An updated version of Understanding the SharePoint basics given at SharePoint Saturday Twin Cities. This covers an introduction to SharePoint Objects and some do's and don'ts when beginning your SharePoint Site.
13. Know when to
create a SC
Permission Levels
Site Collection Features
Shared Style Library
New Database
SharePoint Groups*
URL (/Sites/ or Explicit)
Recycle Bin
Quotas
Document IDs
17. Lists & Library Templates
It DOES matter
which one you
pick.
!
Each Template
comes with it’s
little functionality
18. Need to know
Try to apply permissions at the List/Library level
and not on every folder or files
!
Stay away from folders as much as possible, tag!
!
Watch out with free for all versioning
!
Metadata Navigation
!
Save your list/library as template with or without
the content
20. Column Types
When you create a column it is
stored in the list/library where
you create it
!
Every type of column has it’s use
Know when to use the right one
!
Views will be created based on
the columns
Workflows can be created,
triggered by the right column
information
!
SharePoint allows for Column
Validation
21. Centralize & Reuse!
If you create columns from your lists/libraries they are stored in them.
And thus, are not reusable.
!
I recommend using “Site Columns” whenever possible to be able to
reuse them.
!
Site Columns are available to subsites – best to create at the root
23. PAGE
Difference between SITE and Page?
!
Difference between .aspx and .docx?
Used to show information to
the visitor
Where do documents go in SharePoint?
24. Wiki Page
“Wiki”= Quick
Used to quickly create and link content
Use [[
!
Publishing Page
Uses predefined Page Layouts for design
Allows Metadata (Columns) in the layout
!
Web Part Page
Only allows for Web Parts on the page
Removes the Quicklaunch for a full width
page
27. Web Parts
My 2010 Favs My 2013 Favs
Content Query!!!!!
Content Editor
Data View (Designer)
Filter Web Parts
Content Search*!!
Search Results
Search Results
28. Content Types
Reusable set of columns used together that
defines a type of content in your
organization.
It’s also much more…
http://en.share-gate.com/blog/recording-sharepoint-webinar-understand-content-types
http://en.share-gate.com/blog/sharepoint-columns-site-columns-or-content-types