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Before you create a SharePoint site, you create a web application in SharePoint which creates a IIS site in the backend. Then that IIS site is controlled by the SharePoint software to provision more SharePoint sites within it. Application Pool helps to create multiple sites within a SharePoint site.
The location of the SharePoint site
The location of the SharePoint site
You need not follow a specific set of instrcutions for creating sharepoint Blog sites. SharePoint comes with predefined Blog templates that can be used to create blog sites. Just browse to the 'create site' page in sharepoint and select Blog template from the list of available site definition configurations. goto cloudappsportal.com support section, you will get step by step instruction about How to create blogs in SharePoint? also you can test with free SharePoint 2013 hosting solutions with cloudappsportal.com
Create a new calendar entry in the SharePoint calendar in Outlook and then update the SharePoint site
Here's how one can create a list in Sharepoint (MOSS): -Open the sharepoint ste in question.Click on site actions>create.select the list template you wish to use. List templates provide a predefined schema and funcitonalities for lists.Provide a name and desciption for list. Click on OK.
Create a new Document Workspace, View all site content and create a document library
You should use a Publishing site. Use the Pages library to create different type of articles that will act as a placeholder for news. Using Content query webpart, display them as news on your sharepoint site. Use List alerts to send and receive alerts on Pages library whenever a new article gets added.
announcements list
announcements list
You can create sharePoint document libraries for storing text files. Though libraries support checkin/checkout options, the text editor for .TXT file does not support this. I would recommend using other formats for storing data such as office 2010.1st answer (Create a new document work space) and 2nd answer (view all site content and create a document library)and View all site content and create a document library
Add a list based on the Tasks template.