1. Chapter 1 Why Use SharePoint?

   1. Solving Problems

   2. Storing and Sharing

   3. Improving Collaboration

   4. Going Public

   5. Organizing Sites

   6. Types of Sites

   7. Parts of a Page

   8. Where Are the Files?

   9. Putting SharePoint to Work

   10. Holding Meetings

   11. Building Libraries

   12. Creating Internet Sites

   13. What Software Do You Need?

   14. Trying Out SharePoint

   15. What's SharePoint Not Good For?

   16. Resources

2. Chapter 2 Getting Started

   1. Before You Begin

   2. Creating Hosted Sites

   3. Adding Members

   4. Changing Pages

   5. Adding Content

   6. Setting Client Security

   7. Creating Self-Hosted Sites

   8. Installing SharePoint Services

   9. Adding Members Quickly

   10. Allowing Anonymous Access

   11. Maintaining Server Security

   12. Enabling Self-Service Site Creation

   13. Resources

3. Chapter 3 Applying Templates, Themes, and Styles

   1. Understanding Templates

   2. Creating Custom Site Templates

   3. Creating Site Definitions

   4. Distributing Site Templates

   5. Creating List Templates

   6. Adding List Views

   7. Creating List Definitions

   8. Modifying Themes

   9. Applying Style Sheets

   10. Changing the Default Icons

4. Chapter 4 Sharing Contacts and Meetings with Outlook

   1. Sharing Contacts

   2. Organizing Meetings

   3. Resources

5. Chapter 5 Sharing Workspaces and Lists with Excel

   1. Getting Started with Excel and SharePoint

   2. Sharing Workbooks

   3. Sharing Lists

   4. Publishing as a Web Page

   5. Using the Spreadsheet Web Part

   6. Programming SharePoint in VBA

6. Chapter 6 Using Document Libraries with Word

   1. Understanding Libraries

   2. Adding Documents to a Library

   3. Creating New Documents

   4. Adding Document Properties

   5. Changing the Library Template

   6. Linking Documents to Libraries

   7. Making Revisions Privately

   8. Linking and Publishing Custom Properties

   9. Discussing a Document

   10. Enabling Emailed Submissions

   11. Approving/Rejecting Documents

   12. Responding to Events

   13. Searching for Documents

   14. Resources

7. Chapter 7 Gathering Data

   1. Using Lists to Gather Data

   2. Using Form Libraries to Gather Data

8. Chapter 8 Creating Web Parts

   1. Preparing to Develop

   2. Creating a Web Part Project

   3. Deploying Web Parts

   4. Creating Web Parts from Excel

   5. Resources

9. Chapter 9 Programming Web Parts

   1. Understanding Web Parts

   2. Creating Web Part Appearance

   3. Adding Child Controls

   4. Working on the Client Side

   5. Understanding Event Order

   6. Adding Properties

   7. Adding Menus

   8. Customizing the Property Task Pane

   9. Connecting Parts

   10. Resources

10. Chapter 10 Remote Programming

    1. Choosing an Approach

    2. Using the Office Object Model

    3. Using Web Services

    4. Using URL Commands

    5. Using FrontPage RPC

1. Appendix A Upgrading

   1. Upgrading to SQL 2000

   2. Upgrading to Portal Server

   3. Recording Settings

   4. Installing and Configuring Portal Server

   5. Re-Extending Existing Sites

   6. Connecting Sites to the Portal

   7. Adding Links to the Portal

   8. Upgrading from Team Services

   9. Resources

2. Appendix B Reference Tables

   1. Office Versions

   2. StsAdm Commands

   3. SetupSts Commands

   4. Server Files and Locations

   5. Content Not Stored in Database

3. Colophon

Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects.

The animal on the cover of Essential SharePoint is a wombat. Averaging about 40 inches in length and weighing about 55 pounds, this Australian marsupial is the largest of the burrowing animals; as such, it is compared to the badger, but it is most closely related to the koala. Because wombats walk with an awkward waddle, they appear to be docile and slow, but are actually quite alert and agile-when necessary, they can move over short distances with the speed of an Olympic sprinter. Although wombats are not particularly territorial, they do prefer solitude, so are known to mark their often-overlapping feeding grounds by rubbing trees, sometimes to a polished appearance, and to leave their distinctive cube-shaped dung atop elevated items such as rocks, mushrooms, and even upright sticks.

Jamie Peppard was the production editor and copyeditor for Essential SharePoint. Chris Downey proofread the book. Sanders Kleinfeld, Sarah Sherman, and Claire Cloutier provided quality control. Ellen Troutman Zaig wrote the index. Emma Colby designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is an original illustration from Animate Creation. Karen Montgomery produced the cover layout with Adobe InDesign CS using Adobe's ITC Garamond font.

David Futato designed the interior layout. This book was converted by Judy Hoer to FrameMaker 5.5.6 with a format conversion tool created by Erik Ray, Jason McIntosh, Neil Walls, and Mike Sierra that uses Perl and XML technologies. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano, Jessamyn Read, and Lesley Borash using Macromedia FreeHand MX and Adobe Photoshop CS. The tip and warning icons were drawn by Christopher Bing. This colophon was written by Jamie Peppard.