In Windows SharePoint Services, each of the sites you will be creating, sharing and accessing will all be created from one of a variety of templates. Each of these templates gives you a default layout and content that is designed to assist you in the target goal of your site.
Below, is a listing of all the available templates along with a brief description of its purpose.
Site Template Descriptions:
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Standard (default) Templates
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The Team Site template creates a site for teams to create, organize, and share information quickly and easily. It includes a Document Library, and basic lists such as Announcements, Events, Contacts, and Quick Links.
The Document Workspace template is designed for users to work together on a document. It provides a document library for storing the primary document and supporting files, a tasks list for assigning to-do items, and a links list for resources related to the document.
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Wiki is a new site template in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 that makes it easy to create, edit, link, and restore an individual Web page. Wikis can be used as creative forums to brainstorm ideas, manage knowledge bases, create designs as well as instruction guides or simply gather information in an easy-to-edit format. Wikis are easy to create, modify, and annotate in addition to tracking contributions and changes.
*(A very popular and currently the largest Wiki site on the Web, is Wikipedia.org - click the link (
Wikipedia.org) to see what the possibilities of a Wiki site could be)
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Blog template allows the creation of a site that enables you or your organization to quickly share ideas and information. Blogs contain posts that are dated and listed in reverse chronological order. People can comment on your posts, as well as provide links to interesting sites, photos, and related blogs.
A Meeting Workspace site provides a place where your meeting attendees can go for the most up-to-date information about the meeting, whether you are managing a year-long project with recurring meetings or planning a small event.
Feature of meeting workspaces include page tabs (accross top of page), objectives, attendees lists, document libraries, etc.
Basic Meeting Workspace This template is designed to plan, organize, and track your meeting. This template includes Objectives, Attendees, Agenda, and Document Library.
Multipage Meeting Workspace This template provides the basics to plan, organize, and track your meeting with multiple pages. It includes Objectives, Attendees, and Agenda. It also includes two blank pages for you to customize, based on your requirements.
The Classroom Management application template helps instructors and students organize and store information related to a particular class. The site includes document libraries to store assignments and lecture notes as well as calendars and announcement capability to enable communication from instructor to students.