Filters can now be defined within views, giving you quick access to the right information. Extraneous documents or list items can be excluded from the display, letting you focus your attention on what’s important. From the
Settings menu, select
Edit View to define a filter.
Now you can add your own links to enable fast access to your favorite sites. Both the Top Link bar and the Quick Launch area can be customized with your URLs. From the
Site Actions menu, click
Site Settings,
and then click either Top Link bar or
Quick Launch to add your own links.
Get Fast Access to Folders and Sub-folders in Tree View
On the
Site Actions menu, click
Site Settings, and then click
Navigation Options. Select
Enable Tree View and a hierarchical
view will appear under Site Hierarchy in the Quick Launch area.
New for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, “Extranet mode” simplifies the process of opening up SharePoint sites to external access. Support for third-party authentication providers has also been enhanced.
Use the new Gantt chart view to track your project tasks. Adding this view to your project’s team site enables your coworkers to see at a glance if everything is on track. From the
Settings menu, click
Create View, and then select
Gantt View to create a Gantt chart view of any task list.
Keep Track of Where You Are by Using Breadcrumbs
The new “breadcrumb” feature of the user interface helps you keep track of where you are within a SharePoint site:
Clicking any of the components in the breadcrumb trail will take you directly to that area of the site.
