2. Company Information
• New York based SharePoint Consulting Firm
• Services:
– SharePoint Consulting
– SharePoint Training
– SharePoint Hosting
– Business Intelligence
– Infrastructure
13. More “Real World” Examples
SharePoint Buzz Showcase http://is.gd/h1Ez
Ian Morris’ SharePoint Listing http://is.gd/9v1
14. Do Not Brand Administrative Pages
1. Tuned and tested to ensure reliability and performance
2. Microsoft Updates can remove customizations
3. No support from Microsoft Support Services
15. Out of Box Customization
Site Settings -> Look and Feel
1. Master Page
2. Title, Description, and icon
3. Navigation
4. Page layouts and site templates
5. Welcome Page
6. Tree view
7. Site theme
22. Master Pages
Three ways to build the custom master pages:
1. From scratch
1. Not recommended as SharePoint 2007 needs a few placeholders to be
present in the master page or else the pages will not work.
2. From minimal.master
1. Not recommended for a collaboration intranet
2. You want to use OOB features and controls
3. From default.master
1. Recommended as it provides most of the collaborative controls already
present on the master page
2. Master page does have a learning curve though
24. Branding for Scale
Small to Medium implementations
• Use SPD
•There's no integrated source control support
•Changes result in unghosting
Medium to Large Implementations
• Use VS
•Feature Stapling
•Combine OOB site definitions with custom Features
25. SharePoint / JQuery
JQuery – javascript library that simplifies client side
customization
Limitations
1. Data Manipulation
2. Security
3. Client Environment
4. Browser Differences
5. Web Standards
6. Limitations