The exercises in this book use features and capabilities that are available in Microsoft SharePoint 2013 solutions deployed on-premises. SharePoint 2013 provides specific feature sets, depending on the following client access licenses (CALs) activated in your organization:
SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise CAL
SharePoint Server 2013 Standard CAL
SharePoint Foundation 2013
In order to complete the exercises in the book, you need access to a SharePoint 2013 solution that includes the features that are used in each exercise. Table C-1 lists each exercise and the SharePoint 2013 solution that you can use to complete it. The exercises are organized by chapter.
SEE ALSO For a list of the Microsoft SharePoint 2013 features and capabilities that are available in each SharePoint 2013 solution, please refer to Appendix B.
Exercise | SharePoint 2013 solution | ||
Foundation | Server Standard CAL | Server Enterprise CAL | |
Familiarizing yourself with a SharePoint site | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Navigating the home page and the SharePoint site | Partial (steps 1–8) | Yes | Yes |
Understanding the site structure | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Navigating the ribbon | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Customizing site navigation using in-page editing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Customizing site navigation using dragging from Site Contents | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Customizing site navigation using Site Settings | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Displaying the tree view of the site structure | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Understanding app parts and Web Part pages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Using the site Recycle Bin | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Using the site collection Recycle Bin | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Discovering lists and libraries in a site | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Creating a list | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Adding and editing list items | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Creating a library | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Creating a new document in a library | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Adding and editing documents in a library | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Checking documents in and out from a library | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Working with version history | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Creating a new folder in a list or a library | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Adding, editing, and removing list and library columns | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sorting and filtering a list and library | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Deleting and restoring list items and documents | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Setting up alerts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Following documents | No | Yes | Yes |
Synchronizing a library to your computer | No | Yes | Yes |
Editing a page | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Changing a page layout | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Creating a new wiki page | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Adding links | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Working with page history and versions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Using alerts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Adding Web Parts and SharePoint app parts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Removing a Web Part | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Customizing a Web Part and an app part | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Editing a Web Part page | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Moving a Web Part | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Creating a site | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sharing a site | No | Yes | Yes |
Managing site users and permissions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Creating a personal site | No | Yes | Yes |
Changing a site theme | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Saving and using a site template | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Managing site features | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Managing site content syndication | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Deleting a site | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Setting the list or library name, description, and navigation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Configuring content approval and versioning for a list | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Configuring versioning and required checkout for a library | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Working with advanced list settings | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Working with advanced library settings | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Using validation settings | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Setting up ratings | No | Yes | Yes |
Working with content types | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Creating a view | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Managing users and permissions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sharing a document or a folder | No | Yes | Yes |
Granting Item Level permissions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Deleting and restoring a list or a library | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Exploring your newsfeed settings | No | Yes | Yes |
Starting a conversation | No | Yes | Yes |
Using the Yammer Web Part | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Working with tags and notes | No | Yes | Yes |
Creating a Community site | No | Yes | Yes |
Managing a Community site | No | Yes | Yes |
Creating a wiki page library | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Categorizing wiki pages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Creating an Enterprise Wiki site | No | Yes | Yes |
Adding categories to an Enterprise Wiki page | No | Yes | Yes |
Creating a blog site | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Managing blog post categories | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Creating and a modifying a blog post | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Adding a blog comment | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Searching your SharePoint site | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Using search query | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Configuring search behavior | No | Yes | Yes |
Using Advanced Search | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Setting up search alert | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Influencing relevance rankings | No | Yes | Yes |
Customizing search results page | No | Yes | Yes |
Defining your site visibility | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Searching for people | No | Yes | Yes |
Creating a Project site | Yes | Yes | |
Working with the timeline | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Creating and manage subtasks | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Working with the Project Summary Web Part | No | Yes | Yes |
Managing tasks in one place | No | Yes | Yes |
Managing projects with SharePoint and Project Professional | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Using Project Server | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Adding and configuring a workflow | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Working with a workflow | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Managing workflows | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Managing workflow tasks from within Outlook 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Terminating a workflow instance | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Removing workflows from lists and libraries | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Associating workflows with content types | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Importing data from an Excel spreadsheet to a list in SharePoint | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Exporting a SharePoint list to an Excel spreadsheet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Exporting an Excel table to a SharePoint site | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Building an Access app | No | No | Yes |
Creating a table in an Access app | No | No | Yes |
Working with Access apps in the browser | No | No | Yes |
Exporting data from an Access desktop database to a list | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Importing data from a list | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Linking to a list | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Moving data from a desktop database to a list | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Working offline | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Understanding SharePoint BI capabilities and components | No | No | Yes |
Using Excel Services | No | No | Yes |
Working with data models | N/A[a] | N/A[b] | N/A[c] |
Creating and publishing PowerPivot dashboards | No | No | Yes |
Publishing PowerPivot dashboards using an Excel Web Part | No | No | Yes |
Building visualizations with Power View | No | No | Yes |
Creating and using Power View reports with multiple views | No | No | Yes |
Displaying a Power View report in a Web Part | No | No | Yes |
Syncing your My Tasks with Outlook | No | Yes | Yes |
Connecting a SharePoint Contacts list app to Outlook | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Moving an Outlook contact to a SharePoint Contacts list | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Copying SharePoint contacts into Outlook | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sending an email using a SharePoint Contacts list | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Viewing SharePoint Calendars and personal calendars in Outlook | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Taking SharePoint content offline | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Managing SharePoint alerts in Outlook | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Configuring an RSS feed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Using Presence with documents in libraries | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Using site mailboxes | No | Yes | Yes |
Working with Document IDs | No | Yes | Yes |
Working with Document Sets | No | Yes | Yes |
Organizing content | No | Yes | Yes |
Creating a Records Center | No | Yes | Yes |
Managing records | No | Yes | Yes |
Configuring in place records management | No | Yes | Yes |
Creating publishing sites | No | Yes | Yes |
Creating page layouts | No | Yes | Yes |
Managing page layouts | No | Yes | Yes |
Using reusable content | No | Yes | Yes |
Using product catalogs | No | No | Yes |
Defining a SharePoint site policy | No | Yes | |
[a] Requires Microsoft Office Excel 2013 [b] Requires Microsoft Office Excel 2013 [c] Requires Microsoft Office Excel 2013 |