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Web Parts Resource Center

Find articles, developer documentation, multimedia presentations, and blog entries, and download content to support the Web Parts included in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

Featured Resources

A Developer's Introduction to Web Parts in Windows SharePoint Services

Learn what Web Parts are and how to create them.

Optimizing Custom Web Parts for the WAN
Writing a custom Web Part? Learn how to minimize impact on bandwidth. This article includes code examples for ways to retrieve and render data from SharePoint lists.

Technical Articles

Upgrading a Web Part Assembly
Learn to upgrade a Web Part assembly, including adding, deleting, renaming, repurposing, or upgrading properties for a Web Part.
Modifying the User Interface for Web Parts and Web Parts Pages
Review the different methods used to modify the UI for Windows SharePoint Services and related products.

Visual How To's

Writing a Filter Consumer Web Part for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Using Excel Services

Create a filter consumer Web Part for Windows SharePoint Services by presenting code to implement a Web Part that displays news headlines.

Writing a Filter Provider Web Part for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Create a filter provider Web Part for Windows SharePoint Services by presenting code that implements a geographic region filter.

Web Parts Development Cycle

Best Practices for Developing Web Parts for SharePoint Products and Technologies
Learn best practices for improving performance and usability of Web Parts, as well as ways to create Web Parts that integrate well with other components of a Web Part Page.
Debugging Web Parts
Learn how to use Visual Studio .NET to debug an existing Web Part assembly.
Packaging and Deploying Web Parts for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
Learn how to package and deploy Web Parts by using the administration tools provided with Windows SharePoint Services.
Checklist for Testing SharePoint Web Parts
Use this checklist to assist with the deployment and maintenance of Web Parts.

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