Microsoft SharePoint 2010 For Dummies

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 takes advantage of the best of the Web to help you be more productive at work. With SharePoint 2010, you can manage and search documents, publish reports and business information, track contacts, display information from other databases, and collaborate using blogs, wikis, and discussion boards. You can use SharePoint’s Web sites to store, track, secure, and share all the stuff you do at work.






>


>


SharePoint 2010 Products


SharePoint 2010 is a set of products from Microsoft that allows businesses to meet their diverse needs in collaboration, social networking, information portals and public Web sites, enterprise content management, business intelligence, and business applications. SharePoint 2010 consists of the following products:



  • SharePoint Foundation 2010 (or Windows SharePoint Services 4.0): Basic collaboration using team sites, blogs, document libraries, and simple tracking lists



  • SharePoint Server 2010, Standard license: Intranet, portals, extranets, search, and My Site social network



  • SharePoint Server 2010, Enterprise license: Advanced scenarios for business intelligence, application integration, and Office 2010 services



  • SharePoint Server 2010 for Internet Sites: Anonymous access to SharePoint sites, such as for public Web sites







>



>


>


Types of Web Pages in SharePoint 2010


Although SharePoint 2010 gives you a lot of helpful tools to work with content, the ability to communicate effectively with your team, starting with a customizable home page, pulls everything together. Using Web pages and Web Parts is how you arrange and present information in a collaboration site. Team sites use wiki pages to make it easy for everyone on your team to share information.























PageDefault LocationTypical Usage Scenario
Publishing Page*Pages libraryComplete control over look and feel; more granular content
management.
Web Part PageNone; can reside in any library or folderTo display Web Parts; no content management requirement.
Wiki pageSite PagesPages that look and function like the home page.

*Requires SharePoint Server 2010 Standard license





>



>


>


Common Web Parts in SharePoint 2010


Web Parts are reusable components that display content on Web pages in SharePoint 2010. Web Parts are a fundamental part of the team site experience, so make it a point to get comfortable with them and know what your options are.



































General-Purpose Web Parts
Web Part CategoryExample Web PartsDescription
Lists and LibrariesXSLT List View Web PartUse to create custom list views with SharePoint Designer 2010.
Lists and libraries use XSL stylesheets to control output.
NoneData Form Web PartUse this Web Part in SharePoint Designer 2010 to create custom
queries and displays.
Content RollupContent Query Web Part*, Summary Links Web Part*Query content from anywhere in the current site and customize
its presentation.
Content RollupRSS Viewer Web Part*, XML Viewer Web PartUse an RSS feed or XML file as the data source and customize
its presentation.
Media and ContentSilverlight Web PartDisplay a Silverlight application with this Web Part.

*Requires SharePoint Server 2010 Standard license






























Specialized Web Parts
Web Part CategoryExample Web PartsDescription
Business Data*Business ListsDisplay items from external data sources, such as
databases.
People**Note BoardAllow users to add comments to any page.
Navigation**Tag CloudDisplays a tag cloud for tags found in the current site.
Search**Refinement Panel, Search Core ResultsUse to create custom search experiences.

*Requires SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise license; **Requires SharePoint Server 2010 Standard license





>



>


>


SharePoint 2010 Site Templates


SharePoint 2010 provides a number of templates for creating new sites. Most organizations will decide for you which SharePoint templates you're going to use; it’s usually either a Team Site template or a Publishing Site template. The other templates are specialized.
















































ProductAvailable Site TemplatesTypical Usage Scenarios
SharePoint Foundation 2010Team Site, Meeting Workspace, BlogMore people contribute content than read it; also when you want
basic layouts
SharePoint Server 2010, Standard license; and SharePoint 2010
for Internet Sites, Standard
Publishing PortalWeb content management sites, such as portals

Enterprise WikiCollaborative sites with Web content management
requirements

Document CenterSample template to demonstrate SharePoint’s document
management features

Basic and Enterprise Search CentersSite dedicated to displaying search results

My Site HostSite dedicated to hosting My Site
SharePoint Server 2010, Enterprise License*; and SharePoint
Server 2010 for Internet Sites, Enterprise
Records CenterUsed for managing document lifecycles

Performance Point SiteUsed for creating business intelligence dashboards

*Includes additional Web Parts and services to support advanced enterprise requirements





>






>
dummies


Source:http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/microsoft-sharepoint-2010-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html

1 comment:

  1. It's interesting that many of the bloggers to  helped  clarify a few things for me as well as giving.Most of ideas can be nice content.The people to give them a good shake to get your point and across the command.
    Sharepoint Training in Chennai

    ReplyDelete