This comprehensive guide covers all the key topics for getting you started with Microsoft SharePoint. Learn everything there is to know about creating a team-oriented web site--how to turn it on, set it up, and set your applications to work with it. It's ideal for anyone who wants to improve his or her productivity through information sharing and document collaboration. Essential SharePoint
Full Description
Want to work more efficiently and effectively? Want to improve productivity? Microsoft is betting that you do. That's why it created Windows SharePoint Services--a set of collaboration tools that helps organizations increase individual and team productivity by enabling them to create web sites for information sharing and document collaboration.
Through these team-oriented web sites, users capture and share ideas, and work together on documents, tasks, contacts, etc.--either among themselves or with partners and customers. And if you have Windows 2003 Server, then you already have SharePoint, since it's built right in. But before you can enjoy the benefits of SharePoint, you need to know how to turn it on, set it up, and get your applications working with it.
Essential Sharepoint will help you do just that. It's not only the most complete guide for setting up and using these increasingly popular sites, but it also explains in detail the integration that makes SharePoint exciting. Everything you need to know about SharePoint is covered, including:
hosting choices
administration
customization
integration with Microsoft Office
developing new SharePoint functionality
when to use SharePoint portal server
Essential Sharepoint covers all the key topics for getting up and running with this powerful and popular set of collaboration tools. And it's not just for members of the IT staff. This comprehensive guide is for anyone in an organization who wants to explore Microsoft SharePoint in order to foster collaboration with other users.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Why Use SharePoint?
Solving Problems
Storing and Sharing
Improving Collaboration
Going Public
Organizing Sites
Types of Sites
Parts of a Page
Where Are the Files?
Putting SharePoint to Work
Holding Meetings
Building Libraries
Creating Internet Sites
What Software Do You Need?
Trying Out SharePoint
What's SharePoint Not Good For?
2. Getting Started
Before You Begin
Creating Hosted Sites
Adding Members
Changing Pages
Adding Content
Setting Client Security
Creating Self-Hosted Sites
Installing SharePoint Services
Adding Members Quickly
Allowing Anonymous Access
Maintaining Server Security
Enabling Self-Service Site Creation
3. Applying Templates, Themes, and Styles
Understanding Templates
Creating Custom Site Templates
Creating Site Definitions
Distributing Site Templates
Creating List Templates
Adding List Views
Creating List Definitions
Modifying Themes
Applying Style Sheets
Changing the Default Icons
4. Sharing Contacts and Meetings with Outlook
Sharing Contacts
Organizing Meetings
5. Sharing Workspaces and Lists with Excel
Getting Started with Excel and SharePoint
Sharing Workbooks
Sharing Lists
Publishing as a Web Page
Using the Spreadsheet Web Part
Programming SharePoint in VBA
6. Using Document Libraries with Word
Understanding Libraries
Adding Documents to a Library
Creating New Documents
Adding Document Properties
Changing the Library Template
Linking Documents to Libraries
Making Revisions Privately
Linking and Publishing Custom Properties
Discussing a Document
Enabling Emailed Submissions
Approving/Rejecting Documents
Responding to Events
Searching for Documents
7. Gathering Data
Using Lists to Gather Data
Using Form Libraries to Gather Data
8. Creating Web Parts
Preparing to Develop
Creating a Web Part Project
Deploying Web Parts
Creating Web Parts from Excel
9. Programming Web Parts
Understanding Web Parts
Creating Web Part Appearance
Adding Child Controls
Working on the Client Side
Understanding Event Order
Adding Properties
Adding Menus
Customizing the Property Task Pane
Connecting Parts
10. Remote Programming
Choosing an Approach
Using the Office Object Model
Using Web Services
Using URL Commands
Using FrontPage RPC
A. Upgrading
B. Reference Tables
Index
