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» Enterprise Wiki: You can use this site for publishing knowledge that you capture and want to share across the enterprise. Use this site to edit, coauthor, and discuss content, as well as to manage projects.
» Project Site: A site used for managing, discussing, and collaborating on a project.
» Records Center: A site for managing digital records. The site is optimized to handle the routing of documents and determine whether documents can be deleted or modified or must be retained with their original content.
» Team Site: A site on which a team can organize, generate, and share informa- tion. It provides a document library as well as lists for managing announce- ments, calendar items, tasks, and discussions.
» Visio Process Repository: A collaborative site on which teams can view, share, and store Visio process diagrams. It provides a document library (with version control) for storing process diagrams as well as lists for managing announcements, tasks, and review discussions.
Microsoft is constantly updating SharePoint Online with new features and remov- ing old features. If you see a template not listed here, then Microsoft might have recently added it. Similarly, if you see a template here that you can’t find, then Microsoft might have removed it.
When you create a new Site Collection, you can also choose the Custom grouping that allows you to choose a template for the new site collection later after you have already created it.
Adding apps (lists and libraries) and pages
To develop a SharePoint site (using your browser no less!), you need to understand some of the key components. In particular, these include list apps, library apps, and pages.
When you have an idea of the type of app you want to add, you can add it by clicking the gear icon in the upper-right corner and then selecting Add an app, as shown in Figure 9-2. You will then see all of the list and library app templates described shortly.
Knowing your list app options
SharePoint Online comes with a collection of standard lists and libraries. Microsoft has already taken the time to develop these in order to make your life as a developer easier, so you may as well use them. The following list introduces the standard SharePoint list apps and provides brief descriptions:
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