Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 is the latest version of the collaboration tool found in Windows Server 2003 R2 and also the underlying technology of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007. In this comprehensive book you’ll go under the hood of WSS 3.0 and discover how to make it easy to share documents, track tasks, create common workspaces where teams can work collectively, set up discussion groups, and more. Includes essential techniques for site creation, administration, customization, security, and disaster recovery, and practical steps for migrating from 2.0 to 3.0.
Table of Contents:
Introduction xxi
Part I Preparing for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 1
Chapter 1 Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Under the Hood 3
Chapter 2 Installation 31
Part II Using Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 133
Chapter 3 Introduction to the SharePoint Interface 135
Chapter 4 Introduction to Web Parts 159
Chapter 5 Introduction to Lists 201
Chapter 6 Introduction to Libraries 323
Chapter 7 Sites, Subsites, and Workspaces 417
Chapter 8 Site Collections and Web Applications 497
Part III Administering Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 563
Chapter 9 Central Administration: Operations 565
Chapter 10 Central Administration: Application Management 613
Chapter 11 Users and Permissions 653
Chapter 12 Maintenance and Monitoring 711
Part IV Special Topics in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 805
Chapter 13 STSADM: A Look at the SharePoint Command Line Tool 807
Chapter 14 Migrating from WSS 2.0 to WSS 3.0 865
Chapter 15 Advanced Installation and Configuration 901
Appendix The Bottom Line 1013
Index 1035
Introduction xxi
About the Author :
CA Callahan, MCSE, MCSA, MCT, is the founder and principal trainer for CallahanTech, providing customized training and courseware for businesses and IT professionals. A Microsoft Certified Trainer since the Windows NT Server days, Callahan teaches fellow IT professionals about the latest Microsoft technologies. She’s a frequent presenter at conferences and expos, including Windows/Office Connections and LinuxWorld/NetworkWorld Expo; with a brief stint instructing hands-on labs at Microsoft TechEd. Previously, she traveled across the US on behalf of Microsoft to do TechNet Security Briefings, and has become passionate about network access security, disaster recovery, and virtualization. An avid beta tester, she has participated in such notable betas as Server 2003 (as well as SP1 and R2), Server 2008, Vista, Virtual Server, and Data Protection Manager. Callahan is a contributing author of Windows Vista: The Missing Manual with David Pogue as well as Mastering Windows Server 2003 and its Upgrade Edition for SP1 and R2 with Mark Minasi.
