Course outline for
Microsoft SharePoint 2016 For Administrators

About This Course

Course Prerequisites

Course Overview

Course Objectives

How To Use This Book

Recommended Configuration

Lesson 1: Creating and Configuring Site Collections

TOPIC A: Create a Site Collection

SharePoint Site Hierarchy

SharePoint Site Collection Owners vs. Site Collection Administrators

SharePoint Site Templates

Access and Navigate the SharePoint Administration Center

Create a Site Collection

Activity 1-1

TOPIC B: Set Quotas

What are Quotas?

Common Quota Considerations and Scenarios

Set and Change the Quota

Activity 1-2

TOPIC C: Configure Audit Options

Audit Configuration

Auditing Options

Activity 1-3

TOPIC D: Back Up a Site Collection

Backup Options

Summary

Review Questions

Lesson 2: Configuring Top-Level Sites

TOPIC A: Managing Features and Apps

Activate Site Features

Manage Apps

Activity 2-1

TOPIC B: Add an RSS Feed to Your Site

What are RSS Feeds?

Add an RSS Viewer Web Part

Activity 2-2

TOPIC C: Create and Configure Document Sets

What are Document Sets?

Enable Document Sets

Configure Document Set Features

Create Document Sets

Use Document Sets

Activity 2-3

Summary

Review Questions

Lesson 3: Configuring Site Collection Metadata

TOPIC A: Create a New Content Type

What is Metadata?

What are Content Types?

Create Custom Content Types

Add a Custom Content Type to a List or Library

Activity 3-1

TOPIC B: Add Columns to Content Types

What are Site Columns?

Add Columns to Content Types

Activity 3-2

Summary

Review Questions

Lesson 4: Archiving and Compliance

TOPIC A: Configure Site Polices

What are SharePoint Site Polices?

Guidelines for Site Policies

Configure Site Policies

Activity 4-1

TOPIC B: Configure In-Place Records Management

Records and Records Management

Records Management in SharePoint

Enable In-Place Records Management

Site Collection Record Declaration Settings

Library Record Declaration Settings

The SharePoint Records Center

Activity 4-2

TOPIC C: Configure Information Management Policies

Configure an Information Management Policy

Configure Retention Stages

Apply an Information Management Policy

Activity 4-3

TOPIC D: Configure and Use the Content Organizer

What is the Content Organizer?

Configure the Content Organizer

Configure Content Organizer Rules

Use the Content Organizer

Activity 4-4

Summary

Review Questions

Lesson 5: Creating Workflows

TOPIC A: Understanding Workflows

What are SharePoint Workflows?

Components of a Workflow

Plan a Workflow

Enable Workflow Functionality

SharePoint 2016 Workflow Development Tools

Activity 5-1

TOPIC B: Create and Run a Workflow

Create a Workflow

Run a Workflow

Activity 5-2

Summary

Review Questions

Lesson 6: Implementing and Configuring Search

TOPIC A: Configure Search Options

Enable or Disable Search for SharePoint Lists and Libraries

Configure Site Search Options

What is the SharePoint Search Center?

Activity 6-1

TOPIC B: Create Search Alerts

Configure Search Alerts

Activity 6-2

Summary

Review Questions

Lesson Labs

Lesson 1

Lesson Lab 1-1

Lesson Lab 1-2

Lesson 2

Lesson Lab 2-1

Lesson Lab 2-2

Lesson 3

Lesson Lab 3-1

Lesson 4

Lesson Lab 4-1

Lesson Lab 4-2

Lesson 5

Lesson Lab 5-1

Lesson 6

Lesson Lab 6-1

Course Wrap-Up

Post-Course Assessment

Course Summary

Appendices

Keyboard Shortcut Quick Reference Sheet

Glossary

Index