Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Familiar Interface Features
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As previously stated, since Microsoft Windows SharePoint 3.0 is built on Windows Server 2003, IT professionals will be able to easily deploy Web-based applications. The main reason is because of the software's integration with Microsoft Office applications. As a result, this will help you get up to speed with creating those applications.
Microsoft Windows SharePoint 3.0 has powerful site creation and user interface tools. Like other Microsoft applications, this software also has templates and professional-looking themes. You can use these new application templates to tailor your workspace to your liking. If you want to reorganize your site navigation, Microsoft Windows SharePoint 3.0 enables you to do this function.
Because of Microsoft Windows SharePoint 3.0's tight integration with Microsoft Office, if you're working within Microsoft Office programs and system files, you can perform functions, such as looking at and updating calendars, publishing and modifying documents, or even developing workspaces. Like mobile workers, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to monitor tasks.
Microsoft Windows SharePoint 3.0's platform is flexible in that developers can create new and efficient Web-based tools that are customized to your company and business process. You can link the product's new tools and services to your back-office applications. When it comes to designing SharePoint sites, Microsoft Windows SharePoint 3.0 allows you to use Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 to create and tailor them. You can also create reporting tools that are customized to your particular tasks, all without having to write or deploy new code.
If you use Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, there are new capabilities you can take advantage of, such as providing enterprise-wide functions to manage records, workflows, portals, and personalized sites. You can also perform search capabilities.
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