2. Raj Chaudhuri
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3. Our players
Hero
End User
Director
Developer
Production Manager
IT Professional

4. Who is it for, anyway?
• Master Pages • Permission
• Themes • Export/Import/Packaging
• Custom Pages • Usage Reporting
• Master Pages
• Navigation
• Custom controls
• “Codeless” everything

5. SharePoint Designer is now

6. 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)

7. SharePoint Designer – Getting Started

8. Tips
KNOW YOUR PERMISSIONS
Most problems have simple, but non-obvious
answers
Remember the demo?
Reset to Definition is your friend and enemy

9. Master Pages
Creates lots of nice master pages and makes available to hero.
Supports Art Director in this.
Uses the master pages. If hero is like Kamal Hassan, possibly
does some art direction, or even actual direction, himself.
(Watch the demo).

10. Fun with Master Pages

11. Tips
Know your placeholders
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-in/library/ms467402(en-us).aspx
Know your CSS
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-in/library/ms438349(en-us).aspx
Know your SharePoint controls
Uh…read blogs? Read the SDK?

12. Code-less Workflows
Actually uses them
Enables hero to do more with them
(Watch the demo)

13. Codeless workflows in Sharepoint Designer

14. Tips
Remember, workflows run as the initiator.
Use the history list wisely

15. Data View Web Part
USE the most powerful web part provided by SharePoint.
Ensure relevant permissions are in place
(Watch the demo)

16. Data View Web Part

17. 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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