In this chapter, you will master how to make use of the photo and file gallery capabilities available with Community Server. The chapter is divided in two parts; the first part examines the concepts behind the building of a photo gallery by creating a sample gallery, which uses the logos supplied by Microsoft for its Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). In the second part of the chapter, we will examine the creation of a file gallery by creating a sample gallery using some sample files. After reading this chapter, you will have gained sufficient expertise to create and maintain photo and file galleries.
Before the advent of the Internet, people used to keep photos of family, friends, weddings, vacation trips, and so on in a hard-copy album. While albums haven't been completely replaced by online tools, it is cumbersome to maintain and manage those hard-copy albums. Moreover, the albums will become unusable over a period of time. With the advent...