1. Chapter 1 Introducing Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007

   1. Collaboration

   2. Portals

   3. Enterprise Search

   4. Enterprise Content Management

   5. Business Process and Forms

   6. Business Intelligence

   7. Conclusion

2. Chapter 2 Changes in the WSS Architecture

   1. Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Version 3.0

3. Chapter 3 Installing SharePoint 2007

   1. Introduction

   2. Preinstallation

   3. Installation

   4. Post-Installation Tasks

4. Chapter 4 Configuring a Multiserver Farm

   1. Introduction

   2. Planning for Scalability

   3. Topologies

   4. Implementing a Multiserver Farm

   5. Conclusion

5. Chapter 5 Designing SharePoint Sites

   1. Introduction

   2. Sites Versus Site Collections

   3. Site Creation and Management

   4. Determining Which Type of Site to Create

   5. Create a New Site Using Site Actions

   6. Enabling Self-Service Site Creation

   7. Create Sites and Site Collections from the Site Directory

   8. Managing Sites from the Site Directory

   9. Show New Categories on the Create Site Page

   10. Add or Edit Site Directory Categories

   11. Scan for Broken Links in Site Directory

   12. Conclusion

6. Chapter 6 Understanding the Datasheet and Explorer Views

   1. Datasheet View

   2. Explorer View

7. Chapter 7 Applying Templates, Page Layouts, and Themes

   1. Introduction

   2. Site Templates

   3. Default Site Templates

   4. Site Template and Page Layout Settings

   5. Managing Site Themes and Images

8. Chapter 8 Creating Web Parts

   1. Introduction

   2. Default Web Parts

   3. Customize a Web Part Page

   4. Using Content Editor Web Parts

   5. Using Form Web Parts

   6. Using Image Web Parts

   7. Using List View Web Parts

   8. Using Page Viewer Web Parts

   9. Using Site Users Web Parts

   10. Using XML Web Parts

   11. Conclusion

9. Chapter 9 Creating and Managing Document Workspaces and Libraries

   1. Introduction

   2. What Is the Significance of Document Libraries?

   3. Organizing Documents

   4. Document Management and Workflow

   5. Document Workspaces

   6. Conclusion

10. Chapter 10 Creating and Managing Meeting Workspaces

    1. Introduction

    2. Meeting Workspace Templates

    3. Creating and Designing a Meeting Workspace Site

    4. Customizing a Meeting Workspace Site

    5. Working with Pages in a Meeting Workspace Site

    6. Assigning and Tracking Tasks in a Meeting Workspace Site

    7. Managing Attendees in a Meeting Workspace Site

11. Chapter 11 Creating and Managing Discussions

    1. Introduction

    2. Discussion Group Views

    3. Creating a SharePoint Discussion Board

    4. Customizing a Discussion Board

    5. Participating in a Discussion

    6. Conclusion

12. Chapter 12 Creating and Managing SharePoint Groups and Users

    1. Introduction

    2. Permission Groups

    3. Adding and Configuring SharePoint Groups

    4. Maintaining SharePoint Groups

    5. Targeting Content Based on Group

    6. Allowing Anonymous Users Access to SharePoint

13. Chapter 13 Creating and Managing Picture Libraries

    1. Introduction

    2. Slide Libraries

    3. Creating Libraries

    4. Add Content to a Picture Library

    5. Editing and Managing Images in a Picture Library

    6. Adding Images from a Picture Library to a Web Page

14. Chapter 14 Creating and Managing Lists

    1. Introduction

    2. Creating Lists

    3. Managing List Templates

    4. Managing Large Lists

15. Chapter 15 Business Intelligence and SharePoint

    1. Introduction

    2. The Report Center

    3. Creating and Customizing Dashboards

    4. Excel Services Web Access

    5. External Data Sources

    6. Filter Web Part Information

    7. Using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

    8. Performance Management

    9. Data Analysis and Reporting

    10. Data Warehousing

16. Chapter 16 Sharing Contacts and Meetings with Outlook

    1. Introduction

    2. SharePoint, Outlook 2007, and Collaboration

    3. Enabling Email Support in Central Administration

    4. Configuring Email Support During Site Creation

    5. Enabling Email Support for Lists and Libraries

    6. Outlook Web Access

    7. Using Email Servers

    8. Conclusion

17. Chapter 17 Creating, Editing, and Managing Word Documents with SharePoint

    1. Introduction

    2. Content Types and Document Libraries

    3. Managing Document Library Workflow

    4. SharePoint, Word 2007, and Collaboration

18. Chapter 18 Creating, Editing, and Managing Excel Documents with SharePoint

    1. Introduction

    2. Office Excel 2007 and Excel Services

    3. Publishing and Viewing an Excel Workbook in an Excel Web Access Web Part

    4. Working with Excel Web Access Data in Office Excel 2007

    5. Printing from Excel Services

    6. Connecting a List View Web Part to Excel Web Access Web Part

    7. Finding and Calculating in Excel Services

19. Chapter 19 Creating in SharePoint Designer 2007

    1. Introduction

    2. Customizing Sharepoint Sites

    3. Conclusion

20. Chapter 20 InfoPath and SharePoint

    1. Introduction

    2. Improvements in InfoPath 2007

    3. InfoPath Forms Architecture

    4. Configuring InfoPath Forms Services

    5. InfoPath and SharePoint Integration Overview

    6. Forms Deployment

    7. Administrative Deployment

    8. Property Promotion and Property Demotion

    9. Document Information Panel

    10. Conclusion

21. Chapter 21 Designing SharePoint My Sites

    1. Introduction

    2. Using Your My Site

    3. Adding Basic Information to My Site

    4. Adding a Site Tab to My Site

    5. Managing Your My Site

    6. Configuring Privacy Groups in My Site

    7. Managing My Colleagues in My Site

    8. Customizing My Site with Role-Based Templates

22. Chapter 22 Applying Security to Your SharePoint Site

    1. Topology Design Considerations

    2. Server Hardening

    3. SharePoint Authentication

    4. Utilizing Encryption

    5. Levels of Administrative Rights

    6. SharePoint Site Permissions and Groups

    7. Object Security Functionality

    8. Protecting SharePoint Sites with Microsoft ISA Server

    9. Antivirus Usage

    10. Other Security Considerations

    11. Maintaining a Secure Environment

    12. Conclusion

23. Chapter 23 SharePoint Administration

    1. Introduction

    2. Common Central Administration Tasks

    3. Top-Level Site Administration

    4. Site Administration

    5. Conclusion

24. Chapter 24 Upgrading from SharePoint Portal Server 2003

    1. Introduction

    2. Supported Topologies

    3. Prerequisites for Upgrade

    4. Perform Preupgrade Steps

    5. Possible Upgrade Options

    6. Gradual Upgrade

    7. Upgrading the Portal Using Database Migration

    8. Perform Post-Upgrade Steps

    9. Common Issues

25. Chapter 25 Using Server-Side and Client-Side Web Parts

    1. Introduction

    2. Web Parts for Power Users and Business Users

    3. Web Part Architecture

    4. Web Parts for Administrators

    5. Conclusion

26. Chapter 26 Using SharePoint Web Services

    1. Introduction

    2. Services Associated with MOSS and WSS

    3. Invoking Web Services

    4. Utilizing Web Services with Visual Studio

    5. Related APIs

    6. Programming Custom Web Services

    7. Conclusion

27. Chapter 27 Using SharePoint Server for Search

    1. Introduction

    2. Different Features of Search

    3. Architecture of Indexing and Search

    4. Administering Search Services

    5. Advanced Configuration Options

    6. Extensibility Options Associated with Search

    7. Conclusion

28. Chapter 28 Using the SharePoint Object Model

    1. Exploring the Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace

    2. Deploying Customizations with SharePoint Solutions

    3. Working with the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Class Libraries

    4. Conclusion

29. Chapter 29 Web Content Management

    1. Introduction

    2. Architecture

    3. Content Publishing

    4. Conclusion

1. Colophon

The animals on the cover of SharePoint 2007: The Definitive Guide are various types of buntings, the common name for small, plump birds of the family Emberizidae (the sparrow family). Among the buntings pictured are the snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), a North American type noted for its white plumage; the corn bunting (Miliaria calandra), a European type and the largest of the buntings; and finally, the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella), a Eurasian type with a yellowish head and breast.

Buntings are similar in habits to finches, and as such, in the past they were often grouped with the finch family Fringillidae. Buntings are distinguished by their stubby, cone-shaped bills, which are perfect for cracking seeds. Fruit and insects round out their diet. A bunting's coloring can vary widely depending on its sex and type--for instance, the male indigo bunting's plumage is a rich, metallic blue while its female counterpart is dull brown.

One particularly interesting member of the bunting family is the ortolan (Emberiza hortulana), which is considered a delicacy in French country cuisine. In the past, ortolans were netted, kept in darkened rooms to disrupt their normal feeding schedule, and then fattened with a diet of oats and millet. They were then roasted whole and sucked up in one bite--including the bones--through the rectum. Traditionally, the diner covered his head and his dish with a napkin to enhance the aroma as he ate. Due to their dwindling numbers, capturing and serving ortolans is now restricted by French law.