Microsoft® SharePoint™ 2003 Unleashed, Second Edition

Performing Common Administrative Tasks in a SharePoint Site

Certain activities take place in virtually every SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services environment. These activities seem straightforward but are not always intuitive to perform. Gaining an understanding of the specific steps required to perform each of these activities is important for administrators in a SharePoint environment.

Adding and Managing Users

A SharePoint Site, set up out of the box, is configured with only a single user. One of the first steps that can be taken is to add additional users into a SharePoint Site or portal. To add users, perform the following steps:

1.	Open the SharePoint Site and click on Site Settings.
2.	Click on Manage Users.
3. ...