Learning Salesforce

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Free Online Course: Learning Salesforce provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Learning Salesforce is taught by Christine Volden.

Overview
  • Track all of your customer information and interactions in one place with Salesforce. Learn how to create accounts, convert leads into opportunities, run reports, and more.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • What is Salesforce and why do I need It?
    • The different Salesforce products
    • What you need to know before watching
    1. Getting Started
    • How to access your Salesforce account
    • Understand the home page
    • How to navigate Salesforce
    • Customize profile and user setting
    2. Exploring Objects
    • How to create accounts
    • How to create contacts
    • How to create tasks and activities
    • How to create leads
    • How to create opportunities
    • How the Salesforce objects relate
    3. Accounts and Contacts
    • Associate one contact with multiple accounts
    • Create parent accounts
    • How to setup an account team
    • Best practices for accounts
    • Best practices for contacts
    4. Leads and Opportunities
    • How to add leads
    • Convert leads into opportunities
    • Creating opportunities
    • Opportunities and the sales pipeline
    • Use simple lead reports
    • How to use opportunity reports
    5. Tasks
    • The importance of tasks
    • Leverage tasks from the home page
    • How to create new tasks
    • Complete tasks and follow ups
    6. Opportunities
    • Understand data quality
    • How to improve the quality of data
    7. Latest Releases
    • Explore Salesforce Lightning Experience
    • Use Salesforce on mobile
    8. Custom Reporting
    • How to use standard reports
    • Types of custom reporting
    • Dashboard
    Conclusion
    • Next steps