Microsoft has just released two documents that provide beginner level tips and tricks on how to use Wikis and Blogs. If you are familiar with how blogs and wikis work, you might still want to just skim over these two documents:

• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Document: Tips and Tricks - Using Blogs in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Document: Tips and Tricks - Using Wikis in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Tips and Tricks - Using Wikis in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

This document provides answers to commonly asked questions and includes useful tips and tricks for using wikis in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 includes a new wiki site template, providing a low-maintenance way to capture community knowledge. It can be used for brainstorming ideas, recording internal process information, or gathering data from the field. SharePoint wikis are quick to edit and make it easy for inexperienced authors to contribute. Built-in versioning controls enable you to easily rollback changes if people make mistakes.

This document provides answers to commonly asked questions and includes useful tips and tricks for using wikis in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. What topics are covered? Its a 7 page document, so if you are familiar with what wikis are and how they work, you should be able to feel your way around SharePoint wiki implementation.

Topics Covered for Tips and Tricks Using Wikis:

• What is a Windows SharePoint Services Wiki site?
• How should I think of using a Wiki in my business?
• How do I edit an existing Wiki page?
• How do I begin to create a Wiki page?
• How do I track the history of edits made on the Wiki site?
• How do I restore the site to an earlier version?
• How do I know when a site changes?
• What permission levels are set by default within the Windows SharePoint Services Wiki site?
• How do I change permissions so only a select group of users have the capability to edit a wiki page?

Tips and Tricks - Using Blogs in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

This document provides answers to commonly asked questions and includes useful tips and tricks for using blogs in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

A new, full-featured blog site template is available in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Similar to a newsletter, a blog provides a new method for team communication, enabling members to keep in touch with the latest news, share relevant links, and interact via comments and feedback. Users can easily create, manage, and customize blogs within a SharePoint site. Integration with Microsoft Office Word 2007 provides a rich client editor and the ability to create blog posts offline.

This document provides answers to commonly asked questions and includes useful tips and tricks for using blogs in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. What topics are covered? Its a 6 page document, so if you are familiar with what blogs are and how they work, you should be able to feel your way around SharePoint blog implementation.

Topics Covered for Tips and Tricks Using Blogs:

• What is a Windows SharePoint Services Blog site?
• How should I think of using a Blog in my business?
• How does Windows SharePoint Services help me organize posts and comments?
• How do I create a Blog post?
• If there are multiple authors of blog posts, is it possible to enable one person to control the publish function?
• How can I control what comments get posted to my Blog?
• Can I edit posts or comments before and after they are published?
• How do I set Permissions on who can post, view or edit blog posts and comments?
• How do I stay informed of changes to Blogs I’m interested in tracking?
• How do I go back to read old posts?
• How do I forward a Blog post to somebody else?
• Is it possible to use Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to create new Blog posts?

Download Links:

• Tips and Tricks - Using Blogs in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 [direct download link for Tips and Tricks - Using Blogs]
• Tips and Tricks - Using Wikis in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 [direct download link for Tips and Tricks - Using Wikis]