How do you add an Announcements web part to a collaboration portal home page?

Browse to collaboration portal

Site Actions > Site Settings > Modify All Site Settings

Site Administration > Site Libraries and lists

Create new content

Communications > Announcements

 

Now the new announcements list is on the web site. To add a web part to view the content of the announcements do the following:

 

 

Browse to the page you want to add it to (I used the home page of the collaboraiton portal)

Site Actions > Edit Page

From the Page menu click Add Web Parts > Browse

Click Filter in the Add Web Parts pane on the RHS

Choose Lists from the Show drop down

Select the new announcements list web part

Click Add