Additional Sources of Information

Users can view Help documentation from the User's Help page in the workspace or from the Tours and User's Help quick link on the default home page of the dashboard site. There is an additional link to Help documentation from the Getting Started page in the Management folder. You must be a member of the local administrators group or be assigned to the role of coordinator to access the Management folder. A link to Getting Started also appears on the default home page of the dashboard site.

Documentation Provided with SharePoint Portal Server

Managing Content. An overview of the product along with information about planning and configuring the workspace and the dashboard site.

Planning and Installation. Basic information about installation, product use, and features.

Administrator's Help. Online documentation providing information about SharePoint Portal Server Administration in Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Additional information is provided about maintenance, performance, and troubleshooting.

Dashboard Site Help. Online documentation providing information about configuring and managing the dashboard site and searching for and using documents.

User's Help. Online documentation providing procedures for configuring and using the workspace. Describes how to use Web folders to access SharePoint Portal Server.

SharePoint Portal Server Tours. An introduction to SharePoint Portal Server, highlighting key document management and search features.

Readme. Important information that may not be covered in other documentation.

Product Overview for International Customers. An overview of the product for use in countries and regions that do not have a localized version of SharePoint Portal Server.

Internet Sites

Microsoft Product Support Services. Latest service packs, fixes, white papers, and frequently asked questions (FAQs), plus a searchable knowledge base that contains technical support information and self-help tools. See http://support.microsoft.com.

SharePoint Portal Server Web site on http://www.microsoft.com. A central source of information about SharePoint Portal Server. See http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint.

Training and Certification. Information about training and certification. See http://www.microsoft.com/trainingandservices.

Course 2095, "Building Knowledge Management Solutions Using Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server," is a three-day, instructor-led, Microsoft Official Curriculum course. The course provides students with the architectural concepts and the skills necessary to deploy SharePoint Portal Server as a search and document management solution as well as a dashboard site.

To take this course in the United States and Canada, find a training provider on the Web site and register with a Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center (Microsoft CTEC). Outside the United States and Canada, contact your Regional Education Service Center.

Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Newsgroups. Web-based forums in which you can share information about developing with Microsoft products, including SharePoint Portal Server. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups.

TechNet. Web-based resource to help you deploy, maintain, and support SharePoint Portal Server. See http://www.microsoft.com/technet.

Software Development Kit. Information about developing applications for SharePoint Portal Server will be available after product release. It will be part of the MSDN^® Platform Software Development Kit. See http://msdn.microsoft.com.

Digital Dashboard Resource Kit. Technical reference guide with tools. See http://www.microsoft.com/business/digitaldashboard.