Effective teamwork using SharePoint and Lync 2010

Learn how to effectively use Microsoft SharePoint and Lync 2010 to work better as a team

Created byUlrika Hedlund

Last updated 9/2015

English

What you'll learn

By the end of this course you will know how to:
Share important business information with your team
Effectively run a project using a shared task list
Increase data quality and visibility of your Excel spreadsheets
Jointly produce high quality documents using version control
Quickly collect feedback using surveys
Enhance corporate communication by blogging
Enrich communication using instant messaging and video conferencing

Course content

6 sections • 16 lectures • 1h 31m total length

Welcome2:24
A short introduction of the course “Effective teamwork using SharePoint and Lync 2010” and the instructor Ulrika Hedlund.

Introduction to SharePoint0:48
In this lecture you will get a quick introduction to Microsoft SharePoint.
Easily share pictures with colleagues4:43
In this lecture you will learn how to create a picture library in SharePoint to effectively share pictures with your colleagues.
Share business partner contacts with your team4:40
In this lecture you’ll learn how to create a contact library in SharePoint, how to modify the visible contact information and how to can connect the contact library to Outlook to easily copy and synchronize contacts.
Get coordinated using a shared task list7:06
In this lecture you’ll learn how to create a task list in SharePoint 2010, how to add tasks and assign tasks to other people and finally how to connect the shared task library to Outlook so that you can easily keep track of everyone’s action items.
Increase visibility by sharing your Excel data5:09
In this lecture you’ll learn how to import data from an Excel spreadsheet to a SharePoint list and how to make modifications to increase data quality.
Modify your data lists to provide additional insights7:34
In this lecture you’ll learn how to create and add different views to a list and also how to take the data offline.
Collaborate on a Word document with version control6:48
In this lecture you’ll learn how to create a document library with document versioning and how to add your own columns to create a structured publishing process.
Share notes with your team using OneNote7:35
In this lecture you’ll learn how to use a OneNote notebook in SharePoint to easily share notes.

Collect feedback using a survey6:48
In this lecture you’ll learn how to create a survey in SharePoint. You’ll learn how to add various types of questions, and then how to view a graphical summary of all of the responses. You’ll also learn how to export the responses into Excel for further analysis.
Add more flexibility with advanced surveys7:11
In this lecture you’ll learn how to create more advanced surveys in SharePoint. You’ll learn how to add multiple pages to your survey and how to include more advanced logic so that the question varies depending on the answer and how to use sets of data already available on your site in the survey, in order to save time.

Improve efficiency using real-time communication7:12
In this lecture you’ll learn how to use Microsoft Lync 2010 to easily communicate with colleagues using instant messaging and voice calls to increase productivity.
Enrich communication using video conferencing6:43
In this lecture you’ll learn how to use Lync 2010 to convert a lengthy email discussion into a more productive video conference.

Requirements

There are no requirements, however viewers who have Microsoft SharePoint and Lync 2010 will benefit the most.

Description

During the past ten years technology has revolutionized the way we work together. Products such as Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Lync enable teams to easily collaborate and communicate with each other in real time. Even though these products are easy to get started with, you might not always know how to best use them in a business context to improve your, and your teams’ productivity.

In this course you will learn from a business productivity expert how to use the full power of Microsoft SharePoint and Lync 2010 to collaborate and communicate more effectively. Among other things, you will learn how to get better coordinated as a team using shared task lists, how to produce higher quality documents by using publishing processes with version control and how to incorporate real-time communication into your daily work to get faster results. Instead of learning how to use individual features of these products, you will see how they can be used in real life by productivity expert Ulrika Hedlund.

Who this course is for:

This course is intended for all business professionals who use Microsoft SharePoint and Lync but who want to learn better methods to work more effectively and who want guidance on how to get the most of these products in a work environment.

Effective teamwork using SharePoint and Lync 2010

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Introduction1 lecture • 2min

Sharing and collaborating using a SharePoint team site8 lectures • 44min

Gathering information using surveys2 lectures • 14min

Adding sites to SharePoint2 lectures • 15min

Communicating in real time using Lync2 lectures • 14min

Closing1 lecture • 1min

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