4 Customizing the Software

Both administrators and non-administrative users can customize the Web Parts product for their personal use. This chapter discusses how to customize the product for all users, which is an administrative function, and for personal use.

See Chapter 5, "Administering the Software" for details about administering the product, including changing directory paths, defaults, and troubleshooting information. See Appendix A, "Modifying Configuration Settings" for details about further customizations that can be performed by system administrators.

Tasks

• "Choosing a Page to Customize (Admin Only)"

• "Designing Custom Search Forms (Admin Only)"

• "Adding Web Parts (Admin Only)"

• "Add Web Parts by Browsing"

• "Add Web Parts by Searching"

• "Add Web Parts by Importing"

• "Customizing the Title Bar (Admin Only)"

• "Customizing the Navigation Tree"

• "Customizing the Search Criteria Section"

• "Modifying the Layouts and Advanced Settings"

• "Customizing the Search Results Section"

• "Designing the Page"

• "Creating a Web Part Page (Admin Only)"

Interface

• "Site Actions Menu"

• "Search Form Options Screen (Admin Only)"

• "Define New Search Form Screen (Admin Only)"

• "Adding Web Parts (Admin Only)"

• "Add Web Parts (Browse) Screen (Admin Only)"

• "Add Web Parts (Search) Screen (Admin Only)"

• "Add Web Parts (Import) Screen (Admin Only)"

• "Change Page Title Screen (Admin Only)"

• "Change Navigation Tree Screen"

• "Change Search Criteria Screen"

• "Change Search Results Screen"

• "Layout Settings Screen"

• "Advanced Settings Screen"

• "WSS Data Settings Screen"

• "Create Screen (Admin Only)"

• "New Web Part Page Screen (Admin Only)"