Wiley Beginning SharePoint 2007: Building Team Solutions with MOSS 2007 978-0-470-12449-9 User Manual

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Getting Star ted with

Microsoft Office

SharePoint Ser ver

The goal of this book is to provide you with the knowledge you need to become the master of your
organization’s SharePoint environment. Along those lines, this chapter introduces you to the new
and exciting features and capabilities of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. With it, you learn
how to put the platform to work for your organization to create scalable team solutions. In this
chapter, you learn about the following topics and concepts:

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The differences between Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office
SharePoint Server 2007

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Common usage scenarios for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office
SharePoint Server 2007

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Differences between SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Microsoft Office SharePoint 
Server 2007

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An overview of important SharePoint concepts and features such as:

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Sites and workspaces

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Lists

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Document libraries

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Web Parts

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Content types

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Workflow

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Enterprise features such as search, business data reporting, and Forms Services

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