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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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5 hours to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.3

220 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Customize Salesforce functionality to meet specific team needs.

  • 'Access, navigate, and transition between Lightning and Classic Salesforce interfaces.

  • Create customer, partner, and employee communities for business engagement.

  • Manage customer data and relationships within the Salesforce CRM platform.

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This course is part of the Salesforce Fundamentals Specialization
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There are 3 modules in this course

This course introduces you to the powerful capabilities of Salesforce, a leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. You will gain foundational knowledge of Salesforce components, enabling you to optimize business operations. Learn the essentials of Lightning for Sales, Community Cloud, and Marketing functionalities, and discover how to secure your Salesforce organization and manage user permissions effectively. These practical skills will prepare you to implement Salesforce solutions within various organizations. The course features in-depth readings, hands-on activities within Salesforce's Trailhead platform, peer discussions, demonstration videos, and peer review assignments.

By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Understand core Salesforce components and their functions. - Navigate and utilize Lightning for Sales, Community Cloud, and Marketing features. - Implement security settings and manage permissions within a Salesforce organization. - Apply foundational Salesforce knowledge to business administration tasks. To be successful in this course, no prior experience with Salesforce is required, though basic computer literacy is recommended.

Welcome to Salesforce Fundamentals! This module is your essential starting point, focusing on what Salesforce is and how it functions within a business context. You'll explore the key differences between Salesforce Classic and Lightning interfaces, a fundamental skill for any aspiring business administration specialist. This foundational knowledge will be crucial as you progress through the course. To get the most out of this module, focus on understanding the core distinctions between Classic and Lightning interfaces, as this forms the basis for future modules.

What's included

1 video2 readings2 assignments

1 videoβ€’Total 5 minutes
  • Trailhead Basic & Managementβ€’5 minutes
2 readingsβ€’Total 20 minutes
  • Welcome to Salesforce Fundamentalsβ€’10 minutes
  • Trailhead Reading & Practice Activitiesβ€’10 minutes
2 assignmentsβ€’Total 75 minutes
  • Salesforce Trailhead Module Badges – Week 1 Activityβ€’45 minutes
  • Salesforce Fundamentalsβ€’30 minutes

In today's mobile-first world, simplifying customer interactions is key for any business. This module will show you how to leverage the Salesforce mobile app to track sales leads, view essential reports, and keep your workforce engaged, even when they're out of the office. You'll also discover how Salesforce Service Cloud can enhance customer engagement and keep your business top-of-mind. To get the most out of this module, consider how mobile access impacts your own customer interactions and overall business management.

What's included

2 videos2 readings2 assignments

2 videosβ€’Total 10 minutes
  • Customizing Lightning Experienceβ€’5 minutes
  • Working with Accounts and Contactsβ€’4 minutes
2 readingsβ€’Total 25 minutes
  • Salesforce Mobile and Service Cloudβ€’10 minutes
  • Reading & Practice Activitiesβ€’15 minutes
2 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Salesforce Trailhead Module Badges – Week 2 Activityβ€’30 minutes
  • Salesforce Mobile and Service Cloudβ€’30 minutes

In this module, you'll focus on the critical aspects of security and managing permissions across different organizational levels, ensuring the safety of your business data. You'll also explore Salesforce Chatter functions and understand how they can significantly benefit sales teams. Building on your foundational knowledge, our virtual session will provide an overview of reports, further preparing you for the Salesforce Superbadge project. Pay close attention to permission settings, as they are critical for data integrity and effective management.

What's included

1 video2 readings2 assignments

1 videoβ€’Total 4 minutes
  • Data Securityβ€’4 minutes
2 readingsβ€’Total 25 minutes
  • Security, User Management, and Collaboration in Salesforceβ€’10 minutes
  • Reading & Practice Activitiesβ€’15 minutes
2 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Salesforce Trailhead Module Badges – Week 3 Activityβ€’30 minutes
  • Salesforce Applied Skills Assessmentβ€’30 minutes

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Reviewed on Mar 29, 2021

this is really good & it helps those who want to learn salesforce quick & fast, we learn all the fundamental (basic) things in salesforce basics level

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This course was very useful for clearing basics of Salesforce.

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Very Good for Beginners to understand the basic knowledge of Salesforce.

Frequently asked questions

You'll learn how Salesforce works as a CRM and how to use it for common business administration tasks. It starts with the platform basics and interface navigation, then moves into customer records, communities, and security settings. You'll also practice tasks like creating accounts and contacts or customizing a page in Lightning.

No, you don't need prior Salesforce experience for this course. Basic computer literacy is recommended, since you'll be navigating web interfaces, completing online practice work, and submitting assignments. The course begins with Salesforce fundamentals rather than assuming you already know CRM processes.

Yes, it's beginner-friendly if you're new to Salesforce and want a short introduction to how the platform is used in business settings. The course starts with core concepts and navigation, then gradually adds common admin tasks like working with records, communities, and permissions. If you already use Salesforce regularly, it may feel more like a refresher than a deep dive.

Plan on about 5 hours in total. It's short enough to finish over a few sittings, with time spread across lesson videos, readings, hands-on practice, and graded assignments. The course includes demonstration videos, hands-on activities, discussions, and written or screenshot-based submissions.

Yes, there's meaningful hands-on work, but it's guided rather than project-heavy. You'll use Salesforce Trailhead to set up a playground, complete challenges, create custom objects, enter account and contact data, and try simple customization tasks such as a Lightning home page. Those exercises help you apply each idea right after you learn it.

You'll cover the main Salesforce areas needed for entry-level use and basic administration. That includes navigating Classic and Lightning, managing customer data and communities, and understanding how mobile, service, marketing, and collaboration features support day-to-day work. You'll also learn the essentials of user access, profiles, permission sets, and data security inside a Salesforce organization.

After finishing, you should be able to navigate Salesforce more confidently and carry out common setup and administration tasks. For example, you can create accounts and contacts, move between interfaces, create a simple community, or add a user with the right access settings. You'll also be able to explain how different Salesforce features support sales, service, and communication needs.

It's more concept-first, with guided practice throughout. You'll learn what the main Salesforce features do through readings and demo lessons, then reinforce that with guided exercises and short assignments instead of a large open-ended build.

This course is a strong choice if you want a concise Salesforce introduction that combines platform basics with core admin skills. Instead of staying at a high-level overview, it has you practice interface navigation, customer data management, simple customization, and user permissions as you go. If you want a short course that helps you understand the platform and try common workflows yourself, it's a strong fit.

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