Sp Design

Raj Chaudhuri

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Our players

HeroEnd User

DirectorDeveloper

Production ManagerIT Professional

Who is it for, anyway?

• Master Pages• Themes• Custom Pages

• Master Pages• Navigation• Custom controls

• Permission• Export/Import/Packaging• Usage Reporting

• “Codeless” everything

SharePoint Designer is now

Starting SharePoint Designer

Ensures permissions are granted correctly.

Actually uses it

Ensures that he does not make it impossible for the hero to use it.(Watch the demo)

SharePoint Designer – Getting Started

Tips

KNOW YOUR PERMISSIONS

Most problems have simple, but non-obvious answers

Remember the demo?

Reset to Definition is your friend and enemy

Master Pages

Creates lots of nice master pages and makes available to hero.

Uses the master pages. If hero is like Kamal Hassan, possibly does some art direction, or even actual direction, himself.(Watch the demo).

Supports Art Director in this.

Fun with Master Pages

Tips

Know your placeholdershttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-in/library/ms467402(en-us).aspx

Know your CSShttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-in/library/ms438349(en-us).aspx

Know your SharePoint controlsUh…read blogs? Read the SDK?

Code-less Workflows

Actually uses them

Enables hero to do more with them(Watch the demo)

Codeless workflows in Sharepoint Designer

Tips

Remember, workflows run as the initiator.

Use the history list wisely

Data View Web Part

USE the most powerful web part provided by SharePoint.

Ensure relevant permissions are in place(Watch the demo)

Data View Web Part

Tips

Well, just use it. The sky’s the limit here.

But don’t use it inappropriately.

And don’t forget the lessons learned in Master Pages: KNOW YOUR CSS.

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