Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 Administrator's Companion

Administering Web Content Management Sites

A publishing site is just another type of SharePoint site. Because of this, most common tasks associated with managing a publishing site are identical to those of managing a typical SharePoint site. However, some key differences and additions should be addressed. Take a look at these publishing-specific administrative tasks:

• Creating publishing sites

• Configuring the Welcome page

• Configuring master page settings

• Managing the Master Page And Page Layout Gallery

• Managing site content and structure

• Configuring navigation settings

• Assigning security groups and permission levels

Creating Publishing Sites

To enable the Publishing feature on a SharePoint site, you can either create a new site and pick one of the publishing ...