Notice boards are great for sharing company information, but
how handy would it be to have an internal website (or ‘intranet’) for staff
use? If you are the lucky user in a Small Business Server network, setting up
an intranet for your business is simple – it’s already built in to your system
and is called ‘Sharepoint’.

Sharepoint is available at http://companyweb/ and as a shortcut called My Company on your Favorites menu in Microsoft
Internet Explorer. Your company’s internal Web site looks similar to other Web
sites. For example, when you open the site, you see a Quick Launch bar on the
left, which contains shortcuts to commonly visited areas on the site, and a
navigation bar on the top, which is available on all pages you visit.

However, unlike most web sites, you and your co-workers can
contribute to this site. For example, you can add links and announcements, add
and review documents, add your annual leave dates to a company calendar, and
even post up photos from the latest company social event. You could use the
Document Library to create a directory of company templates and forms, so that
everyone has easy access to them. Users can receive alerts when new information
is uploaded, such as when a new document has been added or an announcement made.
The options are almost endless – all it needs now is your input!

Sharepoint includes instructions on how to use all its
features on the ‘information and answers’ link on the home page, but if you
need any help setting up your very own intranet, don’t hesitate to ask.