Chapter 1. Getting Started

  • Learn about fundamental Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) concepts and terminology.

  • Learn about the principles of site provisioning.

  • Learn about customization opportunities with WSS.

  • Explore the out-of-the-box collaboration features of WSS.

  • Learn about development opportunities for extending WSS.

Site Provisioning

Looking back a decade ago, many companies were just learning about the World Wide Web and discovering their ability to reach customers using HTML-based content. Back then, most companies maintained a single public-facing Web site. That's all they needed for the purposes of advertising their products and services.

Times certainly have changed since then. Today companies are using Web sites not just to reach customers, ...

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