|
SharePoint 2007: The Definitive Guide
For any organization that wants to use Windows SharePoint
Services to share and collaborate on Microsoft Office
documents, this book shows administrators of all levels how
to get up and running with this powerful and popular set of
collaboration tools.
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services technology in Office
2007
is an integrated set of services designed to connect
people, information, processes, and systems both within and
beyond the organizational firewall. SharePoint 2007: The
Definitive Guide provides a detailed discussion of all
Sharepoint features, applications and extensions. You learn
how to build Sharepoint sites and site collections, along
with ways to administrate, secure, and extend Sharepoint.
This book teaches you how to:
Get up to speed on SharePoint, including ways to create
lists, libraries, discussions and surveys
Integrate email, use web parts, track changes with RSS, and
use database reporting services
Customize your personal site, create sites and areas, and
organize site collections
Integrate with Office applications, including Excel, Word,
Outlook, Picture Manager, and InfoPath
Install, deploy, maintain and secure SharePoint
Brand a portal, using your corporate style sheet, designing
templates, and building site definitions
Extend SitePoint, such as creating client side and server
side web parts, using the SharePoint class library and
SharePoint web services
Each chapter starts with a "guide" that lets you know what
it covers before you dive in. The book also features a
detailed reference section that includes information on
compatibility, command line utilities, services, and CSS
styles. Why wait? Get a hold of SharePoint 2007: The
Definitive Guide today!
CONTENTS:
Credits
Preface
1. Introducing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Collaboration
Portals
Enterprise Search
Enterprise Content Management
Business Process and Forms
Business Intelligence
2. Changes in the WSS Architecture
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Version 3.0
3. Installing SharePoint 2007
Preinstallation
Installation
Post-Installation Tasks
4. Configuring a Multiserver Farm
Planning for Scalability
Topologies
Implementing a Multiserver Farm
5. Designing SharePoint Sites
Sites Versus Site Collections
Site Creation and Management
Determining Which Type of Site to Create
Create a New Site Using Site Actions
Enabling Self-Service Site Creation
Create Sites and Site Collections from the Site Directory
Managing Sites from the Site Directory
Show New Categories on the Create Site Page
Add or Edit Site Directory Categories
Scan for Broken Links in Site Directory
6. Understanding the Datasheet and Explorer Views
Datasheet View
Explorer View
7. Applying Templates, Page Layouts, and Themes
Site Templates
Default Site Templates
Site Template and Page Layout Settings
Managing Site Themes and Images
8. Creating Web Parts
Default Web Parts
Select a Web Part Page
Customize a Web Part Page
Connect Data in Web Parts
Using Content Editor Web Parts
Using Form Web Parts
Using Image Web Parts
Using List View Web Parts
Using Page Viewer Web Parts
Using Site Users Web Parts
Using XML Web Parts
9. Creating and Managing Document Workspaces and Libraries
What Is the Significance of Document Libraries?
Organizing Documents
Document Management and Workflow
Document Workspaces
10. Creating and Managing Meeting Workspaces
Meeting Workspace Templates
Creating and Designing a Meeting Workspace Site
Customizing a Meeting Workspace Site
Working with Pages in a Meeting Workspace Site
Assigning and Tracking Tasks in a Meeting Workspace Site
Managing Attendees in a Meeting Workspace Site
11. Creating and Managing Discussions
Discussion Group Views
Creating a SharePoint Discussion Board
Customizing a Discussion Board
Participating in a Discussion
12. Creating and Managing SharePoint Groups and Users
Permission Groups
Adding and Configuring SharePoint Groups
Maintaining SharePoint Groups
Targeting Content Based on Group
Allowing Anonymous Users Access to SharePoint
13. Creating and Managing Picture Libraries
Slide Libraries
Creating Libraries
Add Content to a Picture Library
Editing and Managing Images in a Picture Library
Adding Images from a Picture Library to a Web Page
14. Creating and Managing Lists
Creating Lists
Managing List Templates
Managing Large Lists
15. Business Intelligence and SharePoint
The Report Center
Creating and Customizing Dashboards
Excel Services Web Access
External Data Sources
Filter Web Part Information
Using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Performance Management
Data Analysis and Reporting
Data Warehousing
16. Sharing Contacts and Meetings with Outlook
SharePoint, Outlook 2007, and Collaboration
Enabling Email Support in Central Administration
Configuring Email Support During Site Creation
Enabling Email Support for Lists and Libraries
Outlook Web Access
Using Email Servers
17. Creating, Editing, and Managing Word Documents with SharePoint
Content Types and Document Libraries
Managing Document Library Workflow
SharePoint, Word 2007, and Collaboration
18. Creating, Editing, and Managing Excel Documents with SharePoint
Office Excel 2007 and Excel Services
Publishing and Viewing an Excel Workbook in an Excel Web Access Web Part
Working with Excel Web Access Data in Office Excel 2007
Printing from Excel Services
Connecting a List View Web Part to Excel Web Access Web Part
Finding and Calculating in Excel Services
19. Creating in SharePoint Designer 2007
Customizing SharePoint Sites
20. InfoPath and SharePoint
Improvements in InfoPath 2007
InfoPath Forms Architecture
Configuring InfoPath Forms Services
InfoPath and SharePoint Integration Overview
Forms Deployment
Administrative Deployment
Property Promotion and Property Demotion
Document Information Panel
21. Designing SharePoint My Sites
Using Your My Site
Adding Basic Information to My Site
Adding a Site Tab to My Site
Managing Your My Site
Configuring Privacy Groups in My Site
Managing My Colleagues in My Site
Customizing My Site with Role-Based Templates
22. Applying Security to Your SharePoint Site
Topology Design Considerations
Server Hardening
SharePoint Authentication
Utilizing Encryption
Levels of Administrative Rights
SharePoint Site Permissions and Groups
Object Security Functionality
Protecting SharePoint Sites with Microsoft ISA Server
Antivirus Usage
Other Security Considerations
Maintaining a Secure Environment
23. SharePoint Administration
Common Central Administration Tasks
Top-Level Site Administration
Site Administration
24. Upgrading from SharePoint Portal Server 2003
Supported Topologies
Prerequisites for Upgrade
Perform Preupgrade Steps
Possible Upgrade Options
Gradual Upgrade
Upgrading the Portal Using Database Migration
Perform Post-Upgrade Steps
Common Issues
25. Using Server-Side and Client-Side Web Parts
Web Parts for Power Users and Business Users
Web Part Architecture
Web Parts for Administrators
Web Parts for Web Masters and Web Developers
26. Using SharePoint Web Services
Services Associated with MOSS and WSS
Invoking Web Services
Utilizing Web Services with Visual Studio
Related APIs
Programming Custom Web Services
27. Using SharePoint Server for Search
Search from the End User's Perspective
Different Features of Search
Architecture of Indexing and Search
Administering Search Services
Advanced Configuration Options
Extensibility Options Associated with Search
28. Using the SharePoint Object Model
Exploring the Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace
Deploying Customizations with SharePoint Solutions
Working with the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Class Libraries
29. Web Content Management
Architecture
Content Publishing
Index
|
