55216: SharePoint 2013 Power User Training & Certification Course

 Module 1: An Introduction to SharePoint 2013

Let’s get started with SharePoint 2013 by letting you know about its fantastic selection of features. We will demonstrate popular uses of SharePoint 2013 to manage and share content, create engaging web page, automate business processes and make good business decisions with Business intelligence. We will also discuss who will be the typical users in our sites and the role of the site collection administrator. Site Owners are trusted with functionality that in other business systems would normally only be available to developers. As a new Site Owner we’re sure that you will be amazed with the potential that SharePoint 2013 has to offer an end-user.

Lessons

1.  An Overview of SharePoint 2013
2.  SharePoint Versions
3.  Central Repository for Information
4.  Roles in SharePoint
5.  Web Content Management
6.  Site Visitors
7.  Team Collaboration
8.  Site Members
9.  Search
10.  Site Owners
11.  Social Computing
12.  Site Collection Administrator
13.  Workflows
14.  Farm Administrator
15.  Business Intelligence
16.  Security Trimming

Lab 1: Navigate SharePoint

•  Navigate between multiple SharePoint sites and Apps

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•  Describe the key features of SharePoint 2013
•  Navigate around a site and between multiple sites
•  Understand the roles of different people in SharePoint from Farm Admins to Visitors

Module 2: Creating Sites

Whether you are managing existing sites or you have not yet started, we will complement your current situation by discussing site hierarchy and planning your SharePoint sites. As a site owner you will be presented with a selection of site templates. You will use a variety of popular site templates to develop an enhanced understanding of each sites function and appropriate use. Once your site is ready, we will then change the look and feel of your site. You can even try applying your business brand to your test site. We will also build our navigation bar, a simple but powerful way to help users move between websites.

Lessons

1.  An Introduction to Site Topology
2.  Navigating SharePoint Sites
3.  When to Create a Site and Where?
4.  Applying Custom Themes to a Site
5.  How to Create a New Site
6.  Building the Site Navigation Bar
7.  Site Templates
8.  Deleting Sites
9.  Team Sites
10.  Recovering Deleted Sites
11.  Project Sites
12.  Blog Sites
13.  Community Sites
14.  Publishing Sites

Lab 1: Create and Delete Sites

•  Create a new Team Site
•  Delete a Site
•  Restore a Deleted Site

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•  Understand Sites and Site Collections
•  Create Sites using a variety of Templates
•  Delete and Restore Sites

Module 3: Creating and Managing Web Pages

SharePoint boasts a rich selection of ways to build web pages. You will learn how to update the home page of your SharePoint site with text, links, images, videos and web parts. We will also show you best practices when creating multiple pages and linking them together. In most site templates, creating and managing web pages is a simple, fast and rewarding way to present essential information and apps. SharePoint can also be used as an Intranet for internal news and information as well as a public-facing website. Due to the high visibility of these web sites, it is common to place more control over the release of new web pages or updates to existing pages. For this reason, SharePoint has Publishing Sites.

Lessons

1.  Introducing Wiki Pages
2.  Introducing the Publishing Site
3.  Adding Wiki Pages
4.  Create and Edit Publishing Pages
5.  Adding Rich Content to Wiki Pages
6.  Using Page Layouts
7.  Promoted Links
8.  Web Page Metadata
9.  Adding and Modifying Web Parts
10.  Site Collection Images
11.  Deleting Wiki Pages
12.  Renditions 
13.  Reusable Content
14.  Web Page Approval
15.  Scheduling Pages

Lab 1: Create and Update Pages

•  Create a Product Summary Page
•  Create a Marketing Photo Page
•  Create a Supplier Page

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•  Describe the types of the page available in SharePoint
•  Create, Edit and Delete Pages
•  Work with page content including text, tables, link, images and video
•  Use publishing to control who can see page content during updates

Module 4: Defining Business Information & Retention

Traditionally teams make use of file templates or manual processes to ensure information is collected and retained correctly. In this module we will help your team establish reusable file templates and automate business processes. An example of this would be removing old unwanted content from your site automatically. To achieve this you will learn about a variety of SharePoint features including content types, policies and in-place records management.

Lessons

1.  Managed Metadata Service
2.  Information Management Policies
3.  An Introduction to Content Types
4.  The Records Center
5.  Create & Manage Content Types
6.  The Content Organizer
7.  Content-Type Settings
8.  Document IDs
9.  Using Content Types in Apps
10.  In-Place Records Management
11.  The Content-Type Hub
12.  Deploying Content Types

Lab 1: Defining Business Information and Retention

•  Create and test an invoice content type
•  Switch on and test In-Place Records
•  Create and test a Content Organiser rule

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•  Describe the key features of SharePoint 2013 to collect and retain business information
•  Use and configure Content Types, Managed Metadata and Columns
•  Create and edit policy
•  Manage Records in place and with Record Centres

Module 5: Adding and Configuring Apps

Apps are required to store information such as events, contacts and files in a site. SharePoint provides a selection of apps for different scenarios, all with the option to be customised for a specific business requirement. Apps can be broken down into Lists, Libraries and Market Place Apps. In SharePoint 2013 lists serve as the structure for calendars, discussion boards, contacts, and tasks. This module explains the concept of lists, and then reviews popular options. A document library is a location on a site where you can create, collect, update, and share files including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF. We will show you the benefits of using a library and teach you how best to work with files in a library. An introduction to on-premises and SharePoint Marketplace apps is provided to show how to extend site functionality beyond what Microsoft has provided in the SharePoint 2013 platform. Finally, this module provides an essential overview of the Microsoft products which are most commonly used in conjunction with SharePoint 2013 and discusses the advantages of each program when combined with SharePoint.

Lessons

1.  Adding List & Library Apps
2.  Popular List & Library Templates
3.  Managing List & Library Settings
4.  Add, Modify, Upload, and Delete Content in Apps
5.  Create and Manage App Columns
6.  Adding Site Columns
7.  Sort and Filter Content
8.  Create and Manage Public Views
9.  Personal Views
10.  Working with Document Sets
11.  Using Alerts in Apps 
12.  Creating App Templates
13.  Office 2013 Integration with
14.  SharePoint Apps*
15.  On-Premises Apps
16.  SharePoint Marketplace Apps
17.  *Office Integration
18.  Integration with Microsoft Office 
19.  SharePoint Designer 2013
20.  Co-Authoring
21.  InfoPath Designer 2013
22.  Outlook 2013
23.  OneDrive for Business

Lab 1: Working with Apps Lab 1

•  Create a new library
•  Create columns and views
•  Create a document set

Lab 2: Working with Apps Lab 2

•  Upload and manage files
•   Create a new view in a library
•  Create and delete announcements
•  Test SharePoint alerts
•  Update items in Quick Edit view

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•  Create Apps to store business information including documents, images and videos
•  Customize apps to make them relevant to their business requirements using columns, views and app settings
•  Use apps with other office applications such as Excel and Outlook

 Module 6: Building Processes with Workflows

Workflows are a powerful efficiency tool which can be used to organise and track process-driven tasks including approval processes. Workflows will be demonstrated using real-world examples. You will be given the opportunity to build workflows and review workflow progress. Also covered is an introduction to Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 and third party workflow tools.

Lessons

1.  An Introduction to Workflows
2.  Adding Workflows
3.  Workflow Scenarios
4.  Removing Workflows
5.  Creating Workflows
6.  Third-Party Workflow Tools
7.  Configuring Workflow Settings

Lab 1: Create and Run Workflows

•  Add a new workflow
•  Test the workflow
•  Update, Rerun and stop a workflow

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•  Understand when to use a workflow
•  Create and edit workflows in the browser
•  Use workflows to collect approval and feedback information

Module 7: Customizing Security

Security is an important element of any site. You will see instructor-led demonstrations of the best practises for adding and removing colleagues from your site and defining their level of access. As a site owner, you can customize permission levels. This means that you can create levels of access that are aligned with the responsibilities of your site's users. An example of this would be allowing a group of users the ability to upload content but not delete content.

Lessons

1.  An Introduction to Security
2.  Creating Groups
3.  Access Requests
4.  How Inheriting Security Works
5.  Share Sites and Files
6.  Securing Apps, Folders, Files/Items
7.  Approving Access Requests
8.  Managed Metadata Security
9.  Creating Permission Levels
10.  OneDrive Security

Lab 1: Configure Site Security

•  Create a Permission level and Group
•  Adding users to a group
•  Sharing a site

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•  Understand how security works in SharePoint
•  Use Share to add users to a site
•  Review security and remove users from a site
•  Edit security to control what specific groups are users are allowed to do

Module 8: Communicating with Social Tools

This module covers a new and evolving culture change in the way that we work with business information. Social features are an engaging way for users to collaborate. The variety of social tools available to you is overwhelming. You will learn the differences between each of these tools and when to use them.

Lessons

1.  An Introduction to Social Tools
2.  Community Sites
3.  Updating your Profile
4.  Community Portal
5.  Blog Sites
6.  Skype for Business
7.  Newsfeeds

Lab 1: Get Social

•  Update your profile

After completing this module, students will be able to:

•  Understand the benefits of each social tool in SharePoint
•  Create and configure social tools including community sites and blogs

Module 9: Working with Search

SharePoint provides the ability to store vast amounts of content in a variety of locations. This module covers a set of tools which help you to efficiently locate the information you need.

Lessons

1.  Searching in SharePoint 2013
2.  How Search Works
3.  Refinements
4.  Promoted Results
5.  Search Criteria
6.  Search Web Parts
7.  People Search
8.  How Can Search be customized?