Types of Web Pages in SharePoint 2010
Part of the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Although SharePoint 2010 gives you a lot of helpful tools to work with content, the ability to communicate effectively with your team, starting with a customizable home page, pulls everything together. Using web pages and Web Parts is how you arrange and present information in a collaboration site. Team sites use wiki pages to make it easy for everyone on your team to share information.
| Page | Default Location | Typical Usage Scenario |
|---|---|---|
| Publishing Page* | Pages library | Complete control over look and feel; more granular content management. |
| Web Part Page | None; can reside in any library or folder | To display Web Parts; no content management requirement. |
| Wiki page | Site Pages | Pages that look and function like the home page. |
| *Requires SharePoint Server 2010 Standard license |
