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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