A Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft SharePoint
A Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft SharePoint
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
Are you using SharePoint at your job and feel like you may be missing something? Perhaps you think that there should be another, easier way to do something, but need a bit of guidance to help you use the tool more efficiently? Well, you have come to the right place! In this course, experienced SharePoint developer and user Nikkia Carter, will guide you through the basic tips and tricks that will make your SharePoint workflow better. She'll instruct you on how to create and modify lists, work with libraries, upload different file types, and make your SharePoint experience more enjoyable with quick searches, personalized views, and customized settings. You’ll complete this course feeling much more confident in your SharePoint skills.
Syllabus
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Background on SharePoint Before diving into SharePoint, it's important to understand what SharePoint is and what features it includes. 1m
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SharePoint components Feeling comfortable in any new collaborative tool takes being able to identify essential functions. 4m
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Getting around Navigating in SharePoint can be confusing. 2m
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About browsers Not all browsers are created the same and this difference can affect how SharePoint looks. 2m
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About list Lists are one of the main constructs in SharePoint that you will use often. 1m
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Creating list items Lists are a great tool for keeping you and your team on track. After this lesson, you will be able to add items to your lists. 2m
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Modifying list items Adjustments are a part of life and a handy skill for collaborative work. 2m
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Libraries vs lists There is another important construct in SharePoint that you will use often which is called libraries. 1m
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Uploading documents Uploading documents is a key functionality of SharePoint libraries. 1m
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Working with documents The potential for collaboration is one of the most attractive features of SharePoint. 2m
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Check in/out Protect the document you're working on by taking advantage of a helpful SharePoint feature. 4m
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Version history SharePoint helps you limit the number of similar documents on your collaborative site. 2m
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Moving/copying documents The more your team works on and develops their workflow, you'll find the need to adjust where files are. 3m
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Sharing files When collaborating, you'll need to be able to share documents securely. 3m
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Finding Content It's easy to get overwhelmed with the number of lists, libraries, pages, sites, documents, and files in a SharePoint environment, luckily it has a powerful search engine built in. 4m
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Quick edit mode You can enter data into your SharePoint lists just like you do in a spreadsheet! 2m
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Working with views What works for your teammate may not be the best option for your workflow. 1m
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Creating a personalized view In SharePoint, each user can have the data presented in a way that best suits them. 5m
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Customizing your settings In SharePoint, there are a few personal settings you can configure. After this lesson, you will be able to identify those settings and customize them. 1m
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Navigating the recycle bin Did you know you can restore deleted documents and list items in SharePoint (within a certain timeframe)? 2m
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Requesting access There may be times where you won't be able to access a SharePoint site or file. No worries! After this lesson, you'll be able to request access. 2m
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Welcome to collaboration Thank you for watching this course! 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Nikkia Carter
Nikkia T. Carter is a Global Lead for the GPS Tech Team at Microsoft covering Modern Work, Security, Compliance, Business Applications, and Azure. She has a BS in Computer Science, a Masters in IT Project Management, and is a CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer. Since starting in IT in 2001, Nikkia has taken on many roles: applications developer, intranet developer, SharePoint developer, Office 365 consultant, and IT strategist across private, public, and non-profit sectors. She founded and ran a Microsoft Partner company and obtained Microsoft MVP status in Office Apps & Services. She’s an accomplished speaker, author, community leader, board member, and event organizer.
Nikkia Carter
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