Chapter 1. Introducing SharePoint 2010 Web Parts
Figure 1.1. Add Web Parts of different types to build a rich user interface.
Figure 1.2. The building blocks of a Web Part page and how they’re located in relation to one another
Figure 1.3. The default SharePoint 2010 Team Web is based on wiki pages. Wiki pages in SharePoint allow you to add Web Parts directly into the wiki content.
Figure 1.4. A Web Part consists of a content area surrounded by the chrome. All Web Parts also have a title and a menu containing a set of verbs. You can configure the title and the menu so they don’t display.
Figure 1.5. A Hello World Web Part, showing the default Web Part options menu in the right corner
Figure 1.6. Wiki pages in SharePoint 2010 can contain Web Parts within the wiki content.
Figure 1.7. You can use the new Silverlight-based Create dialog box to search for and add new items to your site. Notice the option to download new items and templates from Office.com. If you don’t have Silverlight installed, you’ll see an HTML-based interface instead.
Chapter 2. Using and configuring Web Parts in SharePoint 2010
Figure 2.1. SharePoint 2010 includes the Ribbon toolbar, introduced in Office 2007. The Ribbon is context aware, which means it changes its contents depending on what the user is doing.