Introduction to SharePoint for End Users

This SharePoint End User training course is the first SharePoint course you should take if you have little or no experience using SharePoint. It teaches the student the first things they need to know about SharePoint. You’ll learn what SharePoint is, how companies are using SharePoint, the business value of SharePoint, and the basics of using a SharePoint Site. Students will walk away knowing: how to use the out-of-the-box Apps in SharePoint including Lists and Libraries; the importance of the social features for making data more findable; how search is affected by user interaction via tagging and following will be explained clearly to you. Students will also learn how Search is used to find information.

This class is designed for SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016, and SharePoint 365 users. Labs for the online sessions are conducted in SharePoint 2016.

 

Audience/Prerequisites

This class is targeted to End Users (team members, project members) who are new to SharePoint with little to no experience. This is the First class a user should take regardless of what role they will eventually play in SharePoint. This class covers the basics and stops short of advanced topics, such as those covered in detail in a Site Owner or Power User class. This class is not designed for Content Editors or Site Owners.

This class is for SharePoint 2013, 2016, and Office 365 Users.

 

In this class you will learn how to:

• Learn to navigate a SharePoint Team Site.
• Learn to create SharePoint lists.
• Learn to customize SharePoint lists.
• Learn to create SharePoint libraries.
• Learn to manage library document versions.
• Learn to create SharePoint list and library views.
• Learn to integrate Office Outlook and Excel applications with SharePoint.
 

General Course Overview

Opening and Navigating SharePoint Team Sites

  • Access SharePoint Sites
    • Online Collaboration
    • What is SharePoint?
    • SharePoint 2016 Version
    • SharePoint Sites
    • SharePoint Groups
    • SharePoint Permissions
  • Navigate SharePoint Sites
    • SharePoint Site Hierarchy
    • What are SharePoint Team Sites?
    • Elements of the SharePoint User Interface
    • The Page Header
    • The Quick Launch Pane
    • The Page Section
    • What are SharePoint Lists, Libraries, and Apps?
  • Working with SharePoint Content
    • Adding Documents
    • What are SharePoint Libraries?
    • Add Documents to Libraries
    • What are Microsoft Office Online Apps?
    • Use Office Online Apps with SharePoint
  • Searching SharePoint
    • Keywords
    • Use SharePoint Search
    • SharePoint Alerts
    • View Document Properties

Using Lists

  • Add Items to Lists
    • What are SharePoint Lists?
    • SharePoint Columns
    • Types of Lists
  • Modifying List Items
    • List Options
    • List Item Options
  • Configure List Views
    • What is a List View?
    • List View Categories
    • List View Types
    • Default List Views
    • Create a List View
    • Change List View Settings
    • Change List Display Styles
  • Filter, Group, and Sort List Data
    • List Filtering Options
    • List Sorting Options
    • Advanced List Filtering, Grouping, and Sorting

Using Collaboration and Communication Features

  • Update and Share Your Profile
    • What are SharePoint Profiles?
    • Profile Permissions
  • Share and Follow SharePoint Content
    • The Newsfeed
    • Follow Items or People in SharePoint
    • Sharing Files
    • OneDrive for Business
    • Sites Page
  • Create a Blog Post
    • What are Blogs?
    • View a Blog
    • Creating a Blog Post

Using SharePoint with Microsoft Office

  • Open and Save SharePoint Documents with Microsoft Office
    • SharePoint Integration with Microsoft Office
    • Save a Document to SharePoint from Microsoft Office
    • Edit a Document in SharePoint using Microsoft Office
  • Use Document Versions in Microsoft Office
    • What is Document Versioning?
    • Document Versioning in SharePoint
    • Check Out Documents
    • Check In Documents
    • Recover Deleted Items in SharePoint
  • Access SharePoint Using Outlook
    • Synchronize SharePoint with Outlook
    • Find Synchronized SharePoint Information in Outlook

Accessing SharePoint Using Alternate Methods

  • Synchronize OneDrive with SharePoint