Chapter 1. Getting Started—SharePoint Essentials

In this chapter, we will cover:

• Creating a SharePoint list

• Creating a site column

• Creating a content type

• Creating and accessing my My Site

• Updating my user profile

• Tracking colleagues using my My Site

• Viewing the SharePoint sites I am a member of

• Tagging a SharePoint page so I can find it again later

• Reviewing the tags and notes other users have posted on a SharePoint page

• Adding an alert to a SharePoint page

• Managing my alerts in SharePoint

• Determining my permissions in a SharePoint site

• Checking another user's permissions in a SharePoint site

• Applying unique permissions to a SharePoint list