SharePoint provides several tools that give you a leg up when creating new sites and customizing their appearance:
As you use SharePoint and integrate it into your workplace, you'll want to add your own look and feel to these components . For example, you might want to add a Picture Library list to every new workspace or a thumbnail image column to the Contacts list. In fact, you might want to create entirely new templates to solve common tasks unique to your workplace. This chapter tells you how to create your own site and list templates. First, I provide an overview of what comes with SharePoint Services so you don't reinvent the wheel; then I cover modifying those templates and incorporating the changes into SharePoint. Finally, I explain how to customize the themes and style sheets that control the appearance of sites. |