Exploring SharePoint 2010, Part 1 of 4

Course description

The course for SharePoint 2010 will give you an overview SharePoint Foundation and Server 2010. You will become familiar with working with different types of content, using keywords, tags and notes. The course will then move onto a strong point of SharePoint 2010, collaboration. You will see how to use version control for documents, manage alerts and use other collaboration tools. Then the course will cover how SharePoint 2010 works with Microsoft Office 2010 and other external data. You will also learn about using SharePoint with SQL Server Reporting Services for Business Intelligence and then how to develop for SharePoint 2010 using Visual Studio 2010.

Each LearnNowOnline training course is made up of Modules (typically an hour in length). Within each module there are Topics (typically 15-30 minutes each) and Subtopics (typically 2-5 minutes each). There is a Post Exam for each Module that must be passed with a score of 70% or higher to successfully and fully complete the course.

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of .NET and ASP.NET, and experience with SharePoint 2003 or 2007 are all helpful, but not required. No particular programming experience is required, but the course is taught from a developer's perspective.

Meet the expert

Doug Ware

Doug Ware is a SharePoint expert and an instructor for many of our SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 courses. A Microsoft MVP several times over, Doug is the leader of the Atlanta .NET User Group, one of the largest user groups in the Southeast U.S., and is a frequent speaker at code camps and other events. In addition to teaching and writing about SharePoint, Doug stays active as a consultant and has helped numerous organizations implement and customize SharePoint.

Video Runtime

136 Minutes

Time to complete

176 Minutes

Course Outline

Module 1

Getting Started (30:06)

• Introduction (01:24)
• What is SharePoint (01:29)
• SharePoint as a Platform (01:17)
• SharePoint as a Product (00:30)
• Add-ons and Tools (01:04)
• SharePoint Foundation (00:46)
• Server Requirements (01:49)
• Client Requirements (01:09)
• What"s New in 2010 (06:48)
• SharePoint Server 2010 (01:06)
• New in SPS 2010 (03:38)
• Standard CAL (00:30)
• Enterprise CAL (00:57)
• Demo: Install 2010 (07:13)
• Summary (00:18)

Service Applications (31:46)

• Introduction (00:24)
• Important Terminology (02:40)
• Demo: New Site (07:08)
• Team Site Templates (02:56)
• Demo: Lists and Libraries (05:35)
• Pages (02:28)
• Demo: Page Editing (10:13)
• Summary (00:19)

Module 2

Working with Content (42:32)

• Introduction (00:30)
• List Basics (02:48)
• Demo: Lists (09:34)
• Documents and Metadata (01:41)
• Demo: Document Library (03:43)
• Lists & Libraries - What"s New (03:08)
• Content Types (03:23)
• Demo: Content Type (09:39)
• Document Templates (01:53)
• Demo: Info Path (05:57)
• Summary (00:11)

New Features (31:37)

• Introduction (00:38)
• Content Type Syndication (02:07)
• Service Applications (01:05)
• Metadata Application (01:47)
• Demo: Content Syndication (08:05)
• Terms and Term Sets (01:03)
• Versus Lookup or Choice Column (01:26)
• Demo: Term Store (08:15)
• Document Sets (02:08)
• Demo: Document Sets (03:21)
• IM Policy (01:18)
• Summary (00:19)