Microsoft SharePoint 2007 For Dummies

Microsoft SharePoint lets you share information across platforms and users and it helps to know what all the pieces of Sharepoint can do. You may want to look at SharePoint’s administration model or its site hierarchy, as well.

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SharePoint’s Feature Areas by Product Type: WSS/MOSS

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 is officially part of the Microsoft Office suite of products, which gives you access to Windows SharePoint Services (WSS). The first table lays out the WSS and MOSS templates.

The table here shows SharePoint’s major features.

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How to Access SharePoint from a Client

When you’re working for a client using Microsoft SharePoint, you may have to use their browser or other access tool. This table shows you how to get to where you want to go from a variety of points:

Client Integration	URL Access http://server	UNC Access //server/	Custom Applications
Word 2003/2007	Browsers — IE, Firefox, Safari	Windows Explorer	Object model
Excel 2003/2007	Office 2007 clients	Mapped drive letter (net use command)	Web Services
Outlook 2003/2007	Office 2003 clients
Access 2003/2007	Other Windows applications
PowerPoint 2007	My Network Places
InfoPath 2007

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SharePoint 2007’s Administration Model

Microsoft SharePoint 2007 uses an administration model — a family of technologies that provides a server infrastructure to support the needs of information workers and their employers. The configuration of the administration model looks like this:

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SharePoint’s Site Hierarchy Model

All of Microsoft SharePoint’s features are delivered via a hierarchy of Web sites. This sample SharePoint hierarchy begins at folders and moves up the chain to the server farm.

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