50209 - Learn Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007
Step by Step: Level 3

Introduction

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This one-day instructor-led course provides students with an overview of some of the features and functionality of Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for information workers who want to learn intermediate-level SharePoint Designer 2007 skills.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Basic computer knowledge, such as keyboard and mouse skills.
• Basic file-management skills. The student should know how to navigate to folders and files on a computer running Windows Vista.

Before attending this course, students should complete Course 50207A, Learning Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Step by Step, Level 2, or be able to:

• Understand master pages, CSS and color-coding options, CSS inheritance in SharePoint, site definitions and templates and accessibility standards and legal issues.
• Attach a master page.
• Create a Webg page from a master page.
• Customize a master page.
• Change the default master page.
• Identify styles in cascading style sheets.
• Create, modify and delete styles.
• Use CSS reports.
• Reset a page or master page to the site definition.
• Create and explore a site template.
• Test a site template solution.
• Configure and identify Contributor Settings.
• Back up and restore sites.
• Export and import sites.
• Copy lists, libraries and documents between sites.
• Understand usability issues.
• Choose color schemes.
• Generate accessibility and compatibility reports.

In addition, students should understand the following products, services, and concepts:

• SharePoint Designer and Windows SharePoint Services.
• The relationship between Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Server 2007.
• Complications of upgrading customized SharePoint sites.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will know how to work with Data Views and data sources. They will know how to use different types of controls and work with page layouts. Finally, the students will know how to work with workflows. Specifically, they will be able to:

• Create and customize Data Views.
• Apply conditional formatting.
• Format a Data View by using XSLT.
• Allow insertions, deletions and updates.
• Convert a List View Web Part to a Data View Web Part.
• Use the Data Source Library.
• Work with XML data.
• Connect to an RSS feed XML file.
• Connect to an RSS feed server-side script.
• Connect to an XML Web service.
• Use linked sources.
• Display the contents of a list on another site.
• Connect Web Parts.
• Insert and modify controls.
• Use standard ASP.NET controls.
• Use ASP.NET validation controls.
• Use SharePoint Data View controls.
• Manage content placeholders and content regions.
• Undertand Web content management enhancements in SharePoint Server 2007.
• Understand the page model.
• Create a page layout.
• Modify a page layout.
• Restore an earlier version of a page layout.
• Detach and reattach a page layout.
• Work with workflows.
• Create a workflow.
• Use conditions and actions.
• Verify and deploy a workflow.
• Modify a workflow.
• Create a multi-step workflow.
• Delete a workflow.
  

Course Outline

Module 1: Data Views

Lessons:

• Creating Data Views.
• Customizing Data Views.
• Applying Conditional Formating.
• Formatting a Data View by using XLST.
• Allowing Insertions, Deletions and Updates.
• Converting a List View Web Part to a Data View Web Part.
• Deploying Web Parts.

Module 2: Data Sources

Lessons:

• Using the Data Source Library.
• Working with XML Data.
• Connecting to an RSS Feed XML File.
• Connecting to an RSS Feed Server-Side Script.
• Connecting to an XML Web Service.
• Using Linked Sources.
• Displaying the Contents of a List on Another Site.
• Connecting Web Parts.

Module 3: Controls

Lessons:

• Inserting and Modifying Controls.
• Using Standard ASP.NET Controls.
• Using ASP.NET Validation Controls.
• Using SharePoint Data View Controls.
• Using SharePoint Server Controls.

Module 4: Web Content Management in a SharePoint Server Environment

Lessons:

• Understanding Web Content Management Enhancements in SharePoint Server 2007.
• Understanding the Page Model.
• Creaing a Page Layout.
• Modifying a Page Layout.
• Restoring an Earlier Version of a Page Layout.
• Detaching and Reattaching a Page Layout.

Module 5: Workflows

Lessons:

• Working with Workflows.
• Creating a Workflow.
• Using Conditions and Actions.
• Verifying and Deploying a Workflow.
• Modifying a Workflow.
• Creating a Multi-Step Workflow.
• Deleting a Workflow.

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