SharePoint 2010 For Dummies

by Vanessa L. Williams

Overview

Here's the bestselling guide on SharePoint 2010, updated to cover Office 365

SharePoint Portal Server is an essential part of the enterprise infrastructure for many businesses. The Office 365 version includes significantly enhanced cloud capabilities. This second edition of the bestselling guide to SharePoint covers getting a SharePoint site up and running, branded, populated with content, and more. It explains ongoing site management and offers plenty of advice for administrators who want to leverage SharePoint and Office 365 in various ways.

• Many businesses today rely on SharePoint Portal Server to aggregate SharePoint sites, information, and applications into a single portal
• This updated edition covers the enhanced cloud capacities of Office 365 and Microsoft SharePoint Online
• Shows how to use SharePoint to leverage data centers and collaborate with both internal and external customers, including partners and clients
• Covers getting a site up and running, populating it with content, branding it, and managing the site long term

Administrators and small-business website managers will find SharePoint 2010 For Dummies, 2nd Edition gives them the information they need to make the most of this technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118273814
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	07/10/2012
Series:	For Dummies Books
Pages:	504
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Vanessa L. Williams has more than a decade of experience in information technology and information systems. As a freelance consultant, she helps clients ranging from small companies with 20 users to Fortune 200 enterprises using SharePoint to solve business problems.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Collaborating with Team Sites 9

Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your Team Site 11

Chapter 2: Sharing Your Documents 25

Chapter 3: Working with Lists 45

Chapter 4: Getting a New View 61

Chapter 5: Subscribing to Feeds and Alerts 81

Chapter 6: Working Offline with SharePoint Workspace 91

Part II: Taking Your Team Site to the Next Level 103

Chapter 7: Creating New Sites 105

Chapter 8: Working with Web Pages 119

Chapter 9: Working with Web Parts 131

Chapter 10: Configuring Libraries and Lists 147

Chapter 11: Creating Custom Lists 165

Chapter 12: Creating Forms and Workflows 181

Chapter 13: Securing Your Team Site 193

Chapter 14: Changing the Look and Feel of Your Site 211

Part III: Building Communities 233

Chapter 15: Managing Your User Profile 235

Chapter 16: Using My Site Effectively 241

Chapter 17: Yours, Mine, and Ours: Social Networking 249

Part IV: Portals and Extranets 267

Chapter 18: Getting Started with Portals and Web Sites 269

Chapter 19: Approving Content for Publication 283

Chapter 20: Creating Page Layouts with SharePoint Designer 299

Chapter 21: Rolling Up Content to the Home Page 321

Chapter 22: Configuring Site Navigation 335

Chapter 23: Creating a Public Web Site in SharePoint Online 347

Chapter 24: Creating a Client Portal in SharePoint Online 359

Part V: Managing Enterprise Content 371

Chapter 25: Content Types and Metadata 373

Chapter 26: Exploring Enterprise Search 391

Chapter 27: Archiving Documents and Records 403

Part VI: Exploring Enterprise Services 415

Chapter 28: Business Intelligence in SharePoint 417

Chapter 29: Business Connectivity Services 427

Chapter 30: Deciding Between On-Premise and Office 365 437

Part VII: The Part of Tens 449

Chapter 31: Ten Governance Items 451

Chapter 32: Ten Ways to Master SharePoint 457

Index 463

Bonus Chapter 1: Managing Site Assets On the Web

Bonus Chapter 2: Branding Your SharePoint Site On the Web

Bonus Chapter 3: Access Services On the Web