Using the Practice Files
Before you can complete the exercises in this book, you need to copy the book’s practice files to your computer. These practice files, as well as other information, can be downloaded from the book’s catalog page, located at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=206096.
The following table lists the practice files that are required to perform the exercises in this book.
Chapter | File |
No practice files | |
Chapter02_Starter.wsp | |
No practice files | |
No practice files | |
OakChest.docx OakDesk.docx OakEndTable.docx OakNightStand.docx Pjcov.jpg WideWorldInvoice.dcox WideWorldPurchaseOrder.xsn | |
Chapter06_Starter.wsp Pjcov.jpg | |
No practice files | |
Contoso Proposal.docx ProposalsTemplate.docx WideWorldImportersLogo.png | |
Chapter09_Starter.wsp | |
No practice files | |
No practice files | |
No practice files | |
Chapter13_Starter.wsp | |
ExpImpWideWorldImporters2010.accdb Furniture_Price.xlsx MoveWideWorldImporters.accdb Sales_Figures.xlsx | |
Chapter15_Starter.wsp Purchase Order Template.xsn | |
Chapter16_Starter.wsp |
In addition to the files required to perform the exercises, the following files contain reference information that will enhance your ability to get the most out of this book and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation:
A comparison of the SharePoint 2010 editions is provided in the file SharePoint2010EditionComparison.xlsx, which is located in the Chapter01 practice folder.
A SharePoint Foundation 2010 ribbon reference is provided in the file SharePoint_Command_Mapping_Guide.xslx, which is located in the Chapter02 practice folder.
Software Requirements
This section details the software requirements for both your client computer and the server that is running SharePoint Foundation 2010.
Important
You must have access to a SharePoint Foundation 2010 installation on the server before performing exercises in this book.
Client Computer
To perform the exercises in this book, your client computer should meet the following requirements:
Operating system
Windows 7 is recommended. However, you can also use Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003.
Software
Internet Explorer 8 or later is recommended; however, you can use Internet Explorer 7. Other browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox and Safari, can be used with some limitations. For a list of known limitations, refer to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc288142.aspx.
Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Outlook 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010, Microsoft Access 2010, and Microsoft InfoPath 2010.
Disk space
10 megabytes (MB) of available hard disk space is recommended for the practice files.
Server Deployment
To perform the exercises in this book, you should have access to a SharePoint Foundation 2010 deployment that can be a single-server installation, a farm deployment, or a hosted service. The server should meet the following requirements:
Operating system
The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, Data Center, or Web Server with SP2, or the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, Data Center, or Web Server.
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.
Software
SharePoint Foundation 2010
See Also
For a complete list of hardware and software requirements for SharePoint Foundation 2010, refer to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc288955.aspx.
Important
The catalog page for this book does not contain SharePoint Foundation 2010. SharePoint Foundation 2010 is available as a free download from the Microsoft website at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=197422.
Installing the Practice Files
You need to install the practice files in the correct location on your hard disk before you can use them in the exercises. The default location for the practice files used throughout this book is DocumentsMicrosoft PressSPF_SBS.
Important
If you install the practice files to a location other than the default, you will need to substitute that path in the instructions for the exercises.
To install the practice files to their default location, follow these steps:
On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Documents. Windows Explorer opens.
In your Documents folder, create a new folder by right-clicking and selecting New – Folder. Name the new folder Microsoft Press. However, if the Microsoft Press folder already exists, then skip to the next step.
Double-click the Microsoft Press folder to open it. In the Microsoft Press folder, create a new folder and name it SPF_SBS.
Open your browser and navigate to the book’s catalog page: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=206096.
On the book’s catalog page, click the Practice Files link.
On the Practice Files page, click Download the practice files. The File Download dialog box opens.
In the File Download dialog box, click Save. The Save As dialog box opens.
In the Save As dialog box, choose Desktop, and then click Save.
Locate the file SharePointFoundation2010SBS.zip on your Desktop, right-click it, and select Extract All. The Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders wizard starts.
Click Browse and navigate to the folder DocumentsMicrosoft PressSPF_SBS that you created in steps 1–3.
Make sure that the option Show extracted files when complete is selected, and then click Extract. Windows Explorer opens.
In Windows Explorer, validate that the chapter-specific folders have been created under DocumentsMicrosoft PressSPF_SBS and that the practice files have been extracted in the chapter-specific folders.
Using the Practice Files
The practice files for this book are stored on your hard disk in chapter-specific subfolders under DocumentsMicrosoft PressSPF_SBS. Each exercise in a chapter includes a paragraph that lists the files needed for that exercise and explains any preparations needed before you start working through the exercise.
Whenever possible, we start each chapter with a standard SharePoint Foundation Team site, which occasionally must be a top-level team site. If you follow all the exercises in all the chapters in sequence, you do not have to start with a new Team site for every chapter. For most of the chapters, you can just use the same site throughout the book.
However, if you choose to do exercises independently and not in sequence, there are a couple of exercises that depend on other exercises performed earlier in the book. If this is the case, we will tell you where the prerequisite exercise is located in the book so that you can complete the prerequisite exercises. However, you may not want to do the prerequisite exercise, and this is where the starter WSP files will come in handy.
If you have sufficient rights, you can create a new practice site (see the following section titled Using the WSP Templates) from the chapter’s starter WSP file that is provided in the practice folder for the chapter. The starter WSP files contain lists, libraries, files, and pages that you will require during the exercises. The resulting child site will have the prerequisite exercises already completed for you where needed. For chapters that require the creation of a site based on the WSP file, we will tell you at the beginning of the chapter that you need to install the practice site from the starter WSP file for the chapter.
Exercises in some chapters use a subsite in addition to the standard Team site. If this is the case, the practice folder for the chapter contains a WSP file for the subsite.
Using the WSP Templates
To create a practice site for a chapter based on a starter WSP file, perform the following steps:
Note
BE SURE TO verify that you have sufficient rights to upload to the site template gallery of a site collection. If in doubt, refer to the Appendix A at the back of this book.
In the browser, open the top-level SharePoint site to which you would like to upload the WSP file. If prompted, type your user name and password, and click OK.
On the Site Actions menu, click Site Settings. The Site Settings page of the top-level site is displayed.
In the Galleries section, click Solutions. The Solution Gallery – Solutions page is displayed.
On the Solution Gallery – Solutions page, click the Solutions tab on the Ribbon, and then click the Upload Solution button. The Solution Gallery – Upload Solution dialog is displayed.
In the Solution Gallery – Upload Solution dialog, click the Browse button.
In the Choose File to Upload dialog box, navigate to the practice files folder DocumentsMicrosoft PressSPF_SBSChapterNN (where NN is the chapter number), click the WSP file that you want to use to create the new site, and then click the Open button.
In the Solution Gallery – Upload Solution dialog, click OK to complete the upload.
The Solution Gallery – Activate Solution dialog is displayed.
In the Solution Gallery – Activate Solution dialog, on the View tab, click Activate.
The Solution Gallery – Solutions page is displayed. Validate that the practice site WSP file has been uploaded.
You can now create a new practice child site based upon the uploaded WSP template, as follows.
Browse to the SharePoint site that you’d like to be the parent of the new practice site.
On the Site Actions menu, click New Site. The Create dialog appears.
In the central pane of the Create dialog, click the ChapterNN starter site template that is now available, and then click More Options.
In the Title text box, type a logical name for the new site. You could simply provide the chapter number if you like, such as Chapter09.
Optionally, in the Description text box, type a description, such as SharePoint SBS Chapter 9 Practice Site.
In the URL name text box, repeat the same name that you typed in the Title text box.
You can leave all the other options as their default values. Click the Create button.
The new practice site has been created and its home page is displayed.
Removing the WSP Templates
To remove the chapter starter WSP template from the Solution gallery, perform the following steps.
Note
BE SURE TO verify that you have sufficient rights to delete WSPs from the Solution gallery of a site collection. If in doubt, refer to the Appendix A at the back of this book.
In the browser, open the top-level SharePoint site where you previously uploaded the WSP files. If prompted, type your user name and password, and click OK.
On the Site Actions menu, click Site Settings. The Site Settings page is displayed.
In the Galleries section, click Solutions. The Solution Gallery – Solutions page is displayed.
On the Solution Gallery – Solutions page, hover the mouse over the template that you wish to remove, and click the arrow that appears on the right to display the context menu. On the context menu, click Deactivate.
The Solution Gallery – Deactivate Solution dialog appears.
In the Solution Gallery – Deactivate Solution dialog, on the View tab, click Deactivate.
On the Solution Gallery – Solutions page, once again hover the mouse over the template that you wish to remove, and click the arrow that appears on the right to display the context menu. On the context menu, click Delete. In the confirmation message box, click OK to complete the removal of the site template.
The Solution Gallery – Solutions page is displayed again. Verify that the practice site template has been removed.
Repeat steps 4–6 to remove each practice site template that you no longer require.
Deleting a Practice Site
If you created a practice site that you no longer require, you can delete it. Perform the following steps to delete a practice site.
Note
BE SURE TO verify that you have sufficient rights to delete a site. If in doubt, see the Appendix A at the back of this book.
In the browser, open the SharePoint site that you wish to delete. If prompted, type your user name and password, and click OK.
On the Site Actions menu, click Site Settings. The Site Settings page is displayed.
In the Site Actions section, click Delete this site. The Delete This Site confirmation page is displayed.
Click the Delete button to delete the site.
In the message box that appears, click OK to confirm the deletion of the site.
The site has been deleted.
Removing the Practice Files
After you have completed the exercises for this book, you can free up hard disk space by removing the practice files that were installed from the book’s catalog page. This process deletes the downloaded files, as well as the files that you might have created in the chapter-specific folders while working through the exercises. Follow these steps:
On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Documents. Windows Explorer opens.
In the Documents folder, double-click the Microsoft Press folder to open it.
In the Microsoft Press folder, right-click the SPF_SBS folder and select Delete.
In the Delete Folder message box, click Yes to confirm that you would like to move this folder to the Recycle Bin.
If the Microsoft Press folder is not empty and contains practice files for other books, skip to the next step. However, if the Microsoft Press folder is empty, then delete it using instructions in steps 3–4 as a guide.
In Windows Explorer, navigate to the Desktop. Right-click the compressed folder SharePointFoundation2010SBS.zip and select Delete. In the Delete Folder message box, click Yes to confirm that you would like to move this folder to the Recycle Bin.
You have removed the practice files for this book.