Chapter 6: Working with Library Settings

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Chapter at a Glance

Configure a document library, page 166. Work with versioning, page 176. Securing a Document Library, page 179.

In This Chapter, You will Learn to:

• Configure a document library.

• Create new columns.

• Work with content types.

• Add metadata to a document.

• Secure a document library.

• Delete a document library.

As we discussed in Chapter 5, “Creating and Managing Libraries,” document libraries are one of the most powerful features of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. The additional features available in a Windows SharePoint Services library-such as versioning, approval, and navigation settings-are what make SharePoint document libraries more compelling than using networked shared folders. You can use SharePoint libraries to store multiple versions of your documents, require approval for documents to be published, and sort and filter content easily.

In this chapter, you will learn how to manage document libraries and enable additional library features. You will learn how to work with a library’s columns, content types, and document metadata, including the Document Information Panel (DIP) in the 2007 Microsoft Office suite. You will also learn how to create a view of a document library, secure the library, use Web folders to access it, use the document discussions functionality, and delete a library. You will use the Oak Furniture document library and the Purchase Orders form library created in Chapter 5 to complete the exercises in this chapter.

Important  

Before you can use the practice files and sites provided for this chapter, you need to install them from the book’s companion CD to their default locations. See “Using the Book’s CD-ROM” on page xix for more information.

Important  

Remember to use your SharePoint site location in place of http://wideworldimporters in the following exercises.