55261 – SharePoint for Office 365 Site Owner Training

All content in SharePoint is accessed through a site. A SharePoint site serves as a container for lists and libraries, providing the foundation for content management and basic administration. The layout, content, and structure of a site are initially determined by the site template used during its creation.

Lessons

• Site Templates
• Creating Sites
• Site Navigation

Lab 1: Creating Team Sites
Lab 2: Creating a Blog Site

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain what site templates are and how they work
• Identify and differentiate between the site templates available across various SharePoint versions
• Create a new site using a site template
• Build and configure a Project site
• Build and configure a Team site
• Build and configure a Blog site
• Manage site links in the top link bar

SharePoint provides multiple options for adding content to site pages. The modern approach—used in Team Site templates—is the wiki-style page. An alternative method, available since the early versions of SharePoint, involves using Web Part pages. Both approaches allow users to insert Web Parts and offer flexible layout and presentation capabilities.

Lessons

• Wiki Library Pages
• Web Part Pages
• Working with Web Parts

Lab 1: Working with Wiki Pages

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the purpose and structure of wiki pages
• Understand Web Part pages and the role of Web Parts
• Add content to the Team Site home page
• Modify the layout of the home page
• Create new wiki pages
• Create new Web Part pages
• Add and configure Web Parts on pages

Customising SharePoint in a reusable way can be achieved by creating Site Columns and Content Types. Site Columns are similar to list and library columns but are created at the site level and can be reused across that site and its subsites. Content Types are built from Site Columns, and can include document templates, workflows, and other settings. Once created, Content Types can be associated with lists and libraries for consistent metadata and behaviour.

Lessons

• Site Column Gallery
• Creating Site Columns
• Site Content Type Gallery
• Creating Content Types

Lab 1: Creating and Working with Content Types
Lab 2: Adding a Content Type to a Library

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the role and function of Site Columns
• Understand the structure and purpose of Content Types
• Create and manage Site Columns
• Create and configure Content Types
• Develop and associate document templates with Content Types
• Assign Content Types to lists or libraries
• Create items based on custom Content Types

One of SharePoint’s key strengths is its integration with Microsoft Office applications. This module focuses on integration with Office Online, the browser-based version of Microsoft Office that enables users to view and edit Office documents within SharePoint. While Office Online offers convenience, it also comes with some functional limitations compared to the full desktop versions.

Lessons

• Office Integration

Lab 1: Office Integration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Integrate SharePoint with Office Online applications

Set up and manage alerts for SharePoint documents or lists

Permissions in SharePoint are initially set when a site is created. By default, permissions from the top-level site (site collection root) are inherited by all child sites. This inheritance can be broken at any level—site, list, library, or even individual items. Permissions can be assigned to SharePoint groups, individual users, or external groups such as Windows security groups.

Lessons

• SharePoint Groups
• Assigning Permissions
• Permission Inheritance

Lab 1: Working with SharePoint Permissions

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand how SharePoint groups work
• Create and manage SharePoint groups
• Assign permissions to groups and users
• Manage permission inheritance at the site level
• Configure unique permissions at the list or library level