Business User's Guide to SharePoint Server 2007

On-Site Learning

Who Needs to Attend

Power users, end users, information workers, and content managers

Prerequisites

Experience with Internet Explorer and Office Products such as Word, Excel, and Outlook. No prior WSS or MOSS experience is needed.

Follow-On Courses

Configuring and Managing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (M50047)
Building Enterprise Solutions with SharePoint Server 2007

Learning Paths

This course is part of the following job roles:

Business Users and Information Workers

Use the WSS model to customize SharePoint 2007.

Get started with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) with this course. Examine the software from the business side, learning how to leverage WSS and MOSS to solve business issues. In this hands-on course, you will walk through all of the basic features of WSS and MOSS. You'll walk away from the course with skills you can use to effectively and efficiently implement a solution of your own.

What You'll Learn

Gain an understanding of SharePoint 2007 from a business user's perspective
Leverage SharePoint 2007 to support business processes
Become proficient at managing content within SharePoint 2007
Learn how to quickly implement a solution for SharePoint 2007 in your organization

Course Outline

1. SharePoint 101

What SharePoint is and how can you utilize it
Commonly used terminology and phrases
WSS vs. MOSS
The version that best suits your organization
Real-world implementations

2. Lists and Web Parts

Using custom lists to collect data from users
Metadata that should be collected about each item
Using view to presenting data in different ways
The Web Parts-Lists relationship
Workflow
Using Site Columns for Metadata and ease of maintenance

3. Document Management

Office Client integration (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
Setting up versioning
Ability to require check out in document libraries
Creating dynamic presentations with the Slide Library
Using alert notifications to know when items are added/change
Creating reusable content with Content Types

4. Sites and Security

Creating sites for organization and containment
Utilizing site templates for quick deployment
Creating security using SharePoint Groups and Permission Levels
Setting customized security on a single item
Security trimming: Users only see what they can access

5. Information Architecture and Governance

Using the right taxonomy for your environment
Ensuring the portal remains organized through a governance committee
Planning for the initial rollout of the portal

6. Navigation

Creating consistent Global Navigation
Utilizing the Quick Launch Bar for navigational links related to the current site
Creating a personalized experience for users through audience targeting
Using the Table of Contents Web Part to show visitors the content available on a site
Creating a Site Directory with an organized listing

7. Web 2.0

Empowering users to be heard
Using blogs to send a message and collect feedback
Creating a knowledge base with the built-in Wiki functionality
Utilizing RSS to both promote and aggregate important content

8. Search

Returning more relevant search results with Scopes
Using Key Words and Best Bets to help users find the appropriate content
Using the Search Center and Search Web Parts to provide a tailored search experience for your environment

9. Meeting Workspaces

Purpose
Different method of creating meeting workspace and the benefits of each
Using a Meeting Workspace to organize reoccurring meetings
Making reoccurring meetings easier to maintain through series items

10. Enterprise Features

Creating enterprise access to excel spreadsheets through Excel Services
Using Form Server to ease the paper trail
Connecting and reusing data from other LOB applications through the Business Data Catalog