Creating Pages

The process of creating pages is similar to that of creating sites, but generally simpler, although once the page is created, it needs to be customized. Pages can be created from the Create page accessible from the All Site Content Page. Figure 21.15 shows a standard page created from the Create page. Two web parts were added to the page by clicking Web Part from the Insert tab. The Edit Web Part tool was accessed for the Content Query web part, which caused the appearance of the tools pane on the right side of the screen.

Figure 21.15. New page created from the Create page.

Accessing the Pages library for a publishing site is a good place to learn more about the range of pages available. From the Pages library, if the New Document drop-down is accessed from the Documents tab on the Ribbon, the options of Page, Article Page, and Welcome Page are provided.

The simplest option, Page, is a system content type that includes the following columns (which can be found by accessing the Site Collection’s Site Content Types gallery, scrolling to the Publishing Content Types section, and clicking Page):

• Title— Single line of text

• Comments— Multiple lines of text

• Scheduling Start Date— Publishing schedule start date

• Scheduling End Date— Publishing schedule end date

• Contact— Person or group

• Contact Email Address— Single line of text

• Contact Name— Single line of text

• Contact Picture— Hyperlink or Picture

• Rollup Image— Publishing Image

• Target Audience— Audience Targeting

The Article Page adds some columns to this base content type:

• Page Image— Publishing Image

• Page Content— Publishing HTML

• Summary Links— Summary Links

• Byline— Single line of text

• Article Date— Date and Time

• Image Caption— Publishing HTML

The Welcome page adds some slightly different column to the base content type:

• Page Image— Publishing Image

• Page Content— Publishing HTML

• Summary Links— Summary Links

• Summary Links 2— Summary Links

For page layouts, the administrator can choose from a number of templates, including the following:

• Article Page – Body Only

• Article Page – Image on Left

• Article Page – Image on Right

• Article Page – Summary Links

• Enterprise Wiki Page – Basic Page

• Project Page – Basic Project Page

• Redirect Page – Redirect

• Welcome Page – Advanced Search

• Welcome Page – Blank Web Part Page

• Welcome Page – People Search Results

• Welcome Page – Search Box

• Welcome Page – Search Results

• Welcome Page – Site Directory Home

• Welcome Page – Splash

• Welcome Page – Summary Links

• Welcome Page – Table of Contents

It is highly recommended to experiment with the wide range of different pages that can be created, and the almost limitless combinations of page layouts, web parts, and other items that can be added to pages. Many bloggers post “how to” examples on the Internet for a wide variety of applications.