Get first-hand deployment experience through the Virtual Lab series. The Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 hands-on labs will teach you how to set up the portal, organize content on the portal, manage user permissions, create Web Parts for custom tasks, and much more.

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It's simple — no complex setup or installation is required to try SharePoint Portal Server running in the full-featured TechNet Virtual Lab. You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module. You can sign up for additional 90-minute blocks anytime.

As part of the TechNet Virtual Lab, you will have full access to SharePoint Portal Server's features and tools through ten modules:

• An Introduction to Microsoft Office SharePoint Products and Technologies
• Creating a Custom Site Definition for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
• Creating a Web Part for Microsoft Office SharePoint Products and Technologies
• Creating Connectible Web Parts for SharePoint Products and Technologies
• Managing SharePoint Portal Server Content and Navigation
• SharePoint Portal Server People and Personalization
• SharePoint Products and Technologies Permissions Management
• Using Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 to Customize Windows SharePoint Services
• Using Windows SharePoint Services with Microsoft Office Professional 2003 Applications
• Using the Windows SharePoint Services Object Model

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