Content types, a core concept used throughout the functionality and services offered in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, are designed to help users organize their SharePoint content in a more meaningful way. A content type is a reusable collection of settings that are applied to a certain category of content. Content types enable the management of the metadata and behaviors of a document or item type in a centralized, reusable way.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 provides new support for creating custom SharePoint content types. This Visual How To illustrates how to build a custom content type for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
