Sharepoint 2013 Part B

This is the 2nd installment in my blog post series on Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 which is based on what I learn doing the video training course by Infinite Skills on this software. A sharepoint site will normally have sharepoint in its URL and may be a public site which is searchable in search engines or a private or intranet site only accessible on the business network. On your sharepoint homepage there is a back and forward buttons like in a browser. There is a name box containing your name and people don't generally use other people's accounts to get to a sharepoint site. There is a follow button with a star icon that you click to follow someone. Following is a similar thing to in Twitter where you are primarily following that persons updates. There is an edit button which of course edits that page. It has a ribbon in keeping in with the trend Microsoft have set with their Office products although the actual buttons are quite different. There are home and edit links buttons which I think are self explanatory. There is a menu that lists the main pages on the site and a site content button that lists every page. The ribbon varies according to what is set as the page or site you are in. An example is a calendar page might have a calendar tab and its buttons associated with it. There is a search box but especially if working for a large organization you need to be specific when searching and use things like the people filter. When you type a persons name auto complete helps you by listing possibilities. The language set for the site generally uses the default language set for the computer but you can set a second language. In profile you can change you photo by clicking change your photo. You can also adjust privacy settings for anything in your profile so either it is public or only you can see it. You can follow sites and documents in addition to people. In newsfeed there are status updates which let everyone who follows you know what you currently doing and saves a lot of repetition. Tasks which can be aggregated from a variety of sources including multiple sharepoint sites and is compatible with microsoft project are stored under my tasks. There are also settings where you can adjust things like how long you want a new task displayed as such & the default is 1 day.