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Welcome to the Minnesota SharePoint User Group. January 14 th , 2009 Back to Basics: WSS Wes Preston Raymond Mitchell. Meeting # 51. http://www.sharepointmn.com. Agenda. Introductions Overview / Getting Around Sites and Webs Lists and Libraries Pages and Parts Break

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  1. Welcome to the Minnesota SharePoint User Group January 14th, 2009 Back to Basics: WSS Wes Preston Raymond Mitchell Meeting # 51 http://www.sharepointmn.com

  2. Agenda • Introductions • Overview / Getting Around • Sites and Webs • Lists and Libraries • Pages and Parts • Break • Search Server 2008 Express • SQL Server 2008 Express • Other Freebies • Wrapping Up • Drawings !! http://www.sharepointmn.com

  3. User Group Goal / Objectives Develop and support a local community focused on Microsoft SharePoint Technologies Educate user group members about SharePoint Technologies Transfer knowledge within the community Communicate best practices Introduce new products / solutions http://www.sharepointmn.com

  4. Introductions – MNSPUG Sponsors Inetium (www.inetium.com) Technology consulting company NSI Partner Status (National Systems Integrator) Practice area focused on SharePoint New Horizons – Minnesota (www.nhmn.com) Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Training on many technologies Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) http://www.sharepointmn.com

  5. www.sharepointmn.com Website for user group SharePoint resource documents SharePoint resource links RSS Feeds Meeting Schedule Past User Group Presentations www.sharepointmn.com http://www.sharepointmn.com

  6. Upcoming Schedule Next Meeting February 11th 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM Topic: Back to Basics: MOSS Check www.sharepointmn.com for updates! Ongoing Schedule 2nd Wednesday of every month 9:00 to 11:30 am Microsoft’s Bloomington Office http://www.sharepointmn.com

  7. Conferences • Twin Cities SharePoint Camp – Saturday, January 24, 2009http://www.twincitiessharepointcamp.comNew Horizons of MN - Edina, MN • Best Practices SharePoint Conference – February 2-4, 2009http://www.sharepointbestpractices.com/San Diego, CA • TechFuse – March 17, 2009http://nhmn.com/TechFuse/Default.aspxThe Northland Inn, Brooklyn Park, MN http://www.sharepointmn.com

  8. Other Events • Minnesota Microsoft Unified Communications User Group - January 22Overview of Microsoft UC use and overview of OCS 2007 R2Send an email to mnmsucug@live.com for more information! • Minneapolis Office Developer Interest Group (MODIG) – January 27Guest Speaker: Todd Bleeker [MVP] from MindsharpOn Tuesday evening (normally on Wed)http://www.sharepointmn.com/modig/ • High Monkey Consulting – CollaborateIT: No-Code Series – February 9 For more information:http://highmonkey.com/collaborateIT.html http://www.sharepointmn.com

  9. Posts & News CTP for Visual Studio 2008 Extensions for SharePoint v1.3Sneak peek at the v-next developer tools for SharePointhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/01/12/announcing-community-technology-preview-of-visual-studio-2008-extensions-for-sharepoint-v1-3.aspx December Cumulative Update for SharePointWatch the SharePoint Team Blog for Updates and Service Packs:http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/12/17/announcing-december-cumulative-update-for-office-sharepoint-server-2007-and-windows-sharepoint-services-3-0.aspx On the horizon: Service Pack 2 for WSS and MOSSExpected in the next few monthshttp://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/10/24/prepare-for-the-upcoming-office-sharepoint-server-2007-and-windows-sharepoint-services-3-0-service-pack-2.aspx http://www.sharepointmn.com

  10. Posts & News New SharePoint MVP: Wes Preston! http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/sharepoint/mvps http://www.sharepointmn.com

  11. Overview / Getting Around Overview / Getting Around

  12. Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) – What is it? WSS is the core SharePoint software and platform ASP.Net web application SQL Server back-end WSS is ‘free’ – with Windows Server products Both WSS and SSE can operate using the free version of SQL Server, but will have limitations Overview / Getting Around

  13. SharePoint Building Blocks Sites and Webs Lists and Libraries Views Pages Web Parts Overview / Getting Around

  14. SharePoint Building Blocks Sites and Webs Lists and Libraries Views Pages Web Parts Containers for Lists, Libraries, and Pages Overview / Getting Around

  15. SharePoint Building Blocks Sites and Webs Lists and Libraries Views Pages Web Parts Contain documents, files, and other content Overview / Getting Around

  16. SharePoint Building Blocks Sites and Webs Lists and Libraries Views Pages Web Parts Display List and Library content in a defined way Overview / Getting Around

  17. SharePoint Building Blocks Sites and Webs Lists and Libraries Views Pages Web Parts Container for Web Parts and Forms Overview / Getting Around

  18. SharePoint Building Blocks Sites and Webs Lists and Libraries Views Pages Web Parts Display content or surface functionality Overview / Getting Around

  19. Demo Overview / Getting Around

  20. Sites and Webs Sites and Webs

  21. Site Templates Out of the box Save your own – with or without data… Additional Available Sites and Webs

  22. Fab 40 Templates Available free from Microsoft 20 Site Admin templates 20 Server Admin templates http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/sharepoint/bb407286.aspx Blog with more info: http://blogs.inetium.com/blogs/bcaauwe Sites and Webs

  23. Site Taxonomy Possible Site Structures Webs and Sub-Webs Site Collections Web Applications Sites and Webs

  24. Site Taxonomy – Quick items to mention… Org-chart matching hierarchical model May be portal-like (lots of readers, few contributors) May be collaboration–like (lots of contributors) Use managed paths as ‘buckets’ for sites Client/Project site strategy May use one or more strategies to allow for site organization, navigation and database management. Sites and Webs

  25. Permissions Best place to break permission inheritance Also possible at List/Library and Item levels Sites and Webs

  26. Navigation Static: Breadcrumbs Configurable: Quick Launch Top link bar Sites and Webs

  27. Break 5 – 10 minutes

  28. Lists and Libraries Lists and Libraries

  29. List Templates Document Libraries Forms Libraries Picture Libraries Wiki Libraries Links Calendar / Events Tasks Project Tasks Issue Tracking Custom List Announcements Contacts Discussion Board Surveys Lists and Libraries

  30. Metadata / Columns Add additional columns Different column types available: Single line of text Multiple lines of text Choice (menu to choose from) Number (1, 1.0, 100) Currency ($, ¥, €) Date and Time Lookup (information already on this site) Yes/No (check box) Person or Group Hyperlink or Picture Calculated (calculation based on other columns) Lists and Libraries

  31. Views Column Selection Sorting Filtering Grouping Item Limits Folders (flat view) Create views as part of dashboards, composite apps, etc Create role-based views Lists and Libraries

  32. Additional Configuration Options Version Settings Content Approval Default Document Templates Incoming email configuration Lists and Libraries

  33. Workflows 3-state workflow available free with WSS Attached to a list Configured via the browser Manually started on an Item Lists and Libraries

  34. Power Uses with Lists Alerts Datasheet View Recycle Bin Lists and Libraries

  35. Site Columns and Content Types Site Columns Similar to List/Library metadata columns Saved at a site collection level Shared on multiple Lists/Libraries Content Types Fields must be Site Columns Workflows Field groupings Save Document Template with each Content Type Lists and Libraries

  36. Pages and Parts Pages and Parts

  37. Out of the box Web Parts What Web Parts are available? Content Editor Web Part Form Web Part Image Web Part Page Viewer Web Part Relevant Documents Site Users User Tasks XML Web Part Pages and Parts

  38. Web Part Properties Use Appearance: Chrome Type to manage the web part header, etc… Use Advanced: Title URL to add a link to a web part title Pages and Parts

  39. List View Web Parts Displays items from a list or library Similar to the built in Forms pages that come with each list/library Has a separate, hidden view that can be configured ‘Edit Current View’ Pages and Parts

  40. Web Part Connections Create interaction between Web Parts Filtering Passing values to other Web Parts Pages and Parts

  41. Managing Web Parts Close vs. Delete vs. Minimize Pages and Parts

  42. Managing Web Parts Web Part Management Page Page.aspx?Contents=1 Allows you to close, reset, and delete multiple Web Parts Pages and Parts

  43. Managing Web Parts Most Web Parts can be exported Exported as xml files with a .dwp or .webpart extension Can be imported on another site or page Pages and Parts

  44. Creating Web Part Pages Must be stored in a Document Library Can choose from 8 templates Each contains Web Part Zones Web part pages will not look like the default page No left nav Slightly different header section Pages and Parts

  45. Search Server 2008 Express Search Server 2008 Express

  46. Search Product Comparison WSS v2 WSS v3 Search Server Express Search Server 2008 Express

  47. Search Server 2008 Express Extension of WSS Free! Released in Fall 2008 Can be installed on Vista or Windows 7 using Bamboo Solutions tool: http://community.bamboosolutions.com/blogs/bambooteamblog/archive/2008/05/21/how-to-install-windows-sharepoint-services-3-0-sp1-on-vista-x64-x86.aspx Search Server 2008 Express

  48. Keywords and Best Bets Configuring Keywords Adding Best Bets Search Results Search Server 2008 Express

  49. Federated Search Search additional sources Out of the box samples: Search Suggestions Live Search Other Options: Twitter Search Google Search Youtube Flickr And many, many more… Search Server 2008 Express

  50. Product Limitations / Comparison Search Server Express has no limits to the number of documents saved Search Server (not Express) supports high availability and load balancing. Search Server 2008 Express

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