MOSS 2007 Design and Customization - 5 Days

The purpose of this 5-day course is to present students with strategies and techniques for customizing team sites and publishing sites in a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 environment. The class will teach professionals how to transform out-of-the-box SharePoint sites by applying corporate layouts, logos, colors, and graphics. In the process students will learn best practices in user-interface design and the use of graphic elements as well as how to incorporate workflow and business intelligence components into sites. The class is geared towards advanced web masters who have experience editing and maintaining traditional web sites using HTML, CSS, Javascript, and graphics files. The class is also suitable for administrators or developers who want to gain a better understanding of the codeless design and customization process.

• SharePoint Site Design
• Building the SharePoint Site Framework
• Designing and Customizing Non-Publishing Sites
• Web Content Management and the MOSS Publishing Feature
• Using Web Parts for a Tailored End User Experience
• Design for Reuse with Site and List Templates, Site Definitions and Custom Themes
• Using CSS and Javascript to Customize Sites
• Creating and Customizing Master Pages
• Creating and Applying Layout Pages
• Working with Custom Forms
• Connecting to Data through Data Form Web Parts & ASP.NET Controls
• Building Business Intelligence sites using the Report Center
• Creating Custom Workflows
• Deploying Customizations
• Putting It All Together - A Self Study