SharePoint 2007 User's Guide: Learning Microsoft's Collaboration and Productivity Platform [Paperback]

Seth Bates (Author), Tony Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 26, 2007

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is the next generation of Microsoft SharePoint technologies. These products expand on the information-sharing and collaboration capabilities provided by SharePoint to allow you to create true enterprise information management, information sharing and collaboration solutions.

This book is the follow-up edition to our successful user guide, part of our overall SharePoint positioning strategy – our bestselling Hillier book for developers, user guides for administrators and end users, and other books to link SharePoint in context with job requirements and practical applications. The authors of this book work with SharePoint in a variety of environments day in and day out and have the expertise and ability to proffer an eminently useful guide for anyone working with SharePoint technologies in any capacity.

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About the Author

Seth Bates is a software architect and practice manager for DataLan Corporation, the 2004 NY/NJ Microsoft Platform Partner of the Year located in White Plains, New York. Bates performed the technical editing for Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2003 Solutions and Advanced SharePoint Services Solutions. He was also published in the April 2005 edition of Dr. Dobb's Journal with an article titled "SharePoint Web Part Development." Bates has over 7 years of experience engineering business solutions, primarily using Microsoft technologies. With experience in all phases of the software engineering life cycle, he brings a broad mix of analysis, design, and implementation expertise to his work.

Tony Smith is a product manager for DataLan Corporation, the 2004 NY/NJ Microsoft Platform Partner of the Year located in White Plains, New York. With a background that includes business analysis, network engineering, and application development, Smith has over 10 years of experience engineering business solutions, and regularly presents to engineers, analysts, and business decision makers. Tony has been working with a wide range of companies, including the subsidiaries of a Fortune 50 company, to design and deploy Microsoft SharePoint 2003 and Office System solutions since these products were made available. You can find additional information about Tony and topics discussed in this book at www.sharepointextras.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (February 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590598296
• ISBN-13: 978-1590598290
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful, September 21, 2007

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This review is from: SharePoint 2007 User's Guide: Learning Microsoft's Collaboration and Productivity Platform (Paperback)

Recommended for "Power-Users," or those people that are comfortable working in Office, etc. Not for techies, per se, and perhaps a bit much for the average user. Get it for those people that will comfortably read a 300 page book on a computer program and then actually do something with it. Don't get it for those whose permissions you wouldn't dare leave without significant restrictions.

Has been very helpful to me as someone new to SharePoint. Only 4 stars because it's a bit much for the average user that we have in our organization -- I 'm not sold that I could distribute this as a User's Guide and expect increased understanding of how it works from the typical user. Perhaps it takes this much detail to present the information, but the lack of a general "how-to" or "quick-start" section makes me think that most users will be intimidated by the size and scope of the book and never crack it open.

However, from a Power User perspective, this book is excellent. The writing is clear and well-organized. I've been able to find just about everything I've needed to understand and answered most questions that have come to mind. I like how the book presents the different choices available, without shoe-horning you into the author's preferred choice. Comparing it to explanations available online, the information it typically presented better in this book.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars User's Guide great for its intended audience, June 5, 2007

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J. Lichtenthal "sideout72" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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For any orgnaization that is implementing SharePoint for end-user use, this book is an extremely valuable. The documentation on Microsoft's website and within the help links within the Sharepoint portal are nearly unusable for an end-user, and definitely cannot be used as an initial learning guide. This book takes up the slack. If you have "power" end-users in your organization who will be using the out-of-the-box features of Sharepoint to customize their portals, this book is for them. It can also be used as a reference for learning how to implement features and navigate through the various setup menus.

S. Taylor (stusrt) - This is not a technical reference - it is for end users - "SharePoint 2007 User's Guide". While this book touches on how to programatically customize Sharepoint, it is not the main purpose. Once you have programmed your portal, and now need to release it to end users, give THEM this book. You'll be happy about how few questions you will get back about using Sharepoint, since they will be well informed.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for both new Sharepoint users and updaters alike - clear and concise! Also a handy reference..., April 20, 2007

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Caroline C. Schaefer (The Industrial Midwest) - See all my reviews
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Our company has used Sharepoint 2003 extensively, and have deployed many business applications on this platform. We have a migration program to Sharepoint 2007 going now, and this book has been the best resource to educate our end users and business managers on the new features and functionalities of this version.

I would recommend the book to fresh users being introduced to Sharepoint 2007 and to users trying to migrate to the new version, as its the simplest way to learn how to navigate through all the key features of the product. The book is concise, well written, and just the right reference guide to keep handy to become a power user of Sharepoint.