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Here is the list of features shipped with SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise edition.

Here is a list of the site templates/definitions shipped with SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Edition. I have also added a column describing which features that are enabled by default. Name Type Category Description Features activated Assets Web Database Site Web Databases Create an asset database to keep track of assets, including asset details and owners. Metadata Navigation and Filtering Offline Synchronization for External Lists Basic Meeting Workspace Site Meetings A site to plan, organize and capture the results of a meeting. It provides lists for managing the agenda, meeting attendees, and documents. Metadata Navigation and Filtering Offline Synchronization for External Lists SharePoint Server Enterprise Site features SharePoint Server Standard Site features Team Collaboration Lists Basic Search Center Site Search A site for delivering the search experience. The site includes pages for search results and advanced searches. Offline Synchronization for E...

After you have created a root site based on the Publishing template, make sure you enable which templates that might be used to create subsites. Open the http://<yourportal>/_Layouts/AreaTemplateSettings.aspx page and choose which templates that should be available when creating a subsite: In the above example I am now able to create subsites of the following type: Publishing site with workflow, Enterprise Wiki and Enterprise Search Center.

Check out Randy Drisgill’s excellent blog post explaining how to create a master page which includes navigation: http://blog.drisgill.com/2010/09/converting-custom-sharepoint-2010.html Mr. Drisgill also have a starter master page available on CodePlex: http://startermasterpages.codeplex.com/

OneNote is a hidden gem in the Office suite. I use OneNote for all my notes during meetings, workshops etc.

SharePoint 2010 introduces new capabilities regarding Records Management. The most interesting feature, I think, is In-Place Records management (info at the end of this post) which makes it possible to declare documents as records without moving them to a Records Center. Records and documents live side by side in the site they were created in, and SharePoint 2010 makes it possible to apply different policies (i.e. retention schedules) depending if the item is a record or a document. The Record Center site template is still available. It utilizes some new functionality like the Content Organizer to route incoming documents to the libraries of your preference. A new “dashboard” gives a record manager faster access to common tasks and to-do actions. Holds (with discovery), audit and file-plan reports are also new or improved functionality to better control your records. Other items than documents can also be declared as records in SharePoint 2010; wiki pages, blog posts, article pages ...

SharePoint 2010 has extended its Document Management (and Records Management) capabilities considerably. I have looked into the new capabilities and will give you a quick overview about some of them. This post explains the following functionality: Document ID Rating, Tag/Notes Rule Based Submission The functionality described in this blog post may be changed substantially prior to final commercial release of SharePoint 2010. Document ID At the Site Collection level you can enable use of Document ID’s: Each document in the Site Collection will get their unique document number (see next screenshot). A document is addressable using the unique document id via a document redirector page (/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID= uniquedocid ), and the unique document id can also be used as a property when searching. Rating, Tag/Notes I have enabled both versioning and forced check-out on my document library. Rating and adding Tag/Notes does not require a check-out, and users are able to easily rate a...