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If you're not familiar with Sharepoint, and want to have a play with it without having to build the produce yourself, then why don't you have a play with Sharepoint Portal Server 2003 in the safety of a virtual Lab. There are 6 modules for you to have a play with and you can do the modules in any order. The modules are listed in the Technet Virtual lab page, or you can acces the modules directly from the links below:
Creating a Custom Site Definition for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Creating Connectible Web Parts for Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Managing Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Content and Navigation Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 People and Personalization Using Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 to Customize Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Permissions Management