SharePoint Designer 2007: Branding SharePoint Sites

Introduction (05:16)
Welcome
Prerequisites
Using a SharePoint virtual image

1. Getting to Know SharePoint (14:36)
Using SharePoint core components
Exploring the SharePoint product line
Understanding SharePoint and SharePoint Designer
Understanding collaboration sites and portal sites
Introducing site collections
Introducing WCM and the Publishing feature

2. Working with SharePoint (20:20)
Exploring a basic SharePoint site
Understanding lists and libraries in SharePoint
Exploring automatic navigation
Understanding the SharePoint content database
Creating a new site in SharePoint

3. Permissions in SharePoint (08:23)
Introducing permissions
Discovering what permissions you have on an existing site
Getting upgraded permissions

4. In-Browser Customization (46:16)
Customizing Web Parts
Creating custom lists
Creating site columns
Creating basic pages and Web Part pages
Using themes in SharePoint
Installing and using a new site template (.stp) file
Saving a customized site as a site template

5. Introduction to SharePoint Designer 2007 (20:43)
The three things you can do with SharePoint Designer 2007
Connecting to an existing SharePoint site
Exploring the SharePoint Designer interface
Using the Code and Design views
Unghosting and reghosting a site

6. CSS Files in SharePoint (27:12)
Finding the CSS files in SharePoint
Exploring Core.css
Creating a custom CSS file
Saving custom CSS for accessibility
Detecting what CSS styles are being applied

7. Customizing WSS Sites (20:03)
Introducing master pages in WSS
Understanding the placeholders in WSS master pages
Creating a copy of default.master
Restoring default.master

8. Customizing Sites with WCM (40:51)
Introducing master pages in WCM
Exploring the master page gallery
Switching master pages
Starting off with a minimal master page
Designing a new overall master page
Creating an accessible master page

9. Page Layouts (45:23)
Introducing content types in SharePoint
Creating a custom content type
Creating a page layout based on a content type
Editing a page layout in SharePoint Designer
Creating multiple versions of a page layout
Creating new pages based on page layouts
Controlling fonts and layouts
Controlling approval workflow

10. Customizing the Collaboration Portal (26:38)
What is the Collaboration Portal?
Customizing the Home site
Customizing the News site
Customizing the Search Center site
Customizing the Site Directory

11. Customizing the Publishing Portal (17:24)
What is the Publishing Portal?
Understanding security concerns for internet-facing sites
Building out the Publishing Portal with Publishing Sites
Understanding the Publishing Portal workflow

12. Creating Themes (17:25)
Exploring the existing SharePoint themes
Copying a SharePoint theme
Editing a SharePoint theme
Showing themes

13. Customizing Navigation (33:05)
Default navigation in SharePoint
Customizing the Quick Launch bar and Top Link bar
Editing navigation in Publishing Sites
Editing and styling navigation controls
Customizing navigation with audiences
Customizing the breadcrumbs
Creating a link back to the portal
Creating drop-down navigation in SharePoint

Conclusion (00:24)
Goodbye