
• Explore Site Content Types Gallery
• Explore Web Parts Gallery
• Explore List Templates Gallery
• Explore Master Pages (and Page Layouts) Gallery
• Explore Themes Gallery
• Explore Solutions Gallery

Lab 10: Advanced Site Administration

• Site Features
• Workflows
• Hold Reports
• Discover and Hold Content
• Content Organizer Settings
• Content Organizer Rules

Lab 11: Foundation Web Parts

• Web Parts Basics
• Media and Content Web Parts
• Content Rollup Web Parts
• Social Collaboration Web Parts

Lab 12: Server Web Parts

• Basic and Audience Targeting
• Business Data
• Office Client Applications
• Search

Lab 13: Filter Web Parts

• Use Each of the Filter Web Parts

Lab 14: Master Page and CSS Customization

• Create a Master Page
• Modify a Master Page
• Custom CSS

Lab 15: Page Layouts

• Create a New Page Layout
• Create a New Page using a Page Layout

Lab 16: Site Collection Administration

• Search Settings, Scopes, and Keywords
• FAST Search Links
• Recycle Bin
• Site Collection Features
• Site Hierarchy
• Site Collection Navigation
• Site Collection Audit Settings
• Audit Log Reports
• Portal Site Connection
• Site Collection Policies
• Record Declaration Settings
• Site Collection Cache Profiles, Object Cache and Output Cache
• Content Type Publishing and Logs
• Variations and Variation Labels
• Translatable Columns
• Suggested Content Browser Locations
• Document ID Settings
• SharePoint Designer Settings
• Visual Upgrade
• Help Settings
• Site Collection Web Analytics Reports