With this practical guide, you'll quickly learn how to build SharePoint 2007 sites that meet your business needs. SharePoint MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional) Göran Husman walks you through everything from planning and installation to configuration and administration so you can begin developing a production environment. He also shows you how to take advantage of numerous SharePoint features that will dramatically enhance your sites.

You'll find practical and easy-to-follow steps throughout this book that will enable you to customize templates for SharePoint, build your own Site Definition, and utilize SharePoint Designer. Typical scenarios and tasks that you'll most likely encounter along the way are also presented, such as configuring an intranet, setting up document management, and managing projects. And you'll discover how to use smart add-ons and utilities in order to improve navigation, integrate with other systems, design workflow solutions, and more.