2007 MOSS Resource Links (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server)

Here is an assortment of various 2007 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Documentation / Reference Materials I've found thus far.  Check back often because I will be updating regularly!  Please feel free to add comments or suggest links so we all can benefit.  

Download SharePoint (11/16/06):

• "Quick Reference for WSS 3.0 and SharePoint Server 2007 x86 and x64 Downloads"
• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0!!
• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack
• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 x64
• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack x64
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Trial Version
• Installation
  • Deploy in a simple server farm (Windows SharePoint Services)
  • Determine hardware and software requirements (Windows SharePoint Services)      

Download SharePoint Application Templates:

• "Fantastic 40" SharePoint application templates now available!
  • Updated Installation Guide for the 20 server admin Application Templates for WSS 3.0
  • Get all 40 Application Templates available in English
  • Get the 20 Application Templates available in multiple languages

Download SharePoint Beta2 TR :

• Beta 2 Technical Refresh installers
  • What you need to know before you click Update.exe
  • MOSS 2007 B2TR: "Slipstreamed" installer screencast (HOWTO)
  • Steve Smith: MOSS 2007 B2+B2TR Slipstream Clean Installation (screen shots)
  • SharePoint 2007: Updating MOSS Beta 2 to Beta 2 Technical Refresh (Beta 2TR)
  • Installing WSS 3.0 Beta2 TR – the slipstream approach with screenshots
  • Installation guide MOSS 2007 beta2 TR
• WSS 3.0 Beta 2 TR
• WSS 3.0 (x64) Beta 2 TR
• MOSS 2007 Beta 2 TR
• MOSS 2007 (x64) Beta 2 TR
• Form Server 2007 Beta 2 TR
• Form Server 2007 (x64) Beta 2 TR
• SharePoint Designer 2007 Beta 2 TR
• Save as PDF Patch
• Send a Smile/Frown

Download SharePoint Beta:

• Important Documentation Prior to SharePoint Beta 2 Installation
• Get the Beta
  • Microsoft Office 2007 Beta Support - TechNet Forums
  • Beta Known Issues
    • Office SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 Known Issues / ReadMe
    • 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Beta Known Issues/ReadMe
• Windows SharePoint Services V3 Beta 2
  • Beta Known Issues
    • Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 Known Issues / ReadMe
    • Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (version 3) Beta Known Issues/ReadMe
• Installation / Deployment
  • Step by Step Installation & Configuration - PreRequisites (Harsh)
  • MOSS Deployment Guides (EXE from Microsoft)
    • Deploying Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Beta 2) on a single server
    • Deploying Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Beta 2) in a server farm environment
  • WSS Deployment Guides
    • Deploying Windows SharePoint Services V3 (Beta 2) on a single server
    • Deploying Windows SharePoint Services V3 (Beta 2) in a server farm environment
  • Step-by-Step: Creating a MOSS / Office Demo setup

General Information:

• 2007 Microsoft Office System Preview Site
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Product Guide
  • Microsoft Office Release System Requirements
  • Microsoft Office System 2007 Pricing Information
  • Planning for Office SharePoint Server 2007
  • Planning for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0   
• Bill Gates - SharePoint Conference 2006
  • SharePoint Conference 2006 Slidedecks
• Go SharePoint and good things happen
• Improvements in accessibility
• Forrester report: Developers, Get Ready: 2007 Microsoft Office System Is A Serious Application Platform
• Microsoft Office Live Developer Guide
• Microsoft Tech Center: MOSS
• Microsoft Tech Center: WSS V3
• Quick Reference Guide for WSS v3
• Reasons for upgrading
• Reasons for upgrading from SPS 2003 to MOSS 2007
• SharePoint 2007 Uptake Should be Quick (Survey Results)
• Top 10 Benefits of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• Version to Version Upgrade Paths
• Web 2.0 in the Enterprise (By Arpan Shah)
• Web Content Management Overview
• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Overview
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Receive DoD 5015.2 Certification for Records Management

Newsgroups / Community Resources

• microsoft.public.sharepoint.general
• microsoft.public.sharepoint.setup_and_administration
• microsoft.public.sharepoint.design_and_customization
• microsoft.public.sharepoint.development_and_programming  
• Technet SharePoint Newsgroups
• Office "12" bloggers list
• List of SharePoint Bloggers (by Mark Kruger)
• List of MOSS Resource Links (by Mark Kruger)
• SharePoint Community Search - Powered by a Windows Live Search Macro (Lawrence Liu)
• Microsoft SharePoint Community Page
• SharePointKicks
• SharePointU
• WSSFAQ
• SharePointPedia  New!!

See MOSS in Action!:

• Moving from design to reality - building HedKandi.com in MOSS 2007 (ECM Blog)
• http://www.glu.com/
• indieOpolis (Keith Richie using WSS 3.0)

      Admin and Planning Guides:

• 2007 Office Resource Kit Beta 2 Planning and Deployment Guides
• Key Governance Considerations in a SharePoint Deployment
• ***Planning for Capacity Boundaries, Estimating Performance & Capacity Requirements... Additional Factors, and Tools
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 Planning, Deployment, and Operations Guides
• Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (version 3) Beta 2 Planning and Deployment Guides
• Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Beta 2 Planning, Deployment, and Operations Guides
• MOSS 2007 Migration Center
• What’s New for IT Pros in Office SharePoint Server 2007
• What’s New for IT Pros in Windows SharePoint Services V3  
• Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 IT Pro Documentation

      SDKs / Starter Kits / Free Books:

• 2007 Microsoft Office System SDKs & Tech Articles
• **Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS Beta 2) SDK
  • (MOSS 2007 Beta 2 online version)
• **Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Software Development Kit (Beta 2 TR - Sept 06)
  • (WSS 3.0 SDK online version)
• 2007 Office System Starter Kit: Enterprise Content Management Starter Kit
• Office Forms Server SDK
• Windows SharePoint Services V3 Starter Kit: Workflow Developer Starter Kit for Windows SharePoint Services V3
• Book (FREE):  7 Development Projects for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0(via Erika Ehrli)
• Book (FREE): First Look 2007 Microsoft Office System
• Books (FREE): Downloadable books for Windows SharePoint Services   

Microsoft Videos / Web Casts :

• 10 Office Visual How-to Screencasts Now Published for MOSS!
• dnrTV Episode 1 - SharePoint Introduction
• dnrTV Episode 2 - Create & Manage Content Types
• dnrTV Episode 3 - Profiles & Custom .NET Web Parts
• dnrTV Episode 4 - Business Data Catalog
• 2007 Office System: How Do I ScreenCasts
• • Creating and Deploying a Feature for Windows SharePoint Services V3
    Step through the process of using Visual Studio to create a custom feature and an associated assembly DLL.   
  • Creating and Using Event Handlers in Windows SharePoint Services V3
    Create a list item receiver class to handle both synchronous events as well as asynchronous events. 
  • Creating Custom Document Information Panels
    Discover the integration that exists between Document Information Panels and content types in Windows SharePoint Services V3.
  • Creating Custom Workflows with the SharePoint Designer 2007
    Build a custom workflow using the wizard provided by SharePoint Designer 2007.
  • Customizing a Windows SharePoint Services V3 site with the SharePoint Designer 2007
    Understand the difference between page templates and page instances and then learn how to customize your pages. 
  • Extending the Office 2007 UI with a Custom Ribbon
    Create a shared add-in with Visual Studio 2005 that extends the new user interface with a custom ribbon. 
  • Extending the Office 2007 UI with a Custom Task Pane
    Create a shared add-in with Visual Studio 2005 that extends the new user interface with a custom task pane.
  • Getting Up and Running with Excel Services
    Step through the process of configuring Excel Services so that you can publish an Excel spreadsheet to a Windows SharePoint Services V3 site. 
  • Generating Office Documents using the New XML Open File Formats
    Generate, read and modify documents without going through the object model of the hosting Office application.   
• 2007 Office System Video: Business Intelligence
  • BI201 - Visio 2007: New Data Visualization Capabilities and Solutions (BI201_Morein.wmv)
  • BI301 - Excel 2007: Programming Business Intelligence Features (BI301_Gupta.wmv)
  • BI302 - Excel 2007: Building Business Intelligence Solutions Using Excel and SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (BI302_Netz_Folting.wmv)
  • BI303 - Developing User Defined Functions for Excel 2007 and Excel Services (BI303_Khen_Jones.wmv)
  • BI304 - SharePoint Server 2007: Building Data-Rich BI Site Solutions (BI304_Datars.wmv)
  • BI305 - Business Scorecard Manager 2005: Extensibility and Advanced Solutions (BI305_Tien_Tomai.wmv)
  • BI306 - SharePoint Server 2007: Building Custom Solutions with Excel Services (BI306_Khen_Prish.wmv)
  • Building Executive Dashboards in SharePoint 2007 Web Cast
• 2007 Office System Video: Collaboration
  • CB301 - Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services V3: Email, Directory, Tracking, and Other Collaboration Applications (CB301_Morton.wmv)
  • CB302 - Microsoft Office Groove 2007: Developing Applications (CB302_Pyle.wmv)
  • CB303 - Microsoft Office Groove 2007: Web Services, Data Bridge and Systems Integration (CB303_Pyle.wmv)
  • CB304 - Microsoft Office Groove 2007: Building Forms-Based Workgroup Applications (CB304_Mahoney.wmv)
  • CB405 - Integration and Customization with the New Real Time Collaboration (RTC) Platform (CB405_Newkerk.wmv)
  • CB406 - Presence and Instant Messaging with the Real Time Collaboration (RTC) Platform and AJAX (CB406_Marsh.wmv)
• 2007 Office System Video: Enterprise Content Management
  • EC301 - Building and Branding Web Sites Using the Web Content Management Capabilities of SharePoint Server 2007 (EC301_Perantatos.wmv)
  • EC302 - SharePoint Server 2007: Extending Web Content Management Features - Page Authoring and Rendering (EC302_Masson.wmv)
  • EC303 - SharePoint Server 2007: Extending Web Content Management Features - Navigation, Caching, and Operations (EC303_Quick.wmv)
  • EC304 - InfoPath 2007: Development Tools for Forms Solutions (EC304_Friend.wmv)
  • EC305 - InfoPath 2007: Development, Deployment, and Hosting for Rich and Browser Forms (EC305_Moore.wmv)
  • EC306 - InfoPath 2007: Integrating InfoPath Forms into Workflow Solutions and Business Processes (EC306_Toncheva.wmv)
  • EC401 - Extending The Document And Records Management Features of SharePoint Server 2007 (EC401_Gur-esh.wmv)
  • EC402 - Customizing the Look and Feel of SharePoint Sites (EC402_Sasnett.wmv)
• 2007 Office System Video: Portals
  • OS302 - Customizing and Extending SharePoint Server 2007 Search (OS302_Shmueli.wmv)
  • OS303 - SharePoint Server 2007 Business Data Catalog: Integrating Line of Business Data and Applications into Enterprise Portals (OS303_Burke.wmv)
  • OS304 - SharePoint Technology Tools, Techniques, References, and Resources for Visual Studio Developers (OS304_Isenhour.wmv)
  • OS403 - SharePoint Server 2007 Business Data Catalog (BDC): Extending BDC with Custom Components (OS403_Burke.wmv) 
• 2007 Office System Video: Windows SharePoint Services Platform
  • WS201 - Server Development Overview (WS201_Fitzmaurice.wmv)
  • WS301 - .NET Development on Microsoft SharePoint Technology, Part 1: Object Models, Web Services, Document I/O, Event Handlers, and CAML List Queries (WS301_Ammerlaan.wmv)
  • WS303 - .NET Development on Microsoft SharePoint Technology, Part 2: ASP.NET Web Parts, Master Pages, and Data Rendering (WS303_Ammerlaan.wmv)
  • WS304 - .NET Development on Microsoft SharePoint Technology, Part 3: Templates, Definitions, and Solution Deployment (WS304_Ohri.wmv)
  • WS305 - .NET Development on Microsoft SharePoint Technology, Part 4: Content Types and Metadata (WS305_Taylor.wmv)
  • WS310 - Using Workflow In Windows SharePoint Services V3 (WS310_Hatoun.wmv)
  • WS311 - Windows SharePoint Services V3: Developing And Extending Custom Workflows and Activities (WS311_Hatoun_Hao.wmv)
  • WS312 - Microsoft Office "Live" Services: An Overview and Benefits to Developers (WS312_ Koopmans_Jeans.wmv)
  • WS313 - Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007: Building No-Code SharePoint Solutions (WS313_Mauceri.wmv)
• Add a library to a Records Center site
• Channel 9 – Videos, Screencasts, Podcasts
• Configure a SharePoint Server 2007 site to receive e-mail
• Deploy an administrator-approved form template
• Enable Excel Services and data connections for a SharePoint team site
• In the Office - New Capabilities of Office 2007 for Developers
• Groove
  • CB302—Groove 2007: Developing Applications (via Hugh Pyle)
    Presenter: Hugh Pyle; 77 minutes (280 MB)
    Get an overview of Groove and its application development environments: Groove Forms and InfoPath Forms for workgroup applications; Groove Web Services for programmatic access to Groove services and data; and the Groove Data Bridge systems integration platform.
  • # CB304—Groove 2007: Building Forms-Based Workgroup Applications (via Hugh Pyle)
    Presenter: Joshua Mahoney; 64 minutes (148 MB)
    Learn how to use the Groove Forms and InfoPath Forms tools to build applications for team collaboration and structured data within Groove workspaces.
  • # CB303—Groove 2007: Web Services, Data Bridge and Systems Integration (via Hugh Pyle)
    Presenter: Hugh Pyle; 72 minutes (275 MB)
    Learn how the Groove Web Services API provides programmers and professional developers access to the collaborative services of Groove 2007, including Groove Forms, InfoPath Forms, and files within Groove workspaces.
• Microsoft Office System Developers Conference 2006 Videos:
  • Client Development
  • Business Intelligence
  • Solutions and Partners
  • Enterprise Project Management
  • Windows SharePoint Services Platform
  • Collaboration
  • Enterprise Content Management
  • Portals
• Office 2007 Partner Technical Readiness Training Presentations (Via Chris Johnson)
  • ( 1 ) Office 2007 New User Experience Part 1.wmv [ 10.1 MB ]
  • ( 2 ) Office 2007 New User Experience Part 2.wmv [ 32.7 MB ]
  • ( 3 ) Office 2007 Developing In Word 2007.wmv [ 29.0 MB ]
  • ( 4 ) Office 2007 Core Excel Advances.wmv [ 19.9 MB ]
  • ( 5 ) Office 2007 InfoPath Forms In Outlook.wmv  [ 32.7 MB ]
  • ( 6 ) Office 2007 New File Format Overview.wmv [ 14.6 MB ]
  • ( 7 ) Office 2007 Servers Overview.wmv [ 36.1 MB ]
  • ( 8 ) Office 2007 Windows SharePoint Services Collaboration.wmv [ 28.2 MB ]
  • ( 9 ) Office 2007 ECM Part1 - Doc Mgmt.wmv [ 30.1 MB ]
  • ( 10 ) Office 2007 ECM Part2 - WCM.wmv [ 24.9 MB ]
  • ( 11 ) Office 2007 Knowledge Mgmt.wmv [ 25.5 MB ]
  • ( 12 ) Office 2007 BI.wmv [ 15.0 MB ]
  • ( 13 ) Office 2007 Server Develoment.wmv[ 25.1 MB ]
• MSDN TV: Building Custom Solutions with Excel Services
• Office Developer Center
• Podcasts
• • http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/MS+Office (HYPERLINKVia Chris Johnson)
• TechNet Web Casts (current month)
• WebCast: Using SharePoint Search to Find Information in Your Enterprise
• SharePointHosting.com - Training Clips
  • Adding Documents to a SharePoint Site
  • Create a new SharePoint Site Collection Administrator
  • Add Links to a SharePoint List
  • Add SharePoint Site to your Trusted Sites in Internet Explorer
  • Add Users to a SharePoint Security Group
  • Approve another user's SharePoint Blog Post
  • Change SharePoint Navigation to a Site Tree View
  • Change the SharePoint Site Image
  • Change the SharePoint Site Title and Description
  • Change a SharePoint User's e-mail address
  • Change a SharePoint User's password
  • Create a SharePoint Calendar Appointment
  • Create a Document-specific SharePoint Alert
  • Create a New SharePoint User
  • Create a SharePoint Annoucements List
  • Create a SharePoint Blog Posting
  • Create a SharePoint Calendar
  • Create a SharePoint Contacts List
  • Create a SharePoint Discussion Board
  • Create a SharePoint Document Library
  • Create a SharePoint Document Work Space
  • Create a SharePoint Gantt Project Management Chart
  • Create a SharePoint InfoPath form Library
  • Create a SharePoint Links List
  • Create a SharePoint Meeting Site
  • Create a SharePoint Picture Library
  • Create a new SharePoint Security Group
  • Create a new SharePoint Sub-site
  • Create a new Task in a SharePoint Tasks list and assign it to a user
  • Create a SharePoint Wiki Document
  • Create a SharePoint Wiki Library
  • Customize a SharePoint Meeting Site
  • Delete a SharePoint Meeting Site when you are finished with it
  • Edit SharePoint Blog Categories
  • E-mail a SharePoint Document Library
  • E-mail Enable a SharePoint Discussion Forum
  • Enable Multiple SharePoint Blog Categorizations
  • Edit the SharePoint Quick Launch Menu to Customize with your own navigation options
  • Enable SharePoint Document Versioning
  • Change SharePoint Top Link bar navigation options
  • Manage Access Requests to your Site
  • Move Documents between SharePoint Document Libraries
  • Remove Persmission Inheritance from SharePoint Sub-sites
  • Remove the SharePoint Quick Launch Menu
  • Remove Top Link Bar Inhertitance from a SharePoint Site
  • Restore Deleted Items As the Site Collection Administrator
  • Restore SharePoint Site Permission Inheritance (sub-sites)
  • Work with the SharePoint Recycle Bin
  • Create a SharePoint Sales CRM Application
  • Work with your SharePoint Themes
  • Add Tabbed SharePoint Navigation Options to your Site
  • Add SharePoint Web Parts
  • Sign in as a different SharePoint User
  • Work with a SharePoint Gantt Project Chart
  • Create a Custom Site Column 

Posters/Maps (via Andrew May):

• SharePoint Object Model Maps for Download
• Developer Map for SharePoint Products and Technologies Poster
• Document Parsers in SharePoint Poster
• Information Rights Management in Windows SharePoint Services Poster Available for Download
• Record Repository Features in Windows SharePointServices (version 3) and SharePoint Server 2007

Technical Information / HowTo's:

• How Do I... in Office SharePoint Server 2007 
  
   
• Administration
  • Configuring the SharePoint 3.0 RSS Reader to use a Proxy Server
  • Content Deployment in Sharepoint
  • Content Types: Title Column rename issue
  • Creating ContentTypes in SharePoint 2007 by using a feature
  • Creating sites in host header mode in WSS v3
  • CMS and SharePoint together in MOSS 2007: using SharePoint metadata in webcontent.
  • Disaster Recovery in SharePoint 2007 (italian)
  • Fix for ActiveX name.dll problem 
  • HowTo: Create a MOSS 2007 VPC