The Basics of Content Types in SharePoint 2007

The Basics of Content Types in SharePoint 2007 is a live, online, hands-on workshop showing how to utilize Content Types for creating a robust and maintainable structure in SharePoint. 

Workshop Description
'Content Types' is a critical feature in SharePoint that allows the central management of metadata across an entire site collection. This beginner level workshop will cover the creation and implementation of Content Types to manage multiple libraries and lists from one, central location.

Each workshop participant will be given their own SharePoint site to experiment and follow along with the presenter. Resources and a recording of the session will be available at the end of the session.

Participants will walk away from this session with a good understanding of Content Types, why they are used and how they can be implemented within a site. 

Problem Overview
As novice SharePoint site managers, many people create columns within lists and libraries that are only used full for that specific list. This means that web parts might not have access to those columns for filtering, duplication occurs if multiple lists need the same type of column, and maintenance becomes a nightmare if changes need to be made across an entire site collection.

There are cases where a site collection manager manually made changes to hundreds of libraries created with a template that was missing a specific column. Content Types to the rescue...

Solution
A solution to this problem is to use Content Types and Site Columns whenever a new metadata field is needed within a list or library. 

Content Types can be created at the Site Collection or Site level. Creating columns as part of a Content Type and then applying that Content Types to multiple lists or libraries, allows the Site Manager to make a single change in the Content Type that will propogate down to all lists that are using that Content Type.

Conclusion
The Basics of Content Types is for you if you are:

• Maintaining multiple sites with similiar content
• Constantly recreating the same column for different libraries
• Responsible for updates to entire areas with a site collection or site

A basic understanding of Content Types is critical to any SharePoint Site Manager wanting to work less at maintaining their lists and libraries across multiple sites. This workshop will lay the foundation for using Content Types to help you do just that.

The Host of 'The Basics of Content Types'
The host of this workshop is Mark Miller, Founder and Editor of EndUserSharePoint.com. In the past ten years, Mark has traveled throughout North America, Europe and Asia teaching live, in-person workshops at Hewlett-Packard, Charles Schwab, Intuit and Autodesk.

He has been teaching online since 1999 using Centra, Breeze, GoToWebinar and WebEx. 

Register now for 'The Basics of Content Types'...

"I love these sessions  They get me to thinking what I can (or might) do with SharePoint! I never thought of using Content Types for things other than a library." -- Shannon [Create a Master Calendar in SharePoint]

"This is an excellent workshop. Mark answered every question and moderated with humor and patience through the usual communication hiccups with an audience that is international (Argentina, Ireland, all over the US)." -- Betsy [SharePoint Dashboards, Online]

"This workshop was absolutely worth the time and money. I learned alot and will be able to easily transfer it to my daily work. I can’t wait to impress my coworkers." -- Tammy [SharePoint Dashboards, Online]

"Was a great lab. Nice interraction between the host and the audience. Was great information and well presented with loads of reference materials which helps when retrying things on your own." -- Shaune [Create a Master Calendar in SharePoint]

"Don’t waste anymore time reading this to check out if it was worth it - stop reading and book your session!" -- Mick [SharePoint Dashboards, Online]

"This was one of the best training sessions I have attended. It delivered a lot of powerful information yet was simple to follow and participate in. I can’t wait for the next class!" -- Heidi [The Fundamentals of SharePoint Lists and Libraries, Online]

"...very professional work. The workshop format with the hands-on lab made the 3 hour webconferencing event a valuable experience for me." -- Urs [The Fundamentals of SharePoint Lists and Libraries, Online]

"What I got out of it the most was by far the use of Task Lists, that was exceptional ! I had no idea that they could be that useful. I’m planning on importing many of my spreadsheets into the site, including our business plan." -- Erik [The Fundamentals of SharePoint Lists and Libraries, Online] 

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