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Looking to spice up the design of your SharePoint site? You are not alone. Sector's SharePoint instructors are frequently asked how by students and they repeat the same answer: SharePoint Designer 2007.
Sector has created a two day open enrolment course that will enable you to:
- Master the tools for building and editing SharePoint pages visually by using master pages and CSS to control how the site looks and works.
- Connect to lists, libraries, XML data and RSS feeds, add interactive and collaborative features, create workflows and manage user settings, accessibility and site maintenance.
Course Outline
Chapter One: Introducing SharePoint Designer
Understanding SharePoint Designer
Using SharePoint to Carry Out Common Tasks
Understanding Windows SharePoint Services
Exploring a SharePoint Site
Understanding the Relationship Between Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Server 2007
Considering Complications of Upgrading Customized SharePoint Sites
Chapter Two: Working in SharePoint Designer
Exploring the SharePoint Designer Workspace
Using Toolbars
Using Task Panes
Creating a SharePoint Site Hierarchy
Sidebar: Publishing Site Templates
Sidebar: Best Practices for Naming URLs
Deleting a SharePoint Site
Keu Points
Chapter Three: Customizing a Web Page
Exploring a Web Page
Inserting Text, ScreenTips, and Hyperlinks
Inserting Web Components
Inserting Images
Adding Client-Side Interactivity
Creating a Table Layout
Changing the Default Page for a Web Site
Resetting to a Site Definition
Chapter Four: Creating and Modifying Web Pages
Creating a Basic Meeting Workspace Site
Creating a Web Part Page by Using a Browser
Creating an ASP.NET Page
Inserting a Web Part Zone
Adding a Web Part and Modifying Web Part Properties
Attaching a Master Page
Creating a Web Page from a Master Page
Deleting a Web Page
Chapter Five: Working with Lists and Libraries
Creating a List
Sidebar: Content Types and Site Columns
Creating a List View Web Part
Customizing a List View Web Part
Modifying a Built-In List View Page
Creating a List view Page
Modifying a Built-In List Form Page
Chapter Six: Working with Data Views
Creating Data Views
Customizing Data Views
Sidebar: An XML Primer
Applying Conditional Formatting
Using XSLT
Allowing Insertions, Deletions, and Updates
Using CAML
Converting a List View Web Part to a Data View Web Part
Deploying Web Parts
Chapter Seven: Working with Data Sources
Using the Data Source Library
Working with XML Data
Connecting to an RSS Feed XML File
Connecting to an RSS Feed Server-Side Script
Connecting to an XML Web Service
Using Linked Sources
Displaying the Contents of a List on Another Site
Connecting Web Parts
Chapter Eight: Using Controls in Web Pages
Inserting and Modifying Controls
Using Standard ASP.NET Controls
Using ASP.NET Validation Controls
Using SharePoint Data View Controls
Using SharePoint Server Controls
Chapter Nine: Working with Master Pages
Understanding Master Pages
Customizing a Master Page
Changing the Default Master Page
Managing Content Placeholders and Content Regions
Sidebar: Creating a Master Page
Resetting a Master Page to the Site Definition
Chapter Ten: Changing the Look and Feel of Pages by Using Cascading Style Sheets
Understanding the CSS and Color-Coding Options
Sidebar: CSS Primer
Identifying Styles in Cascading Style Sheets
Creating, Modifying, and Deleting Styles
Using the Style Application Toolbar
Creating and Attaching CSS Files
Understanding CSS Inheritance in SharePoint
Using CSS Reports
Chapter Eleven: Managing Web Content in a SharePoint Server Environment
Understanding Web Content Management Enhancements in SharePoint Server 2007
Understanding the Page Model
Creating a Page Layout
Modifying a Page Layout
Restoring an Earlier Version of a Page Layout
Detaching and Reattaching a Page Layout
Chapter Twelve: Understanding Workflows
Working with Workflows
Creating a Workflow
Sidebar: Comparing Workflows by Using SharePoint Designer and Visual Studio 2005
Using Conditions and Actions
Verifying and Deploying a Workflow
Modifying a Workflow
Creating a Multi-Step Workflow
Deleting a Workflow
Chapter Thirteen: Customizing a Site
Sidebar: Site Definitions, Features, and Solution Files Primer
reating a Site Template
Exploring a Site Template
Testing a Site Template Solution
Chapter Fourteen: Managing SharePoint Sites
Configuring Contributor Settings
Identifying Contributor Settings
Creating Reports
Backing Up and Restoring Sites
Exporting and Importing Sites
Copying Lists and Libraries Between Sites
Copying Documents Between Sites
Chapter Fifteen: Understanding Usability and Accessibility
Understanding Usability Issues
Choosing Color Schemes
Understanding Accessibility Standards and Legal Issues
Sidebar: Introducing the Accessibility Kit for SharePoint
Generating Accessibility Reports
Generating Other SharePoint Designer Reports
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