Exam 77-886:

SharePoint 2010

Published:June 30, 2011
Language(s):English
Audience(s):Information Workers
Technology:Microsoft Office 2010 suites
Type:Proctored Exam

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Audience Profile
Candidates for this exam are users who provide structure for information, extend out-of-the-box site features, solve business problems through composite applications, and facilitate collaboration with other site users.

Users perform all site user tasks. They optimize Web Part pages for team use by adding and configuring Web Parts from the Web Part gallery. They customize dashboards to target the information presented. Users focus on adapting SharePoint sites to their teams’ needs and improving productivity.
Credit Toward CertificationWhen you pass Exam 77-886: SharePoint 2010, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS): SharePoint 2010
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Skills Being MeasuredThis exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

The information after “This objective may include but is not limited to” is intended to further define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here.
Creating and Formatting Content
  • Navigate the SharePoint hierarchy.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: using Quick Launch, All Site Content, and breadcrumb trails, adding content to Quick Launch, and using content and structure for navigation
  • Manage lists and libraries.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: creating lists or libraries, editing properties for new items, enabling email notifications on a library or list, providing a shortcut to a mobile site URL, managing document templates, managing list views, creating an alert on a list or library, enabling rating, adding a column, adding content validation, managing column properties for various column types, and managing workflows
  • Manage list items.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a new item, editing content, deleting a list item or a document, versioning items, publishing assets, managing workflows, and uploading documents
  • Manage document sets.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a document set and adding a document to a document set
Managing SharePoint Sites
  • Manage pages.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: creating, editing, and deleting pages
  • Administer a site.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a new site, configuring the site structure, configuring the Content Organizer, displaying a list of all user alerts, modifying the Look and Feel of a site, and recovering a list, library, document or list item
  • Manage Web Parts on a page.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: adding a Web Part, configuring a Web Part, hiding or removing a Web Part, and exporting or importing a Web Part
  • Manage content types.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: associating a content type to a list and extending the columns of a content type
  • Manage users and groups.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: managing user access, groups, and group permissions
  • Create SharePoint workspace sites.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: using document and meeting workspaces
  • Analyze site activity.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: viewing site web analytics and viewing detailed reports
Participating in User Communities
  • Configure My Site.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: adding keywords, adding colleagues, selecting a theme, configuring the Colleague Tracker Web Part, configuring RSS feeds, and configuring profiles
  • Collaborate through My Site.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: updating profile status, sharing pictures in My Site, managing personal documents, sharing documents in My Site, browsing the organization hierarchy, and adding Web Parts to My Site
  • Tag and note content.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: adding notes on the Note Board for a list or a library, adding tags for a list or a library, rating an item, using tag clouds, and reviewing tags on My Site
Configuring and Consuming Site Search Results
  • Administer search at the site level.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: configuring searchable columns, configuring list search, and configuring site search visibility
  • Search SharePoint for content.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: performing search by using Windows Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, Office Word 2010 Research Pane, or SharePoint Workspace 2010
  • View search results.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: browsing search results, using best bet results, using the refinement panel, using alerts and RSS feeds, and viewing document previews
  • Perform advanced searches.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: using boolean operators in searches, using wild cards in searches, running property searches, and running phonetic searches
  • Search for people.
    • This objective may use but is not limited to: using People Search, refining people searches, and using advanced searches
Integrating SharePoint 2010 Services and Microsoft Office 2010 applications
  • Configure SharePoint 2010 Services.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: using Form Services, Excel Services, Access Services, and Visio Services
  • Run Microsoft Office 2010 applications with SharePoint 2010 services.
    • This objective may use but is not limited to: integrating with Microsoft Outlook, accessing content with SharePoint Workspace 2010, and integrating with Office Web applications
  • Create dashboards.
    • This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a dashboard page, adding and configuring the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Web Part, KPI Details Web Part, Chart Web Part, Current User Filter Web Part, and Excel Web Access Web Part, displaying business data actions, and creating KPI lists
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