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Essential SharePoint
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Essential SharePoint

by Jeff Webb
May 2005
Beginner content levelBeginner
336 pages
10h 14m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Preface

If you don't have SharePoint Services, you need it. Even if you work alone from your home office as I do, SharePoint is too useful to pass up—and it's free (well, kind of). SharePoint Services is part of Windows 2003, so if you already have Windows Server 2003, you can download the installation from Microsoft and install it fairly easily.

If you don't have Windows Server 2003, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial through one of the SharePoint hosting providers, which operate much like other web-hosting services. With the free trial, you get an account and some server space. You can administer your site yourself through a web-based interface, and after the free trial period they'll bill you monthly.

Who Should Read This Book

SharePoint is a server product that is used by a wide range of people. This book was written to serve readers based on their varying roles in your company. The following table identifies these roles and recommends specific chapters that may be of interest.

Role

Responsibilities

Read these chapters

Administrator

Installs server software, configures web sites, manages security.

1, 2, 3

Designer

Designs pages on site, creates site templates.

1, 3, 8

Contributor

Adds documents, lists, tasks, announcements, and other content.

1, 4, 5, 6

Contributor with data entry

Completes InfoPath forms.

1, 4, 5, 6, 7

Reader

Views sites and documents but makes no changes.

1, 4, 6

Programmer

Creates custom web parts.

1, 3, 8, 9, 10

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