SharePoint Training: Introduction to SharePoint Designer 2007

Course Number: SHPT-100
Duration: 3 days
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SharePoint Training Overview

In this SharePoint Designer training course, students learn to create interactive Web pages complete with Cascading Style Sheets, Lists, Libraries, and customized Web parts. Attendees will also master how to add data sources, create workflows and applications to enhance their team's productivity.

Location and Pricing

Most Accelebrate courses are taught on-site at our clients' locations worldwide for groups of 3 or more attendees and are customized to their specific needs. Please visit our client list to see organizations for whom we have recently delivered training. These courses can also be delivered as live, private online classes for groups that are geographically dispersed or wish to save on the instructor's or students' travel expenses. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private training at your site or online, please contact us.

In addition, some courses are available as live, online classes for individuals. To see a schedule of online courses, please visit http://www.accelebrate.com/online_training/sharepoint.htm.

SharePoint Training Prerequisites

No prior SharePoint Designer experience is presumed.

Hands-on/Lecture Ratio

This SharePoint training class is 70% hands-on, 30% lecture, with the longest lecture segments lasting 20 minutes.

SharePoint Training Materials

All attendees receive a copy of Microsoft Press's Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Step by Step, which is used as the instructional guide for the course.

Software Needed on Each Student PC

Windows Server 2003 with WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007
Office 2007 and SharePoint Designer 2007
InfoPath 2007 is recommended but not required
4GB RAM or higher

Alternatively, if you have a central SharePoint Server and Site Collection Administrator permissions, we can work with your server during the class. Locally on each PC, we would then need:

Windows Server 2003 or 2008 with WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007
InfoPath 2007 is recommended but not required
At least 2GB RAM
Access from Internet Explorer (7 or later) and SharePoint Designer 2007 to your SharePoint server

SharePoint Training Objectives

All attendees will learn how to:

Create reusable templates for making web design faster and more consistent
Format text using CSS
Insert images and hyperlinks
Add data sources including databases, XML data and Web services, and RSS feeds
Create workflows and applications with custom forms, templates, and dashboards
Include interactive and collaborative features with Web parts and controls
Manage their sites and accessibility using SharePoint Designer's site management features

SharePoint Training Outline

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

Working in SharePoint Designer

Exploring the SharePoint Designer Workspace
Using Toolbars
Using Task Panes
Creating a SharePoint Site Hierarchy
Deleting a SharePoint Site

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

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

Working with Lists and Libraries

Creating a List
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

Working with Data Views

Creating Data Views
Customizing Data Views
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

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

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

Working with Master Pages

Understanding Master Pages
Customizing a Master Page
Changing the Default Master Page
Managing Content Placeholders and Content Regions
Resetting a Master Page to the Site Definition

Changing the Look and Feel of Pages by Using Cascading Style Sheets

Understanding the CSS and Color-Coding Options
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

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

Understanding Workflows

Working with Workflows
Creating a Workflow
Using Conditions and Actions
Verifying and Deploying a Workflow
Modifying a Workflow
Creating a Multi-Step Workflow
Deleting a Workflow

Building a Windows SharePoint Services Application

Customizing a Site
Creating a Site Template
Exploring a Site Template
Testing a Site Template Solution

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

Understanding Usability and Accessibility

Understanding Usability Issues
Choosing Color Schemes
Understanding Accessibility Standards and Legal Issues
Generating Accessibility Reports
Generating Other SharePoint Designer Reports

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