1. SharePoint Introduction
    a. Introducing SharePoint 2010
        • What is SharePoint?
        • SharePoint History
    b. Differences Between SharePoint 2007 and 2010
    c. Differences Between SharePoint 2010 Editions
        • Windows SharePoint Foundation
        • SharePoint Server for Intranet Deployments
        • SharePoint Server for Internet/Extranet Deployments
    d. Understanding SharePoint Features
        • What Stayed the Same?
        • New Features of SharePoint 2010
        • Upgraded Features in SharePoint 2010
    e. Integration with Microsoft Office 2010
        • Integration Features
        • Compatibility with Microsoft Office Versions
    f. SharePoint 2010 Requirements
        • OS and Software Requirements
        • Database Requirements
        • Minimum Recommended Configuration
    g. Choosing Between SharePoint Versions

 

2. SharePoint Configuration
    a. Understanding the New SharePoint Central Administration Tool
        • The New User Interface
        • Organization Structure
        • Familiarizing Yourself with the Ribbon Functionality
    b. Windows SharePoint Foundation Configuration
        • Enabling Email Functionality
        • Exploration of Configuration Items
    c. SharePoint Server Configuration
        • SharePoint Applications
        • Creating New Applications
        • Extending Existing Applications
        • Managing and Configuring SharePoint Services
        • Exploration of SharePoint Specific Configuration Items
    d. Understanding SharePoint Hierarchies
        • SharePoint Sites
        • Site Collections

Section 2 Labs

• Exploring the New Administration Interface
• Enabling Incoming and Outgoing Email
• Working with SharePoint Application Settings
• Creating SharePoint Site Collections
• Creating SharePoint Sites
• Working with Site Settings

3. SharePoint Lists
    a. What are Lists?
        • Columns
        • Items
        • Views
    b. Out-of-the-Box Lists
        • Creating Lists
        • Working with Lists
    c. Custom Lists
        • Importing Lists from Excel
        • Creating Custom Lists from Scratch
    d. Extending Lists
        • Creating Columns
        • Creating Views
        • Managed Metadata
    e. Content Types

Section 3 Labs

• Creating and Editing Lists
• Changing List Views
• Working with List Data
• Importing Data into Lists
• Exporting List Data
• Working with List Data in External Applications

4. SharePoint Libraries
    a. What are Libraries?
    b. Understanding the Out-of-the-Box Library Templates
        • Document Library
        • Form Libraries
        • Picture Libraries
        • Slide Libraries
        • Report Libraries
    c. Working with Libraries
        • Uploading Documents to a Library
        • Working with Library Documents
        • Check-In/Check-Out
        • Version Control
    d. Customizing Document Libraries
        • Customizing Metadata
        • Creating Custom Views
    e. Managed Metadata
    f. Content Types

Section 4 Labs

• Creating New Libraries
• Uploading Files
• Checking In and Checking Out Files
• Working with Version Control
• Customizing Library Metadata
• Modifying Library Views
• Synchronizing Files for Offline Use

5. SharePoint Web Parts
    a. What is a Web Part?
    b. Included Web Parts
    c. Working with Web Parts
        • Adding and Removing Web Parts
        • Customizing Web Parts

Section 5 Labs

• Exploring SharePoint’s Default Web Parts
• Customizing Sites with Web Parts

6. The New SharePoint Designer
    a. What is SharePoint Designer?
    b. Limiting Access with SharePoint Designer
    c. Using SharePoint Designer
        • Modifying Site Settings
        • SharePoint Customizations
        • The Workflow Designer
        • Creating BCS Definitions

Section 6 Labs

• Explore the New SharePoint Designer
• Use SharePoint Designer to Modify Site Settings
• Use SharePoint Designer to Modify SharePoint Pages
• Limit SharePoint Designer Access to SharePoint
  

7. SharePoint Workflows
    a. What are Workflows?
    b. Changes in the Workflow System
    c. SharePoint Workflow Templates
        • Collecting Feedback and Digital Signatures
        • Approval Workflows and SharePoint 2007 Workflows
    d. Creating Custom Workflows
    e. Reusable Workflows

Section 7 Labs

• Work with SharePoint’s Built-in Workflows
• Utilizing Workflow Templates
• Associate Workflows with Lists and Libraries
• Create a Custom Workflow with SharePoint Designer
• Reuse Existing SharePoint Workflows

8. Security, User Management, and Profiles
    a. How Users Log In to SharePoint
    b. Understanding SharePoint Security
        • SharePoint Groups
        • SharePoint Permission Levels
        • SharePoint Permissions
    c. Understanding Different Level of Access
        • Understanding Inheritance
        • Site Level Access
        • List or Library Access
        • Item Level Access
    d. User Profiles
        • Synchronizing with Active Directory
        • Creating User Profiles
    e. Understanding MySites

Section 8 Labs

• Create New SharePoint Groups
• Modify SharePoint Permission Levels
• Work with Inheritance and Unique Security Settings
• Synchronize User Profiles with Active Directory
• Modifying User Profiles

9. Excel Services
    a. Excel Services Overview
    b. Publishing Excel Workbooks
    c. Excel Data Connections

Section 9 Labs

• Creating a Report Center
• Publishing an Excel Workbook
• Displaying a Workbook with Web Parts
• Creating a KPI List
• Creating a Digital Dashboard

10. Visio Services
    a. Visio Services Overview
    b. Publishing Visio Documents

Section 10 Lab - Publishing Visio Documents through SharePoint

11. Access Web Services
    a. Access Web Services Overview
    b. Working with Access Databases
    c. Using SharePoint’s Built-In Databases

Section 11 Labs

• Working with Access Web Services
• Creating an Access Web View

12. Form Services
    a. What is InfoPath?
    b. Working with InfoPath
    c. Form Controls
    d. Publishing Forms to Document Libraries

Section 12 Labs

• Designing InfoPath Forms
• Publishing Forms
• Customizing Form Templates

13. Business Connectivity Services
    a. What are Business Connectivity Services?
    b. Differences Between the BDC and BCS
    c. Working with External Data
        • External SharePoint Lists
        • Line of Business Applications
    d. Creating BCS Definitions

Section 13 Labs

• Working with External Lists
• Explore Business Connectivity Services

14. SharePoint Search
    a. SharePoint Search Features
    b. Configuring and using Search
    c. Advanced Search
    d. File Types and Search Scopes

Section 14 Labs

• Exploring SharePoint’s Search Features
• Configuring SharePoint Search
• Creating Search Scopes
• Scheduling Updates for Content Sources
• Resetting Crawled Content
• Configuring SharePoint Indexes

15. Backup and Recovery
    a. Backup and Recovery Considerations
    b. Backup Procedures
        • Backup of SharePoint Configuration
        • Backup of SharePoint Sites
        • Backup of SharePoint Databases
    c. Recovery Procedures
        • Recovery of SharePoint Configuration
        • Recovery of SharePoint Sites
        • Recovery of Databases

Section 15 Labs

• Backing up and Recovering SharePoint Configuration
• Backing up and Recovering SharePoint Site Collections
• Backing up and Recovering SharePoint Sites and Data

16. Monitoring and Fine Tuning SharePoint Server
    a. SharePoint’s Built-In Monitoring Tools
    b. Using Site Analytics
    c. The SharePoint Best Practices Analyzer

Section 16 Labs

• Examining SharePoint’s Site Analytics
• Using the Best Practices Analyzer