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SharePoint User's Guide
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SharePoint User's Guide

by Infusion Development Corp. (Infusion Development Corporation)
March 2005
Beginner content levelBeginner
150 pages
3h 23m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Creating Your Own Sites

Once a team site has been created for your company or group, you can create additional sites and workspaces. SharePoint places no restrictions on the number of sites you create; however, you may be limited by the quality of the hardware on which the site resides. Larger, more powerful computers with more memory can host more sites than smaller, less powerful machines.

When you create your own site, you will usually choose a site template that automatically generates a predefined layout. Once the site is in place, you can modify it by adding additional Web Parts, rearranging its layout, or performing other customizations.

Using a Predefined SharePoint Template

A site template provides a default structure and starting point for creating a team site. Some companies use a site template to ensure that a consistent style is maintained throughout all of its SharePoint sites. Even after a template is implemented, you can still make modifications to the site by adding additional Web Parts or by changing the site layout.

A SharePoint team site comes equipped with eight predefined templates. You can use any of these templates for your own site, or you can create a new site template for your own use. Windows SharePoint Services includes the following default site templates:

Team site

Includes both document libraries and lists teams can use to manage information.

Blank site

Using a web page editor, you can add SharePoint Services features to your site. This option leaves you ...

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