Experience learning made easy--and quickly teach yourself how to build custom sites and solutions with SharePoint Designer 2007. With Step by Step, you set the pace--building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!
·Master the tools for building and editing pages visually--no code
·Use master pages and CSS to control how sites look and work
·Connect to lists, libraries, XML data, and RSS feeds Add interactive and collaborative features with Web Parts and controls
·Create workflows and other business-process applications
·Manage user settings, accessibility, and site maintenance
Acknowledgments
Information for Readers Running Windows XP
Managing the Practice Files
Using the Start Menu
Navigating Dialog Boxes
Features and Conventions of This Book
Using the Book's CD
What's on the CD?
Minimum System Requirements
Installing the Practice Files
Using the Practice Files
Removing the Practice Files
Using the .stp Site Templates
Removing the .stp Site Templates
Deleting a Practice Site
Getting Help
Getting Help with This Book and Its CD
Getting Help with SharePoint Designer
1 Introducing SharePoint Designer
Understanding SharePoint Designer
Using SharePoint Designer 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
Key Points
2 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
Key Points
3 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
Key Points
4 Creating and Modifying Web Pages
Creating a Basic Meeting Workspace Site
Creating a Web Part Page by Using a Browser
Creating an ASRNET 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 aWeb Page
Key Points
5 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
Key Points
6 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
Key Points
7 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
Key Points
8 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
Key Points
9 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
Key Points
10 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
Key Points
11 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
Key Points
12 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
Key Points
13 Building a Windows SharePoint Services Application
Customizing a Site
Sidebar: Site Definitions, Features, and Solution Files Primer
Creating a Site Template
Exploring a Site Template
Testing a Site Template Solution
Key Points
14 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
Key Points
15 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
Key Points
Appendix: SharePoint Designer Workflow Conditions and Actions
Conditions
Actions
Glossary
Index
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