Introduction to SharePoint 2007 for End Users

The goal of this course is to provide you with the knowledge required by an end-user of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services v3 / Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. The course emphasises hands-on experience, with a series of self-guided exercises integrated into the training.
You will discover how to access SharePoint from a browser or from Office, how to use SharePoint to collaborate within a team, organise and manage documents, events, lists and other items. You will also be shown how to create your own site with both public and private areas, and how to search for information in a portal site.

The goal of this course is to provide you with the knowledge required by an end-user of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services v3 / Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. The course emphasises hands-on experience, with a series of self-guided exercises integrated into the training.

Delegates will learn how to

Explain how SharePoint can help create a collaborative working environment
Recognise Site Structure and the SharePoint building blocks
Find information and people in a SharePoint Site
Create and edit libraries and lists
Sort and filter items in a list or library
Use a document library for collaborative working
Share a team calendar and contact list
Connect people to lists and libraries using Outlook
Control document editing using check in / check out
Manage documents using versioning and workflows
Create draft versions of documents

You will discover how to access SharePoint from a browser or from Office, how to use SharePoint to collaborate within a team, organise and manage documents, events, lists and other items. You will also be shown how to create your own site with both public and private areas, and how to search for information in a portal site.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Understanding SharePoint

Topic A: Working with SharePoint
Topic B: SharePoint Structure
Topic C: Find Information or People

Lesson 2: Managing My Site

Topic A: Introduction
Topic B: My Profile
Topic C: Colleague Tracker
Topic D: My Links

Lesson 3: Document Libraries

Topic A: Introduction
Topic B: Manage Documents
Topic C: Working with Documents
Topic D: Document Properties
Topic E: Wiki Libraries

Lesson 4: Lists

Topic A: Creating Lists
Topic B: Calendar Event Lists
Topic C: Contacts Lists
Topic D: Task Lists

Lesson 5: View Lists and Libraries

Topic A: Sort Lists and Libraries
Topic B: Filter Lists and Libraries
Topic C: Working with Columns
Topic D: Using Views
Topic E: Connecting to Microsoft Outlook

Lesson 6: Content Administration

Topic A: Using Alerts and RSS
Topic B: Use RSS Feeds
Topic C: Check Out/In
Topic D: Managing Versions
Topic E: Workflows