SharePoint 2013 training for IT pros by MS.

Module 1: SharePoint 2013 IT pro introduction and overview

Get an overview of key changes and new concepts in SharePoint Server 2013 and SharePoint Foundation 2013.

1. Overview of SharePoint 2013 features and scenarios for IT pros
   Video | Presentation

Module 2: SharePoint 2013 system requirements

Learn about the hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013 and supported browser levels and setup considerations.

1. SharePoint 2013 system requirements

Video | Presentation 

Module 3: SharePoint 2013 architectural changes

Learn about key architectural changes in the SharePoint 2013 platform. We'll highlight the most relevant changes from an overall architectural perspective.

1. Creating routing and throttling rules in SharePoint 2013
   Video | Presentation
2. Overview of SharePoint 2013 analytics features and implementation
   Video | Presentation

Module 4: SharePoint 2013 server farms and site architecture planning

Plan for server farms and sites in SharePoint 2013. Learn about planning for the distributed cache, changes in alternate access mappings and self-service site creation, new features in themes, and new ways to share sites, lists, and libraries.

1. SharePoint 2013 distributed cache service
   Video | Presentation
2. SharePoint 2013 alternate access mapping and self-service site creation
   Video | Presentation
3. Change, test, and implement site collection themes in SharePoint 2013
   Video | Presentation
4. Overview of SharePoint 2013 sharing including requesting and viewing permissions
   Video | Presentation

Module 5: Office Web Apps 2013 architecture and deployment

Learn about the new architecture and deployment model for Office Web Apps including architectural changes, deployment options, and operation aspects.

1. Overview of Office Web Apps 2013
   Video | Presentation
2. Deploying Office Web Apps 2013
   Video | Presentation
3. Managing Office Web Apps 2013
   Video | Presentation

Module 6: SharePoint 2013 service application architecture and individual service applications

Get an overview of about changes in individual service applications in SharePoint 2013, including new service applications, general considerations, and changes in service application architecture.

1. Compare SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2010 service application architectures
   Video | Presentation
2. SharePoint 2013 changes and features in Access services
   Video | Presentation
3. SharePoint 2013 changes and features in the apps management service application
   Video | Presentation
4. SharePoint 2013 changes and features in Business Connectivity Services
   Video | Presentation
5. SharePoint 2013 changes and features in Excel services
   Video | Presentation
6. SharePoint 2013 changes and features in the User Profile service application
   Video | Presentation
7. Walkthrough SharePoint 2013 features in the new machine translation service
   Video | Presentation
8. SharePoint 2013 changes and features in PerformancePoint services
   Video | Presentation
9. SharePoint 2013 changes and features in Visio services
   Video | Presentation
10. Walkthrough SharePoint 2013 features in the work management service application
    Video | Presentation
11. SharePoint 2013 changes and features in Word automation service
    Video | Presentation

Module 7: SharePoint 2013 enterprise search overview

Learn about the redesigned Enterprise Search in SharePoint 2013 including architectural changes to physical and logical topologies, details about configuration options for crawling, content, and query.

1. SharePoint 2013 search architecture and topology changes and features
   Video | Presentation
2. SharePoint 2013 search crawl and content configuration changes and features
   Video | Presentation
3. SharePoint 2013 search query configuration changes and features
   Video | Presentation
4. SharePoint 2013 search results interface choices changes and features
   Video | Presentation

Module 8: SharePoint 2013 social features

Social is one of the largest investments in SharePoint 2013. New features and capabilities provide a better and more comprehensive story for social computing in SharePoint 2013. Get a walkthrough of social features in SharePoint 2013.

1. Overview of SharePoint 2013 social features
   Video | Presentation
2. SharePoint 2013 community sites and forums
   Video | Presentation
3. SharePoint 2013 My Site architecture and administration
   Video | Presentation
4. SharePoint 2013 My Site feeds walkthrough
   Video | Presentation
5. SharePoint 2013 My Site follow walkthrough
   Video | Presentation
6. SharePoint 2013 My Site personal libraries walkthrough
   Video | Presentation
7. SharePoint 2013 My Site My Tasks walkthrough
   Video | Presentation

Module 9: SharePoint 2013 enterprise content management and web content management considerations

Get an overview of key changes and improvements in enterprise content management (ECM) and web content management (WCM) in SharePoint 2013. Learn about new capabilities from eDiscover improvements to major new capabilities for WCM-driven sites.

1. SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Content Management walkthrough
   Video | Presentation
2. SharePoint 2013 Web Content Management walkthrough
   Video | Presentation
3. SharePoint 2013 managed metadata walkthrough
   Video | Presentation

Module 10: SharePoint 2013 customization options and management

Learn about the new customization capabilities in SharePoint 2013 and what that means from IT pro perspective. Learn about required infrastructural changes for new customization capabilities and setting up team development environments.

1. SharePoint 2013 app model and customization options
   Video | Presentation
2. SharePoint 2013 app infrastructure configuration and isolation
   Video | Presentation
3. Overview of the SharePoint 2013 renewed developer dashboard
   Video | Presentation
4. Setting up team development infrastructure for SharePoint 2013 development
   Video | Presentation
5. Using SharePoint 2013 Designer to create workflows in SharePoint 2013
   Video | Presentation

Module 11: SharePoint 2013 authentication and authorization overview

Get an overview of changes in claims-based authentication in SharePoint 2013. Learn about new support for OAuth and how it's used in SharePoint 2013. Also see how OAuth is used in Server to Server (S2S) authentication scenarios.

1. Claims-based authentication in SharePoint 2013
   Video | Presentation
2. oAuth authentication in SharePoint 2013
   Video | Presentation

Module 12: Overview of SharePoint 2013 business continuity management

Learn about the approaches and techniques to use when devising a meaningful and cost-effective business continuity management (BCM) strategy for SharePoint 2013.

1. Design considerations for business continuity management in SharePoint 2013
   Video | Presentation
2. SharePoint 2013 business continuity management features
   Video | Presentation

Module 13: Upgrading to SharePoint 2013

Learn about the different facets of upgrade preparation and understand the key skills and techniques you'll need to successfully upgrade to SharePoint 2013.

1. SharePoint 2013 upgrade methods and best practices walkthrough
   Video | Presentation
2. SharePoint 2013 upgrade planning tasks and preparation walkthrough
   Video | Presentation
3. SharePoint 2013 upgrade test tasks and options walkthrough
   Video | Presentation
4. SharePoint 2013 upgrade implementation tasks and options walkthrough
   Video | Presentation
5. SharePoint 2013 upgrade validation tasks walkthrough
   Video | Presentation

Module 14: What's new in Project 2013 for IT pros

Get details about new enhancements for Project Server 2013 for IT pros, including both on-premises and online offerings. Learn about changes in the architecture, deployment and upgrade options, and administration and operations.

1. Project 2013 overview for IT pros
   Video
2. Project Online overview
   Video
3. Project 2013 scalability and performance improvements
   Video
4. Project 2013 flexibility overview and improvements
   Video
5. Summary of what's new in Project 2013 for IT pros
   Video

Presentation Download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30361

Curtsey: Microsoft.

How to Plan browser support in SharePoint 2013.

SharePoint 2013 supports several commonly used web browsers. This article describes different levels of web browser support and how ActiveX controls affect features.

About planning browser support

SharePoint 2013 supports several commonly used web browsers. However, certain web browsers could cause some SharePoint 2013 functionality to be downgraded, limited, or available only through alternative steps.

As you plan your deployment of SharePoint 2013, we recommend that you review the browsers used in your organization to guarantee optimal performance with SharePoint 2013.

Key planning phase of browser support

Browser support is an important part of your SharePoint 2013 implementation. Before you install SharePoint 2013, make sure that you know the browsers that SharePoint 2013 supports. The information in this article describes browser support in the following sections:

• Browser support matrix
• Browser details

Browser support matrix

The following table summarizes the support levels of typically used web browsers.

Browser	Supported	Not supported
Internet Explorer 10	X
Internet Explorer 9	X
Internet Explorer 8	X
Internet Explorer 7		X
Internet Explorer 6		X
Google Chrome (latest released version)	X
Mozilla Firefox (latest released version)	X
Apple Safari (latest released version)	X

Browser details

Review the details of the web browser that you have or plan to use in your organization to make sure that the web browser works with SharePoint 2013 and according to your business needs.

Supported Internet Explorer versions

The product group makes every effort to validate that SharePoint functionality works correctly with released versions of Internet Explorer. Customers who want a more deeply validated browser interaction experience should strongly consider Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer 10, Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 8

Other supported browsers

Google Chrome (latest released version)

Mozilla Firefox (latest released version)

Apple Safari (latest released version)

ActiveX controls

Some functionality in SharePoint 2013 requires ActiveX controls. This produces limitations on browsers which do not support ActiveX. Currently only 32-bit versions of Internet Explorer support this functionality. All other browsers have the following limitations.

Internet Explorer 10 does not support Active X controls when in immersive mode. The functionality for the controls listed below should only be expected to work in desktop mode.
Plugin name	DLL Filename	What it does	Supported browser version	Known limitations
Digital Signature	Dsigctrl.dll, dsigres.dll	Digital signing takes place in both the InfoPath client and on the InfoPath Forms Services server. Make sure that the following conditions exist: Forms that are signed on the client can be verified on the server. Forms that are signed on the server can be verified on the client.	Internet Explorer versions 8, 9 and 10	An inability to verify a form produces an error that states that the form cannot be signed.
NameCtrl	Name.dll	Enables a web page to display a contact card and presence status for people. Integrates through client-side APIs with Office 2013.	Supported in Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10. Firefox, Google Chrome are also supported by using a plug-in. Internet Explorer version 10 immersive mode is not supported.
TaskLauncher	Nameext.dll	Used to export items in a task list to Project Server if Project 2010 is installed on the client computer.	All browsers	If software requirements are not met, an error message states that you need to install Project Server.
SpreadSheetLauncher	Owssupp.dll	Used to verify whether Excel is installed for Export to Excel feature.	Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10	If Excel is not installed, an error message states that a list cannot be imported because a compatible spreadsheet application is not installed or is not compatible with the browser.
StssyncHandler	Owssupp.dll	Enables synchronization of lists of events and lists of contacts in SharePoint with a messaging application such as Outlook 2013.	Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10
ExportDatabase	Owssupp.dll	Enables a user to use an application such as Access to create or open a database that contains SharePoint list data.	Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10	To export a list, the client computer must have a SharePoint compatible application.
OpenDocuments	Owssupp.dll	Starts Office client applications so that a user can create a document or edit a document. Enables users to create documents that are based on a specified template, open documents as read-only, or open documents as read/write.	All except Internet Explorer version 10 in immersive mode.	If a compatible Office application or browser is not installed on a client, an error message states that the feature requires a SharePoint compatible application and web browser.
UploadCtl	Stsupld.dll	Enables drag-and-drop in SharePoint Server 2013 visual mode "upload multiple files" dialog box.	Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10
CopyCtl	Stsupld.dll	Enables a user to copy a document on a SharePoint site to one or more locations on a server.	Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10	In Firefox, Google Chrome, and immersive mode of Internet Explorer version 10, the copy progress dialog box is not displayed.
PPActiveX	PPSLAX.dll	Starts PowerPoint to open presentations from a slide library or publish individual slides to a slide library.	Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10	Does not work on Click-to-Run installations of Office and version of Office that run on Windows for ARM.
BCSLauncher	BCSLaunch.dll	Starts the Visual Studio Tools for Office installer to install a Visual Studio Tools for Office package that has been generated on the server.	Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10

You can also see what are the supported mobile devices browsers are for SharePoint 2013.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161353(v=office.15).aspx

Courtesy: Microsoft.

SharePoint Help - http 403 forbidden Error / hiding SharePoint help Icon.

Today one of my client stated that he could not open the ‘Set Blog Permissions’ link on one of this Blogs and got the error message. 

I checked the same on my test site and see the same behavior. Now question is why this is happening?

To give you background: We have SharePoint Help disallowed in our environment due to loop whole for the vulnerability attach with the Help.aspx page as per the MS security Bulletin release.   http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS10-039. 

Just going a bit out of track from here, to suggest some other methods to disallow the help in SharePoint.  To Disallowing access to the help content page can be manually done need to run a small SharePoint farm. Follow the steps.

• open up IIS management console
• find the web application responsible for the public portal
• find the _layouts virtual folder
• find the file help.aspx and open the Properties window for that file
• Change the access permissions for that file.
• repeat these steps for "HelpSearch.aspx", too

You'll have to repeat these steps on all servers in your web farm.

If you even don’t want the users to see the Help icon on the site then commenting out the following lines in the master pages does the trick for the icon.

The MS Security Bulletin given above also suggests the automated workaround for this. 

You can easily test whether or not your site is prone to the breach, by using below url on your site:

“http:///_layouts/help.aspx?cid0=MS.WSS.manifest.xml%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%27XSS%27%29%3C/script%3E&tid=X”

If your site is prone, you will see a JavaScript popup stating your site is hacked.

Hot fixes to resolve the vulnerabilities: WSS 3.0 hotfix: KB983444, MOSS hotfix: KB979445

Coming back to original question why ‘Set Blog Permissions’ link was not working for the client is that when we click the Set blog permissions link in the Admin web art page of the blog site. It tried to call the java script method/functions 

“javascript:HelpWindowsKey(%27MS_WSS_SetBlogPermissions%27)”. 

This script tries to call the Help.aspx, helpcontent.aspx page using HelpWindowsKey function. Since the Help doesn’t work so does this window.