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Welcome to the Minnesota SharePoint User Group Donald Donais August 13th, 2014 SharePoint Branding Lynne Figg and Steven Ray http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Agenda • • • • • MNSPUG Information Use C.R.A.P. to Improve your Website Design – Lynn Figg Break Branding SharePoint – Steven Ray Giveaways • Vendor Sponsored Lunch - AvePoint http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 User Group Goal / Objectives Develop and support a local community focused on Microsoft SharePoint Technologies Educate user group members about SharePoint Technologies • Transfer knowledge within the community • Communicate best practices • Introduce new products / solutions • http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 MNSPUG Sponsors Dedicated Sponsors Avtex (www.avtex.com) Annual Sponsor Currently Looking for Sponsorships! Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) SharePoint User Group Support Media Sponsor Wrox Press (www.wrox.com) O’Reilly (www.oreilly.com) http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 MN SharePoint Users Group Website • • • • • • • SharePoint Resource Documents SharePoint Resource links RSS Feeds Meeting Schedule Past User Group Presentations Past User Group Recordings Sponsorship Information • http://sharepointmn.com • Email: [email protected] http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Social Networking • Linked In group – The most interactive… includes job postings… Post Job Posting on the Jobs Discussion page http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1878792 • Twitter tags - @MNSPUG and #MNSPUG • Yammer – Minnesota SharePoint Users Group https://www.yammer.com/mnspug/ http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Upcoming Schedule • Next Meeting September 10th – SharePoint Member Case Study Microsoft Technology Center Check www.SharePointMN.com for updates! • Ongoing Schedule 2nd 9:00 to 11:30 am Microsoft Technical Center – Edina http://sharepointmn.com Wednesday of every month Call for SharePoint Member Case Studies! • Still Looking for 1-2 More Case Studies • 4-6 Member Case Studies (10-15 in length min.) • Submit by: August 29th • Examples: • Implemented Form/Workflow • Integrated with different systems • Implemented for client – joint presentation • Contact: [email protected] or [email protected] Meeting #116 Local and Online Events Twin Cities PowerShell User Group – Sept 9th, 4:30 – 7:00 pm http://www.tcposhug.com/ SharePointalooza– Sept 12th & 13th in Branson, Missouri http://www.sharepointalooza.org/ MN SharePoint Legal Users Group – Sept 18th 12 – 1:30 p.m. TBD http://sharepointmnlegal.com/SitePages/Home.aspx Mindsurf Conference – October 9th, Minneapolis Convention Center (Pay to attend event) http://www.benchmarklearning.com/Event/MindSurf/Overview.aspx SharePoint Saturday Twin Cities – November 22nd, Normandale Community College http://spstc.com MN SharePoint SharePint– August 26th 4:30-?, Joe Senser’s Bloomington http://www.meetup.com/Minnesota-SharePoint-SharePint/ MN Women in SharePoint – September 16th, Avtex office Bloomington SPChat through SharePoint Community – August 14th – Online http://sharepoint-community.net/events/spchat-with-mai-omar-desouki http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Evaluations & Giveaways! http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Presenters http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Lynne Figg • Now: SharePoint Solutions Analyst @ Scott County • B4: Web Architect @ Normandale College, Web Instructor @ Alexandria Tech College • Member: MNSPUG, MIMA, Nat’l Gov’t Web Professionals • Work hobby: web content strategy • Personal hobby: riding motorcycle • Yammer some, tweet little, blog less, link in, and pray for warm sunshine to ride more… http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Steven Ray • • • • http://sharepointmn.com User Experience developer, Avtex Sarah Connor look alike [email protected] http://blog.avtex.com/author/sray/ Meeting #116 Using C.R.A.P. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 I am . . . • Web developer: XHTML, XLST, XHTML, JavaScript, various languages • Web content strategist • SharePoint OOB analyst I am not . . • Back-end specialist • Deep-dive developer • Graphic designer by trade part web, part marketing, and pretty good with C.R.A.P. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Presentation based primarily on publication . . . The Non-Designer’s Design Book by Robin Williams (no, not THAT Robin Williams) Design and typographic principles for visual novice http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 So what is C.R.A.P? • Contrast • Repetition • Alignment • Proximity Using these four principles effectively can greatly increase the effectives of your web pages as well as print and published materials; personally and professionally. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 C.R.A.P • Contrast • Repetition • Alignment • Proximity http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Alignment “The principle of alignment states that nothing should be placed on the page arbitrarily. Every item should have a visual connection with something else on the page.” Our brains like organization – it aids in readability and comprehension. When applying the principle of alignment, you will no longer just place items on the page where there is room. Notice the different alignments? http://sharepointmn.com Yuck! Meeting #116 Alignment Example http://www.sewingandembroiderywarehouse.com/embtrb.htm http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Alignment Example - before http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Alignment Example - after http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Alignment Example – after 2x http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 C.R.A.P • Contrast • Repetition • Alignment • Proximity http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Proximity As in life, the closeness, the proximity of items, implies a relationship. “The principle of proximity states that you group related items together, move them physically close to each other so the related items are seen as one cohesive group rather than a bunch or unrelated bits .” White space is your friend Proper organization of website navigation and content organization are examples of using proximity http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Proximity Example http://www.dispensamatic.com/ http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Proximity Example - before http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Proximity Example - after http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Proximity Example – after 2x http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Alignment & Proximity Example http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 C.R.A.P • Contrast • Repetition • Alignment • Proximity http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Repetition “The principle of repetition states that you repeat some aspect of the design throughout the entire piece.” Think of repetition as unity – a deliberate way to consciously unify all the elements on a page. Use it to communicate more clearly and to organize items both intellectually and visually. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Repetition http://www.harvard.edu/ http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Alignment, Proximity, & Repetition Example http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 C.R.A.P • Contrast • Repetition • Alignment • Proximity http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Contrast “Contrast is created when two or more elements are different.” Contrast can be created in several ways: • Colored background: white or transparent –v- colored • Font styles: Sans-serif –v- Serif –v- Decorative • Type: Large –v- small type • Weight: Strong –v- regular • Etc… http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Contrast, not conflict Conflict – when contrast misses the mark. “If two items are not exactly the same, then make them very different. Really different.” Don’t be a wimp! http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Alignment, Proximity, Repetition & Contrast Example http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 C.R.A.P. - All together now http://www1.macys.com http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Share C.R.A.P. with web contributors • Web Content Guidelines ‘writing for the web’ practices contributors should follow • Web Contributor Guide specific ‘how-to’ enter content for organization website • Web Style Guide list preferred spellings and abbreviations http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Share C.R.A.P. with web contributors http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Share C.R.A.P. with web contributors http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Share C.R.A.P. with web contributors http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 C.R.A.P. Summary cheat sheets http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Alignment Purpose • Unify and organize. How • Be conscious of where you place elements. • Align every object with an edge. Avoid • Avoid inconsistent alignments. • Avoid centered alignment unless consciously trying to be formal. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Proximity Purpose • Organize content by grouping related items. How • Count the number of visual elements on the page. Can they be streamlined? Avoid • • • • Avoid equal amounts of white space between all page items. Don’t stick things in the corners and the middle. If items are unrelated, don’t put them together. Avoid too many separate elements on a page. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Repetition Purpose • Unify and add visual interest. How • Be consistent and bold with presentation of page headings, secondary headings, lists, etc. • Add a strong and unique element you can use to repeat. Avoid • Avoid over repeating. • Avoid ‘sort-of’ repeating. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Contrast Purpose • Create visual interest. • Aid in organization. How • Colors: background, text. Font: style, size. Weight: strong, regular. • Graphics: size, placement. • Ask expert graphic designer Avoid • Make items very different. • Don’t be a wimp. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 More thoughts about C.R.A.P • Don’t be a wimp! • Once you know the rules, you can consciously break them. • And your just getting started. . . Design concepts: focal-point, typography, etc. User behavior: F-shaped pattern, Z-layout, etc. Multi-channel: re-usable content, social, mobile, etc. Content strategy: writing, voice, tone, content audit, etc. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Audience Participation – Apply C.R.A.P. http://www.washoecounty.us/socsrv/socsrv_contact http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Helpful Links • Writing for the web – usability http://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/writing-for-the-web.html • How users read online https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/user-centred-design/how-users-read.html • Website design – develop a project plan http://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/develop-plan.html • Purpose of a wireframe http://webdesign.about.com/od/webdesign/qt/website-wireframes.htm http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Additional Resources • The Non-Designer's Web Book, 3rd Edition Paperback by Robin Williams (Author), John Tollett (Author) • Content Strategy for the Web, 2nd Edition Paperback by Kristina Halvorson (Author), Melissa Rach (Author) • Son of Web Pages That Suck: Learn Good Design by Looking at Bad Design Paperback by Vincent Flanders (Author), Dean Peters (Author) http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 ~ Lynne Figg So what is C.R.A.P? • Contrast • Repetition • Alignment • Proximity Using these four principles effectively can greatly increase the effectives of your web pages as well as print and published materials; personally and professionally. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Break Time http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Branding SharePoint 2010 • August 2012 MNSPUG featured a detailed talk on SP2010 branding. • PowerPoint deck http://www.sharepointmn.com/User%20Group%20Presentations/August%2020 12%20MNSPUG.pptx • Video http://mnspug-web.sharepoint.com/Documents/August2012.wmv http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Why branding is important • • • • to enhance user and customer experience to create user buy-in for intranets to promote corporate identity to unify employees http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Anything is possible, with enough time http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 • Extranet • Single layout • Minor changes to default SharePoint structures http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 • Intranet • Responsive (Bootstrap) • IE7 compatibility • Custom megamenu • Some custom web parts, including promo boxes on left side http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 • Intranet • Major effort to make it appear “non-SharePoint” while retaining most core functionality • Client very interested in look/feel • Involved lots of custom styling of various OOTB web parts http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 • Responsive (Bootstrap) • Moderate amount of custom web parts • Two main layouts http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 • Responsive • Custom megamenu • Lots of custom webparts • Multiple complex page layouts http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 • Everything you see is custom-built • Huge number of individual pieces, all of which needed to be branded and styled http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Who should brand • Ideally, a collaborative group consisting of: Marketing (brand experts) User Experience (interface and web design experts) IT (Hardware and network experts) Front-end developer (HTML/CSS/JS expert) http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 SharePoint themes • A bit like painting with a mop -- can’t get granular control of look/feel • Difficult to customize • Additional custom CSS usually required for an acceptable result http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 SharePoint structure http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Master pages, page layouts and pages • • • • • Master page is the overall frame that pages and page layouts fit into. Page layouts provide structures for the unique content on each page. Pages are the unique content (webparts) for an individual page. Each page uses a page layout. One page layout can be used by an infinite number of pages. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Master Page: <asp:ContentPlaceHolder> • • • • • • PlaceHolderAdditionalPageHead PlaceHolderSiteName PlaceHolderPageTitleInTitleArea PlaceHolderSearchArea PlaceHolderTopNavBar PlaceHolderMain http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Page Layouts • <asp:content></asp:content> <asp:Content ContentPlaceholderID=“PlaceHolderPageTitle” runat=“server”> Whatever content you want </asp:Content> • Can do layout-specific CSS, JS, etc. • Only place you can put Web-part Zones http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Web-part Zones • Designates areas where users can add/edit/delete web parts <WebPartPages:WebPartZone id="g_EC922EB9346B4F99A1A96BCB47226BD7" runat="server" title=“sidebar"> </WebPartPages:WebPartZone> http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Branding considerations http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Branding tools for 2013 • Layered PSD of OOB 2013 https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=ed1a37150dabcd2d&id=ED1A37150DABCD2D!385 • SharePoint Designer 2013 • Firebug or IE/Chrome dev toolbar • jQuery/CSS/HTML • Randy Driscoll’s SP2013 master http://startermasterpages.codeplex.com/ • BindTuning Bootstrap theme for SharePoint 20130 http://bindtuning.com/cms/sharepoint/sharepoint-2013/theme/TheBootstrapTheme http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 How SP2013 differs from SP2010 • Different HTML and CSS structures • Much less anonymous and semi-anonymous HTML • Two options for building master pages and page layouts Old school Design Manager and code snippets • Two options for storing custom CSS/JS/Images Style Library Masterpages folder • Device Channels replace mobile view • Content by Search and Display Templates, vs Content Query and XSLT http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 HTML and CSS http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Where to put your CSS, JS and images Style Library (old school) PROS: Simple, you’re used to it CONS: Those files are actually stored in the database, so referencing them requires a SQL roundtrip – in other words, slow Custom folder in “Master Pages” directory PROS: All your stuff in one place. Files are stored on server, so faster CONS: Have to get to the directory a different way in order to see the files in Designer http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Different HTML/CSS structures #s4-ribbonrow now second row in #ms-designer-ribbon #s4-workspace and .s4-bodyContainer still the same Inside that, it’s HTML5 -- <header>, <main>, <footer> Web zones now indicated with “.ms-webpartzone” Web parts now wrapped with: “s4-webcell-plain” • “ms-webpart-chrome” – “ms-webpart-chrome-title” » H2. ms-webpart-titleText – “ms-WPBody” • Structure is much less table-heavy, though individual web parts are still very tableish • • • • • http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 2010: Anonymous HTML <td class="s4-titletext"> <h1 name="onetidProjectPropertyTitle"> <a href="/departments/" id="ctl00_PlaceHolderSiteName_onetidProjectPropertyTitle">Division</a> </h1> <span class="s4-nothome s4-bcsep s4-titlesep" id="onetidPageTitleSeparator"> <span> <span style="height:11px;width:11px;position:relative;display:inline-block;"> <img style="border-width:0px;position:absolute;left:-0px !important; top:585px !important;" alt=":" src="/_layouts/images/fgimg.png"> </span> </span> </span> <h2> <a href="/departments/SitePages">Site Pages</a> </h2> </td> http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 2013: much less anonymous HTML <ul class="s4-breadcrumb"> <li class="s4-breadcrumbRootNode"> <span class="s4-breadcrumb-arrowcont"> <img style="display:inline-block;padding-top:4px;" alt="" src="/_layouts/15/images/nodearrow.png"> </span> <a href="/iw/sray/Pages/default.aspx" class="s4-breadcrumbRootNode" title="Home">Steven Ray's 2013 Playground</a> <ul class="s4-breadcrumbRootNode"> <li class="s4-breadcrumbCurrentNode"> <span class="s4-breadcrumb-arrowcont"> <img style="display:inline-block;padding-top:4px;" alt="" src="/_layouts/15/images/nodearrow.png"> </span> <a href="/iw/sray/Pages/Test-page.aspx" class="s4breadcrumbCurrentNode">Test page</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Still a lot of semi-anonymous HTML 2010: <div allowdelete="false" class="ms-WPBody noindex ms-wpContentDivSpace" width="100%" id="WebPartWPQ2" haspers="false" webpartid="0f7698ea-7db6-45ed-926c-45bd28089c9a"> <p>Here's a sample web part.</p> </div> 2013: <div allowdelete="false" class="ms-WPBody ms-WPBorder noindex ms-wpContentDivSpace" width="100%" id="WebPartWPQ2" haspers="false" webpartid="c71e5428-5855-41f0-856d-c4a9666d51e6"> <p>Here's a sample web part.</p> </div> • Classes are generic • Web-part ID is based on number that changes if web parts are added, removed or moved on the page • Even “webpartid” property is brittle http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Still a lot of very specific CSS to override 2010: For instance, the first item in the Quick Launch: <a href="" class="static menu-item"> <span class="menu-item-text">Libraries</span </a> Uses this style selector to differentiate it from the rest of the items in the list: .s4-ql ul.root > li > .menu-item 2013: <a href" class="static menu-item ms-core-listMenu-item ms-displayInline ms-navedit-linkNode"> <span class="additional-background ms-navedit-flyoutArrow"> <span class="menu-item-text">Announcement test</span> </span> </a> Uses this style selector to differentiate it from the rest of the items in the list: .ms-core-listMenu-verticalBox li.static > ul.static > li.static > .ms-core-listMenu-item http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Master Pages and Design Manager http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Two new starting master pages • Seattle and Oslo Seattle optimized for intranet, with left nav Oslo optimized for public-facing: no left nav, wider content area, securitytrimmed controls Can really use either one • There’s a v4 there too, but ignore it; for backward compatibility only http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Design Manager • Intended so that designers can create any HTML structure they want, without having to understand or mess with .NET code • Lets you configure functionality and then copy/paste code snippets into your master page • Allows you to preview your layouts http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Master page option #1: the old-fashioned way • Create a .NET master page/page layout and edit it directly, just like in SP2010 Copy either Seattle or Oslo Go into Design Manager • “Edit Master Pages” from left menu • Click the “…” next to your master page • In the resulting popup, click “…” again • Choose “Edit properties” from the menu • Uncheck “Associated File” • Click “Save” • You can now edit the master page directly. But preview and code snippets won’t work. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Master page option #2: HTML master pages • Create your own HTML layout. Can be anything you want • Copy or save it to the “Masterpages” folder, and publish it • SharePoint will automatically generate a linked master page This linked page cannot be deleted and should not be edited; it is regenerated every time the HTML file is saved. • In Design Manager, go to “Edit Master Pages” and publish/approve your page • Use Design Manager to create code snippets that you copy and paste into your HTML master. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Code Snippets http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Code snippets in HTML master pages Design Manager -> Edit Master Pages -> Click on master page Choose “Snippets” from top bar in ribbon In the “Web Parts” section of ribbon, choose the web part you want to configure When done configuring, copy the HTML snippet and paste it into your HTML master page • All snippet code is kept together; don’t put the registration tags at the top of the page, like you do in .NET pages. SharePoint will put everything in the right place in the autogenerated master. • • • • http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 A sample code snippet <!--CS: Start Content Editor Snippet--> <!--SPM:<%@Register Tagprefix="WebPartPages" Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages" Assembly="Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c"%>--> <!--MS:<WebPartPages:ContentEditorWebPart xmlns:WebPartPages="namespace" runat="server" webpart="true">--> <!--PS: Start of READ-ONLY PREVIEW (do not modify)--> <div class="ms-webpart-chrome ms-webpart-chrome-fullWidth "><div class="ms-webpart-chrome-title" id="WebPart_ChromeTitle"><span title="$Resources:core,ContentEditorWebPartTitle; $Resources:core,ContentEditorWebPartDescription;" id="WebPartTitle" class="js-webpart-titleCell"><h2 style="text-align:justify;" class="ms-webparttitleText"><nobr><span>$Resources:core,ContentEditorWebPartTitle;</span><span id="WebPartCaption"></span></nobr></h2></span></div><div WebPartID="00000000-0000-0000-0000000000000000" HasPers="true" id="WebPart" width="100%" class="ms-WPBody ms-WPBorder noindex ms-wpContentDivSpace " OnlyForMePart="true" allowDelete="false" style=""><div class="msrtestate-field"></div><div class="ms-clear"></div></div></div> <!--PE: End of READ-ONLY PREVIEW--> <!--MS:<WebPart xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WebPart/v2">--> <!--MS:<Title>--> <!--SPM:$Resources:core,ContentEditorWebPartTitle;--> <!--ME:</Title>--> <!--MS:<Description>--> <!--SPM:$Resources:core,ContentEditorWebPartDescription;--> <!--ME:</Description>--> <!--MS:<PartImageLarge>--> <!--SPM:/_layouts/15/images/mscontl.gif--> <!--ME:</PartImageLarge>--> <!--MS:<ID>--> <!--SPM:g_e3adb6ff_e66d_476a_98c8_e31d5120f0c2--> <!--ME:</ID>--> <!--ME:</WebPart>--> <!--ME:</WebPartPages:ContentEditorWebPart>--> <!--CE: End Content Editor Snippet--> http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 A custom control, as a snippet <!--CS: Start Megamenu Snippet--> <!--SPM:<%@ Register TagPrefix="Avtex" Namespace="Avtex.MegaMenu.Controls" Assembly="Avtex.MegaMenu, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=36e04f49f99f6afe" %>--> <!--MS:<Avtex:MegaMenu runat="server" RelatedLinksText="Quick Links">--> <!—ME: </Avtex:MegaMenu>--> <!--CE: End Megamenu Snippet--> Fuller explanation of SharePoint markup: • http://blog.avtex.com/2013/12/05/adding-a-custom-control-to-a-sharepoint2013-master-page/ • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj822370.aspx http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Code snippets in HTML master pages PROS: Your designer can create a straight HTML layout, and you can drop it into SharePoint Can configure functionality in Design Manager; don’t have to edit code Can preview snippets and layouts in Design Manager http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Code snippets in HTML master pages • CONS: Any .NET code you put in your HTML master (like, say, a custom control) must be wrapped in SharePoint Markup tags Snippet code is lengthy and messy; doesn’t make it any easier to read the file If you want to tweak a snippet, you either have to edit code or regenerate it in Design Manager. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Design for different screen sizes and contexts http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Responsive design Much cleaner markup and responsive ready Will still need to figure out how to make individual web parts responsive We use Bootstrap • Recommend BindTuning SharePoint 2013 template: – http://bindtuning.com/cms/sharepoint/sharepoint2013/theme/TheBootstrapTheme – Free – Can customize colors, fonts, etc. so you don’t have to override them later http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Device Channels Replaces terrible 2010 Mobile View Allows you to use different master pages, layouts or device panels based on device being used to view the site http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Device Channels PROS Serve only what that devices needs; no need for responsive coding CONS Relies on device detection (user-agent strings) Doesn’t handle orientation differences Only 10 channels allowed (though can have multiple devices per channel) More files to maintain OVERALL Fine if you only care about a handful of devices In most cases, responsive design will provide a better result http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Content by Search http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Content by Search: A new way to access information PROS • Can surface information from anywhere in the installation • Can pull in multiple types of information (pages, documents, images, etc.) • Ability to use complex refiners and multi-level sorting • Uses Display Templates instead of XSLT CONS • Can only find items that have been indexed by the search crawler • New content can take a while to show up • Uses Display Templates instead of XSLT http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Display Templates Only usable with Content Search; Only way to display Content Search results Configured for the Site and Site Collection, rather than for a web part Kept in Master Pages Display Templates Can be nested: Group template, for instance, calls various Item templates Similar to HTML master pages HTML file with specially-marked-up JS code and references Autogenerated linked JS file Uses SharePoint’s CSOM (client-side object model) • More powerful and flexible than XSLT, but not necessarily easier to work with • • • • • http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Office 365 and WebDAV http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 A word about Office 365 • PRO: Constantly being updated, so always have the latest functionality • CON: Constantly being updated, so sometimes SharePoint Designer doesn’t work • If Designer doesn’t work, can manage files through WebDAV http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 WebDAV • Map your site’s “Master Pages” folder as a network drive on your computer Get URL from Design Manager -> Upload Design Files Open a Windows Explorer window Right click on “Computer” Choose “Map network drive” Choose a drive letter, paste in the URL, click “Finish” Enter your login credentials • PRO: Can edit files in any editor; site is just another folder on your computer • CON: Bypasses file check-out/check-in, doesn’t publish the changes http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Branding tips and tricks http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Turn off master-page approval 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the “Settings” menu, choose “Site Settings” Under “Site Administration”, click “Content and Structure” Right-click on “Master Page Gallery” in the left menu Select “Edit Properties” Select “Versioning Settings” In the first section, you can choose whether content approval applies to that library. 7. In the second section, you can choose whether SharePoint should bother with minor versions or simply save major versions every time you save. Choosing “major versions only” will cut out a step whenever you save the master page. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Server-relative URLs • <% $SPUrl:~SiteCollection %> • <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css“ href="<% $SPUrl:~SiteCollection/Style Library/mystyles.css %>" /> • Sometimes you need full URL: • <script type="text/javascript" src="http://yoursite.com/Style%20Library/scripts/myscript.js"></script> • Or <asp:literal> tag: • <script type="text/javascript" src=“<asp:literal runat=‘server’ Text=‘<% $SPUrl:~SiteCollection/Style%20Library/scripts/myscript.js’ />"></script> http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Set up your favicon 1. Create your “favicon.ico” file and put it wherever you want (Style Library, in this example). There are lots of online favicon generators, such as: 1. http://favicon-generator.org/ 2. http://www.favicon.cc/ 2. Edit your master page (HTML version, in this example) 3. Find the SPShortcutIcon control: <!--SPM:<SharePoint:SPShortcutIcon runat="server" IconUrl="/_layouts/15/images/favicon.ico?rev=23"/>--> 4. And replace the “IconUrl” value with the path to your icon: <!--SPM:<SharePoint:SPShortcutIcon runat="server" IconUrl="/PATH_TO_STYLE_LIBRARY_/Style%20Library/favicon.ico”/>--> http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Kill the chrome • When creating page layouts, add the following property to any <WebPartZone> tag: PartChromeType = “none” • Any web part in that zone will start life with chrome set to “none”. • Only affects web parts that have not had their chrome state set manually; it is overridden by individual web-part settings. http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Dealing with semi-anonymous HTML • Edit the HTML in the master page or layout • To target a specific web part, place it in its own Web Part Zone, wrapped in a div with a specific class or ID http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Overriding very specific default CSS CSS Frameworks like LessCSS (http://lesscss.org/) Automatically nests CSS styles Variables and mix-ins let you set a property in one class, then reference that class in other styles Takes a little bit of getting used to Very specific custom styles !important tag Not ideal, but effective http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Custom styles for the Rich Text Editor Configure the Rich Text Editor to properly display content while editing, and provide users with pre-built styles to help preserve the look/feel of the site. http://blog.avtex.com/2012/06/08/custom-text-styles-for-sharepoint-rich-texteditors/ Remove default text styles from the dropdowns http://blog.avtex.com/2013/03/04/remove-default-text-styles-from-sharepoint2010-dropdowns/ http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Front-end development tips and tricks http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Content Query Bug If Content Query returns no results, it forgets a closing </div> tag, which will likely break your layout Two possible fixes Ensure that your CQWP will always return at least one result Edit ContentQueryMain.xsl (Style Library -> XSL Stylesheets) and add the following code at Line 78: <xsl:if test="$EditMode != 'True' and string-length($cbq_errortext) = 0"> <div class="wp-content description"><p>No items</p></div> </xsl:if> http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 jQuery issue in Edit Mode A script in Edit Mode is hogging the “$” namespace, meaning jQuery can’t use it when you’re editing a page. • http://blog.avtex.com/2014/01/15/jquery-in-edit-mode-in-sharepoint-2013/ The Fix Use “jQuery” instead of “$” for the namespace in any code that needs to work when in edit mode (i.e., “jQuery(‘.footer’);” instead of “$(‘.footer’);”). http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Custom Announcement display Display the full text of an announcement using a CQWP, giving you full control over the presentation. • http://blog.avtex.com/2013/11/27/c ustom-announcement-display-insharepoint/ http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Custom promo boxes Create user-customizable promo boxes with all sorts of options, without any back-end development. • http://blog.avtex.com/2013/10/07/custom-promoboxes-in-sharepoint-2013/ http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Custom browser warning Warn users who are viewing your site in an outdated browser, and provide links to upgrade or switch. • http://blog.avtex.com/ 2012/07/17/customsharepoint-browserwarning/ http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116 Last But Not Least • Please Fill Out Evaluations • Drawings for Giveaways • Today’s Presenters: • Lynne Figg • Steven Ray http://sharepointmn.com Meeting #116
