Creating Sites and Workspaces


In many cases, throwing all your users into a single site and expecting them to get everything done in that one site is not efficient. It often helps to break down the tasks your organization performs into multiple component, and then create multiple SharePoint sites or workspaces for those specific functions. For example, you could create a SharePoint site for each of the departments in your organization, or you could have an individual site for each project.

To create a new site or workspace in an existing SharePoint site, follow the procedure outlined in the following steps:

1.

From the home SharePoint site (the parent site), click Create from the top menu bar.

2.

Select Sites and Workspaces from the Web Pages section.

3.

Enter a title and description for the site.

4.

Enter the URL address where this site will reside.

5.

From the Permissions section, select whether this site will inherit the same permissions as the parent site (the same set of users will use both sites) or if it will have unique permissions (you will have to manage and control separate sets of users).

6.

On the following page, shown in Figure 23.2, you have the option of choosing a template from to create the site or workspace. For a detailed description of each template, read ahead to the next section of this lesson. Choose your template and click OK.

Figure 23.2. Creating a new site.


Once the site is created, it can be administered by the same people, or you can create a unique set of user accounts and data from the other sites. For more information on administering a site or a workspace, see Lesson 15, "Summary of the Role of the Site Administrator."



    Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SharePoint 2003 in 10 Minutes
    Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SharePoint 2003 in 10 Minutes
    ISBN: 672327236
    EAN: N/A
    Year: 2004
    Pages: 181

    flylib.com © 2008-2017.
    If you may any questions please contact us: flylib@qtcs.net