Mostly used short cuts and file locations working with Sharepoint

Run commands

mstsc - Remote Desctop Connection
inetmgr - IIS Manager (Internet Information Services Manager);
run - windows key + R
cmd - command prompt
iisreset - Reseting Internet Information Services

Host File - C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
GAC (Global Assembly Cache) - C:\Windows\assembly

Applications Locations (by Default) - C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories

Copy dll files from the GAC - Open Run Window, and type C:\Windows\assembly\gac\

How to get PublicKeyToken? right-click on the assembly name and open the properties dialog box to view the assembly name and public key.

Direct links to some of pages in sharepoint site

Web Part Gallery Page
http://yourserver/sitecol/_catalogs/wp/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Visual Studio 2005 (useful short cuts)
Code Reformating - Select the code, and click Ctrl+K & Ctrl+F;

How to Deploy Web Parts?

Deployment for Development Purposes*

1. manually copy the web part’s signed assembly (.dll) to the
   Global Assembly Cache (GAC);
2. manually add the corresponding element to
   SharePoint’s Web.config file;
3. use a site collection’s web-part gallery pages to add the
   web part.

Moving to Production (You need to create a solution package to deploy it to your SharePoint farm). For creating solution, we have to use Microsoft add-in called Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions, Version 1.1. Click Here to Download it.

*The preferred method for deploying a web part for an entire SharePoint web application or web farm is through a SharePoint solution.