Cert Prep: Salesforce Certified Administrator

with Christopher Matthew Spencer

Study Timelines
First 30 Days
Review the Exam Guide
Perform a Time and Cost Assessment
Set Learning and Development Goals
Research Your Study Materials
Decide on Testing Method/Location (e.g., Onsite/Offsite)
Complete a Practice Test/Evaluate Strengths and Weaknesses
Set Goals Based on Strengths and Weaknesses from the Practice Exams
Print Flash Cards (or Use Quizlet)
Next 30 Days
Daily Routines until Test Day – Study Flash Cards 10–15 Minutes Daily
Study the Salesforce Glossary 10–15 Minutes Daily
Begin the Certification Trailmix https://tinyurl.com/ydfvcd2d
Welcome to Salesforce :20 https://tinyurl.com/ydegkpzp
Get Started with Salesforce :25 https://tinyurl.com/yc8cnl6h
Work with Your Salesforce Admin :20 https://tinyurl.com/y7mu8j76
Get Started with the Salesforce Platform :10 https://tinyurl.com/yacxohjh
Discover Use Cases for the Platform :10 https://tinyurl.com/y7sg6ydc
Understand the Salesforce Architecture :10 https://tinyurl.com/yc6k42hm
Navigate Setup :10 https://tinyurl.com/yd3lt2b4
Power Up with AppExchange :10 https://tinyurl.com/ycof2ru5
Learn About Regional Settings :15 https://tinyurl.com/y8j3t4d7
Discover Multiple Currency Settings :10 https://tinyurl.com/yd7t3gon
Add New Users :20 https://tinyurl.com/y8hn8rn9
Control What Your Users Can Access :30 https://tinyurl.com/ya28cgt6
Manage User Access :15 https://tinyurl.com/yaycjs58
Manage Chatter :10 https://tinyurl.com/ycrmhxcp
Modify Your Data Model :15 https://tinyurl.com/ya49t92k
Configure an Email Letterhead and Template :15 https://tinyurl.com/y9vojvlc
Automate Your Business Process :15 https://tinyurl.com/y9gleq6n
Overview of Data Security :10 https://tinyurl.com/y8zagzol
Control Access to the Org :15 https://tinyurl.com/yaqp3xjw
Control Access to Objects :25 https://tinyurl.com/y7ea9rlr
Control Access to Fields :15 https://tinyurl.com/y9zqag8s
Control Access to Records :15 https://tinyurl.com/yb2kngte
Create a Role Hierarchy :15 https://tinyurl.com/yaydadzz
Define Sharing Rules :15 https://tinyurl.com/y7h5d225
Get to Know Salesforce Identity :15 https://tinyurl.com/y9xtufs4

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Get To Know Your Salesforce Identity Users :15 https://tinyurl.com/y94ylrrq
Learn the Language of Identity :15 https://tinyurl.com/ybd87jyo
Secure Your Users' Identity :20 https://tinyurl.com/y89yjqh3
Customize Your Login Process with My Domain :20 https://tinyurl.com/yadw9kuy
Set Up Single Sign-On for Your Internal Users :20 https://tinyurl.com/ya242n64
Understand Custom & Standard Objects :15 https://tinyurl.com/ych9myac
Create Object Relationships :15 https://tinyurl.com/ybfa4l4z
Work with Schema Builder :15 https://tinyurl.com/yabbjo7y
Set Up Your Org :30 https://tinyurl.com/yboqwwbb
Create and Customize Lightning Apps :20 https://tinyurl.com/ya7wbouy
Create and Customize List Views :20 https://tinyurl.com/y8juvchu
Customize Record Highlights with Compact Layouts :20 https://tinyurl.com/y9md5mrh
Customize Record Details with Page Layouts :30 https://tinyurl.com/ycvhl4vv
Create Custom Buttons and Links :20 https://tinyurl.com/ybzou96h
Empower Your Users with Quick Actions :30 https://tinyurl.com/ybpz7doh
Get Started with Accounts and Contacts :20 https://tinyurl.com/ybmb342u
Understand Account and Contact Relationships :15 https://tinyurl.com/y7wwghhq
Create a Sales Process and Use Opportunities :15 https://tinyurl.com/yawl6cke
Convert and Assign Leads :15 https://tinyurl.com/yd5hvrg6
Create Price Books to Track Products :15 https://tinyurl.com/y8s4ve9l
Configure Quote Templates and Track Contracts :10 https://tinyurl.com/y9flxq66
Get Started with Marketing Cloud :10 https://tinyurl.com/ybfsoucr
Learn About Marketing Cloud and the Customer Success Platform :10 https://tinyurl.com/y7dla74l
Get the Most Out of Marketing Cloud :10 https://tinyurl.com/ybgo2hkp
Customize a Sales Path :10 https://tinyurl.com/y86ymzn5
Customize Opportunity Stages :10 https://tinyurl.com/yab7cc4r
Work with Opportunities in the Kanban View :10 https://tinyurl.com/yb7mn7uf
Get Started with Service Cloud :20 https://tinyurl.com/yd58look
Automate Case Management :30 https://tinyurl.com/y9yvg24k
Create Channels for Customers :30 https://tinyurl.com/ya63ubov
Configure a Salesforce Console :40 https://tinyurl.com/y8q6jefr
Get Started with Knowledge :15 https://tinyurl.com/ycemope4
Plan Your Knowledge Base :15 https://tinyurl.com/ybnu8edg
Enable Salesforce Knowledge :15 https://tinyurl.com/y76vcku9
Build Your Knowledge Base :30 https://tinyurl.com/y9h9lhuc
Get Started with Community Cloud :10 https://tinyurl.com/y9m3oq2t
Engage with Your Customers :15 https://tinyurl.com/yafrc5ex
Engage with Your Partners :15 https://tinyurl.com/ycqrktyw
Engage with Your Employees :15 https://tinyurl.com/y9nm6r5n
Launch Your Trailhead Playground :5 https://tinyurl.com/y8ypm76e
Enable Live Agent and Communities :15 https://tinyurl.com/y8m8s7es
Create a Chat Snap-In :10 https://tinyurl.com/yag2sg74
Enable and Configure Lightning Knowledge :15 https://tinyurl.com/y7ohy4ux

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Add Branding and Components to the Community :15 https://tinyurl.com/y92svkpx
Try Out Your New Community :10 https://tinyurl.com/yaubmdk9
Get Started with Chatter :20 https://tinyurl.com/y8yc8ngf
Enable Feed Tracking :15 https://tinyurl.com/yazpc9av
Approve Records from a Chatter Feed :25 https://tinyurl.com/y9a777kn
Develop a Rollout Strategy :10 https://tinyurl.com/y8gcquvo
50 Ways to Become a Social Enterprise N/A https://tinyurl.com/ycxqhcxg
Get Started with Data Quality :20 https://tinyurl.com/y77dm7ah
Assess the Quality of Data :20 https://tinyurl.com/yat4q563
Improve Data Quality :20 https://tinyurl.com/ydd3d89o
Import Data :30 https://tinyurl.com/ydagmb38
Export Data :10 https://tinyurl.com/yb6kyplv
Use the Data Import Wizard :15 https://tinyurl.com/y6uh8f7x
Use Data Loader to Export Data :15 https://tinyurl.com/yctc56mt
Use Data Loader to Import Data :10 https://tinyurl.com/yc35pqgs
Introduction to Reports and Dashboards :15 https://tinyurl.com/ybfchtgf
Create Reports with the Report Builder :25 https://tinyurl.com/yd4mv7lh
Format Reports :40 https://tinyurl.com/y9v8x7sx
Visualize Your Data with Dashboards and Charts :35 https://tinyurl.com/y733yyzz
Share, Schedule, and Subscribe to Reports and Dashboards :25 https://tinyurl.com/y8topm25
Extend Your Reporting Strategy with the AppExchange :20 https://tinyurl.com/y8n7h4wo
Run and Modify a Report :15 https://tinyurl.com/y9ekt2jm
Create a Simple Custom Report :10 https://tinyurl.com/ycv9p7q5
Filter Your Reports :15 https://tinyurl.com/ycz8nn5q
Group and Categorize Your Data :15 https://tinyurl.com/ybelppyz
Use Summary Formulas in Your Reports :10 https://tinyurl.com/ycz3wppw
Visualize Your Data :15 https://tinyurl.com/yal6n4h2
Manage Reported Data :10 https://tinyurl.com/ycwz25qk
Decide When Lightning Experience Is Right for Your Company :25 https://tinyurl.com/ybo8dvry
Enable Lightning Experience :15 https://tinyurl.com/y893rpet
Create Reports with the Report Builder :25 https://tinyurl.com/kf6fd9h
Format Reports :40 https://tinyurl.com/y9q78vgz
Visualize Your Data with the Lightning Dashboard Builder :35 https://tinyurl.com/y75944wm
Choose the Right Automation Tool :10 https://tinyurl.com/ybueupt8
Automate Simple Business Processes with Process Builder :30 https://tinyurl.com/ybs6vrwc
Guide Users Through Your Business Processes with Cloud Flow Designer :30 https://tinyurl.com/yb68e57w
Combine the Power of Process Builder and Cloud Flow Designer :25 https://tinyurl.com/y9hp2rfk
Customize How Records Get Approved with Approvals :30 https://tinyurl.com/yd3so7nh
Prepare Your Org :20 https://tinyurl.com/ycutrazl
Create an Approval Process :10 https://tinyurl.com/ybcy2ndl
Specify Final Approval and Rejection Actions :10 https://tinyurl.com/y94cqdwj
Get Started with the Salesforce Mobile App :15 https://tinyurl.com/ycsubtqb
Create Global Quick Actions :25 https://tinyurl.com/yc5h9t92

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Create Object-Specific Quick Actions :25 https://tinyurl.com/y942qmmu
Customize Compact Layouts :15 https://tinyurl.com/ya9kxmtp
Customize Navigation :15 https://tinyurl.com/y9k2w2sm
Learn the Benefits of Outlook Integration :10 https://tinyurl.com/y7lopntz
Learn About the Move from Salesforce for Outlook :20 https://tinyurl.com/y73q7cl7
Set Up Lightning for Outlook and Lightning Sync :20 https://tinyurl.com/y94a9yku
Get Started with AppExchange :10 https://tinyurl.com/y7gyxhrf
Navigate AppExchange Like a Superhero :15 https://tinyurl.com/ydawlkjx
Install AppExchange Packages :20 https://tinyurl.com/ydx5wsw5
Last 30 Days
Trailmix Should Be Complete
Review the Exam Guide Again – Ask: Have You Studied Everything?
Complete a Practice Test/Reevaluate Strengths and Weaknesses
Register for the Exam If You Pass the Practice Exam
For Online Proctored Exams: Check Your Equipment for Compliance
Daily Routines until Test Day – Study Flash Cards 10–15 Minutes Daily
Study the Salesforce Glossary 10 –15 Minutes Daily
Exam Day

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