Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Plain & Simple: Learn the simplest ways to get things done with Microsoft SharePoint 2010

Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 13
Chapter 1: About This Book......Page 15
 A Quick Overview......Page 16
 A Final Word (or Two)......Page 18
Chapter 2: What’s New and Improved in SharePoint 2010?......Page 19
 New Functionality......Page 20
 Improved Functionality......Page 22
Chapter 3: Getting Started with SharePoint Sites......Page 27
 Understanding Sites......Page 28
 Creating a SharePoint Site Based on a Template......Page 29
 Locating Items on a Team Site......Page 33
 Working with Workspaces......Page 34
 Changing a Site’s Look and Feel......Page 35
 Viewing Site Content......Page 38
 Saving a Site Template......Page 39
Chapter 4: Organizing and Managing Information......Page 41
 Introducing Site Columns and Content Types......Page 42
 Managing Site Columns......Page 45
 Managing Content Types......Page 49
 Customizing Document Templates with Content Types......Page 51
 Working with Workflows......Page 52
 What Are Workflows?......Page 53
Chapter 5: List and Library Essentials......Page 59
 Creating and Deleting Lists......Page 60
 Adding, Editing, and Deleting List Items......Page 62
 Organizing Items with Folders......Page 66
 Working with List Columns......Page 68
 Using List and Column Validation Rules......Page 72
 Sorting and Filtering Lists......Page 75
 Working with List Views......Page 77
Chapter 6: Working with Documents......Page 83
 Managing Documents with a Document Library......Page 84
 Customizing Document Templates......Page 86
 Uploading Multiple Documents......Page 90
 Checking Documents In and Out......Page 92
 Tracking Documents with Document IDs......Page 96
 Using Send To Locations......Page 101
 Introducing Document Sets......Page 103
Chapter 7: Working with Media......Page 109
 Getting Started with Media Sharing......Page 110
 Introducing the Asset Library......Page 112
 Organizing with Keywords and Metadata......Page 113
 Tagging and Uploading Media Files......Page 116
 Using SharePoint Assets from Microsoft Office......Page 118
 Adding Media to a SharePoint Page......Page 120
Chapter 8: Using Information Management Policies......Page 125
 Using Auditing Policies......Page 126
 Adding a Document Label Policy......Page 130
 Working with a Document Barcode Policy......Page 134
 Setting an Expiration Policy......Page 138
Chapter 9: Organizing People and Work......Page 141
 Creating a Project Schedule with the Project Tasks List......Page 142
 Scheduling Events with the Calendar List......Page 147
 Using the Issues List......Page 150
 Enhancing Communication with the Discussion List......Page 152
 Synchronizing Project Tasks with Microsoft Project......Page 155
Chapter 10: Using SharePoint with Office 2010......Page 157
 Connecting SharePoint Libraries to Office......Page 158
 Connecting a SharePoint Calendar to Outlook......Page 161
 Archiving Outlook E-Mail in SharePoint......Page 163
 Sharing PowerPoint Slides with a Slide Library......Page 164
 Broadcasting a PowerPoint Presentation......Page 168
 Importing and Exporting Lists to Excel......Page 170
 Connecting Access and SharePoint......Page 174
 Introducing SharePoint Workspace......Page 175
Chapter 11: Collaborating with Blogs......Page 177
 What’s Where in a Blog Site......Page 178
 Creating a Blog Site......Page 179
 Change Your Blog Picture and Description......Page 180
 Using Categories......Page 183
 Managing Blog Posts......Page 185
 Managing Blog Comments......Page 187
 Subscribing to a Blog RSS Feed......Page 189
 Using Desktop Blogging Tools to Publish Blog Posts......Page 190
Chapter 12: Security Within SharePoint 2010......Page 193
 Understanding SharePoint Security......Page 194
 Adding People to Groups......Page 195
 Creating Groups......Page 197
 Granting Permissions to an Individual......Page 198
 Breaking Inheritance......Page 200
 Granting Access to Lists, Libraries, and Individual Items......Page 202
 Removing Security......Page 206
 Checking Permissions......Page 209
Chapter 13: Using Personal Sites and Social Networking......Page 211
 Introducing My Site......Page 212
 Editing Your User Profile......Page 213
 Uploading Content......Page 214
 Tracking Colleagues......Page 218
 Updating Your Status......Page 222
 Using Your Note Board......Page 224
Chapter 14: Searching for Information......Page 229
 Introducing Search Center......Page 230
 Using Search Scopes......Page 233
 Using Refiners......Page 237
 Setting Up Best Bet Results......Page 238
 Subscribing to Search Results as an RSS Feed......Page 240
 Using Advanced Search......Page 243
Index......Page 245
About the Authors......Page 257