| LIBRARIES |
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Document Library Create a document library when you have a collection of documents or other files that you want to share. Document libraries support features such as folders, versioning, and check out. |
Form Library Create a form library when you have XML-based business forms, such as status reports or purchase orders, that you want to manage. These libraries require a Windows SharePoint Services-compatible XML editor, such as Microsoft Office InfoPath. |
Wiki Page Library Create a Wiki page library when you want to have an interconnected collection of Wiki pages. Wiki page libraries support pictures, tables, hyperlinks, and wiki linking. |
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Picture Library Create a picture library when you have pictures you want to share. Picture libraries provide special features for managing and displaying pictures, such as thumbnails, download options, and a slide show. |
| COMMUNICATIONS |
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Announcements Create an announcements list when you want a place to share news, status, and other short bits of information. |
Contacts Create a contacts list when you want to manage information about people that your team works with such as customers or partners. You can share information between your contacts list and Windows SharePoint Services-compatible contacts programs. |
Discussion Board Create a discussion board when you want to provide a place for newsgroup-style discussions. Discussion boards provide features for managing discussion threads and ensuring that only approved posts appear. |
| TRACKING |
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Links Create a links list when you have links to Web pages or other resources that you want to share. |
Calendar Create a calendar list when you want a calendar-based view of upcoming meetings, deadlines, and other important events. You can share information between your calendar list and Windows SharePoint Services-compatible events programs. |
Tasks Create a tasks list when you want to track a group of work items that you or your team needs to complete. |
Project Tasks Create a project tasks list when you want a graphical view on a group of work items that you or your team needs to complete. You can open this list in Windows SharePoint Services-compatible programs. |
Issue Tracking Create an issue tracking list when you want to manage a set of issues or problems. You can assign, prioritize, and follow the progress of issues from start to finish. |
Survey Create a survey when you want to poll other Web site users. Surveys provide features that allow you to quickly create questions and define how users specify their answers. |
| CUSTOM LISTS |
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Custom List Create a custom list when you want to specify your own columns. The list opens as a Web page and lets you add or edit items one at a time. |
Custom List in DataSheet View Create a custom list when you want to specify your own columns. The list opens in a spreadsheet-like environment for convenient data entry, editing, and formatting. It requires a Windows SharePoint Services-compatible list datasheet control and ActiveX control support. |
Languages and Translators Create the list of languages for which the Translation Management workflow will assign translation tasks. You can also specify the translators for each language. |
Import Spreadsheets Import a spreadsheet when you want to create a list that has the same columns and contents as an existing spreadsheet. Importing a spreadsheet requires a spreadsheet application compatible with Windows SharePoint Services |
| WEB PAGES |
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Basic Page Create a Basic Page when you want to add a simple Web page to the site. You can modify the page by adding text, pictures, and tables using your Web browser. |
Web Part Page Create a Web Part Page when you want to add a Web page to this site that displays one or more Web Parts. Web Parts provide an easy way to build powerful Web pages that can show you information ranging from a view of a list in the current site to the latest data from Web Services. |
Sites and Workspaces Create a site or workspace when you want a new place for collaboration, communication, or content storage. For example, you might create a team site to work together on a new project, a blog site to post information and gather feedback, or a wiki site to record unstructured knowledge. |