Web Part Page

Template Name	Description
Custom List	Create a custom list when you want to specify your own columns. The list opens as a Web page and lets you add or edit items one at a time.
Custom List in Datasheet View	Create a custom list when you want to specify your own columns. The list opens in a spreadsheet-like environment for convenient data entry, editing, and formatting. It requires a Windows SharePoint Services-compatible list datasheet control and ActiveX control support.
Document Library	Create a document library when you have a collection of documents or other files that you want to share. Document libraries support features such as sub-folders, file versioning, and check-in/check-out.
Picture Library	Create a picture library when you have pictures you want to share. Picture libraries provide special features for managing and displaying pictures, such as thumbnails, download options, and a slide show.
Survey	Create a survey when you want to poll other Web site users. Surveys provide features that allow you to quickly create questions and define how users specify their answers.
Discussion Board	Create a discussion board when you want to provide a place for newsgroup-style discussions. Discussion boards provide features for managing discussion threads and ensuring that only approved posts appear.
Links	Create a links list when you have links to Web pages or other resources that you want to share.
Announcements	Create an announcements list when you want a place to share news, status, and other short bits of information.
Contacts	Create a contacts list when you want to manage information about people that your team works with such as customers or partners. You can share information between your contacts list and Windows SharePoint Services-compatible contacts programs.
Events	Create an events list when you want a calendar-based view of upcoming meetings, deadlines, and other important events. You can share information between your events list and Windows SharePoint Services-compatible events programs.
Tasks	Create a tasks list when you want to track a group of work items that you or your team needs to complete.
Site Template Gallery	Store your custom site designs in the Site Template Gallery for future use.
Web Part Gallery	Place to store Web Parts
DataSources	Data sources for this web.
List Template Gallery	Make a template available for use in list creation by adding to this gallery. Default list templates are not shown.
Form Library	Create a form library when you have XML-based business forms, such as status reports or purchase orders, that you want to manage. These libraries require a Windows SharePoint Services-compatible XML editor, such as Microsoft Office InfoPath.
Issues	Create an issues list when you want to manage a set of issues or problems. You can assign, prioritize, and follow the progress of issues from start to finish.