Download Course Description: Introduction to SharePoint Designer

Course Description: Introduction to SharePoint
Designer
Course Number: 910
Duration: 2 days
SharePoint Training Overview
In this SharePoint Designer training, students learn how to use SharePoint Designer
2007 to build visually rich, interactive SharePoint web interfaces.
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 comprehensive courseware covering all topics listed and a copy
of Microsoft Press's Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Step by Step.
Software Needed on Each Student PC
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Windows Vista or XP with at least 1GB RAM
SharePoint Designer with latest service pack installed
SQL Server 2005
Express Internet Explorer 6 or later
SharePoint Training Objectives
All attendees will learn how to:
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Create reusable templates for making web design faster and more consistent
Format text using CSS
Insert images and hyperlinks
Design tables
Add web components and multimedia
Include interactive content
Position content with layers
Build forms
Create data-driven pages that use data from Access, SQL Server, or other
sources
Manage their sites using SharePoint Designer's site management features
SharePoint Training Outline
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Getting Started with the SharePoint Designer Environment
o Explore the SharePoint Designer Interface
o Customize the SharePoint Designer Interface
o Get Help in SharePoint Designer
Creating a Subsite
o Create a Page Layout
o Create a Master Page
o Modify a Page Layout
Adding Content to the Site
o Add and Format Text
o Work with Tables
o Work with Images
Working with Cascading Style Sheets
o Introduction to CSS
o Create an External Style Sheet
o Create Internal Styles
o Modify External Style Sheets
Adding Basic Functionality to Web Pages
o Add Hyperlinks
o Create a Hotspot
o Add Bookmark Links
o Add an Interactive Button
o Open a Page in a New Browser Window
Adding SharePoint Components to the Site
o Add Lists and Libraries to a Site
o Work with Web Parts
o Add a Link Bar
o Enhance the Navigation Structure
Automating Business Processes with Workflows
o Create a Workflow
o Modify a Workflow
Working with ASP.NET Forms
o Create an ASP.NET Form
o Modify Form Control Properties
o Validate Inputs
o Customize an Interactive Button
Integrate Data Sources
o Implementing Data Sources and Displaying Data in Data Views
o Access a Data Source
o Import Data into a Data View
o Update the Data View Presentation
o Work with the Data View Commands
Using SharePoint Site Templates
o Open an Existing Subsite and Create a New Web Page from an
Existing Template
o Save a Customized Page
o Revert a Customized Page
o Save a Customized Site as a SharePoint Site Template
Advanced Data Integration Using SharePoint Designer 2007
o Move Data View Web Parts to Different Web Part Zones
o Displaying Data from a Linked Data Source in a Data View
o Reference and Consume a Web Service
o Display XML Data with XSLT
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Update Workflows Using SharePoint Designer 2007
o Opening and Modifying an Existing Workflow
o Deploy and Test the Custom Workflow
Administering a SharePoint Site Using SharePoint Designer 2007
o Configure Contributor Settings
o Generate Usability Reports
o Optimize the HTML for a SharePoint Site
o Spell Check a SharePoint Site
o Back Up and Restore a SharePoint Site
o Migrating a SharePoint Site
Conclusion