Working with Web Part Page Zones

Each Web Part Page (and the SharePoint site home page, for that matter), contains distinct bounded regions to which you can add Web Parts. These regions are known as zones. The zones control how Web Parts are displayed to the end user, and a particular page can contain many zones, as illustrated in Figure 21.3. When creating a Web Part Page or a SharePoint site, you need to understand the differences between the zones, which are detailed in the following list:

  • Full Page zones— This type of zone covers the entire Web Part Page and is the type of zone you'll want to use if you need your Web Parts to take up all the real estate on the page.

  • Header and Footer zones— These zones appear at the top and the bottom of ...

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