Content Types 101

1. Content Types 101 Easier Than the Theory of Relativity

2. What will we cover? Benefits Examples Explain Plan Build Use

3. Who am I? • Certified Microsoft Office Specialist: SharePoint 2010 • SharePoint Consultant with RBA • Before RBA • Mindsharp Technical Instructor • Independent SharePoint Consultant • Consultant for Best Buy Dotcom • Operations Supervisor for Sunset Environmental • Code Free • Business User Perspective • @TamaraBred

4. Couple Questions for You • What version of SharePoint do you use? • 2003 • 2007 • 2010 • 2013 • Are you using any custom content types?

5. Benefits

6. Benefits of Content Types Manage multiple types of content from one location Reduce number of fields presented to user Use multiple templates in a Document Library Use Content Query Web Part to rollup data Quickly create Lists and Libraries Change content type and push changes Find things later

7. Examples of Content Types

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13. Content Types Explained

14. Explain content Types Don’t say Content Types It scares your users

15. Explain content Types Instead say Types of Content People understand Types of Content

16. Types of content Types of Entertainment Types of Cake Types of Cars

17. Types of content • Types of Entertainment • Movies • Music • Books • Types of Cake • Types of Cars

18. Types of content • Types of Entertainment • Movies • Music • Books • Types of Cake • Chocolate • Chocolate • Chocolate • Types of Cars

19. Types of content • Types of Entertainment • Movies • Music • Books • Types of Cake • Chocolate • Chocolate • Chocolate • Types of Cars • Fast • Slow • Broken

20. Types of entertainment in my house

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34. We just planned content Types

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39. 5 steps to building content types Plan

40. 5 steps to building content types Plan Site Columns

41. 5 steps to building content types Plan Site Columns Content Type

42. 5 steps to building content types Plan Site Columns Content Type Add Site Columns

43. 5 steps to building content types Plan Site Columns Content Type Add Site Columns Add Content Types

44. Build Content Types

45. Step 1 Plan

46. Plan

47. Plan Where to Build Inherit

48. Plan Where to Build

49. Plan Where to Build

50. Step 2 Evaluate and Build Site Columns