Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in C# 2005

Chapter 3. SharePoint Fundamentals

SharePoint 2007 is a significant product with many functional areas to master. Installing the software and creating a web application are only the beginning of the administrative and programming tasks you must perform to develop a professional site. These tasks include managing users, configuring authentications, and deploying functionality to the site. In this chapter, I cover the fundamental configurations, features, and functions that are required to get a site up and running.

Managing Users

Once you have created a web application and a site collection, you will want to give users permission to access the new site. Adding users is relatively straightforward. However, determining the permissions that should be ...