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Designing SharePoint Websites. Randy Williams , MVP SharePoint Server rwilliams@synergyonline.com. Fundamental Principle. Q: Isn’t SharePoint just for intranets? A : Definitely not At a basic level, SharePoint is still a web platform consisting of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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Designing SharePoint Websites Randy Williams, MVP SharePoint Server rwilliams@synergyonline.com
Fundamental Principle • Q: Isn’t SharePoint just for intranets? • A: Definitely not • At a basic level, SharePoint is still a web platform consisting of HTML, CSS and JavaScript • SharePoint can be transformed into whatever you want
Why Consider SharePoint for Internet Sites? • Powerful web content management • ASP.NET Engine • Master pages give you consistency • Web parts • Unification of technology • Wealth of third party add-ons • Community support • Applications, blogs and forums
Sample SharePoint Websites Find More at www.wssdemo.com/Pages/websites.aspx
Publishing Content • WCM is not just pushing HTML files • Authoring, approval and publishing lifecycle • Publishing capabilities include • Publishing Pages • Layout pages • Easy storage of design assets • Content replication
Web Content Management Strengths • Ease of provisioning • Approval workflow • Integration with your LOB solutions (Extranet) • Navigation • Flexibility of Web Parts • Enterprise Search
Let’s talk a little about branding • Q: How do I get SharePoint to … well… not look like SharePoint? • A: Remember this is a web platform, so… • Custom master page, custom CSS, images and possibly some JavaScript • Add some Flash or Silverlight to spice it up • Tools include Expression Design and SharePoint Designer • Visual Studio for advanced capabilities
Demo • Power and Ease of Applying Master Pages
More demo • Or…who would like more PowerPoint? • That’s what I thought… • Web Content Management • Provisioning • Customising Navigation • Using Web Parts • Search
Questions? • rwilliams@synergyonline.com • Blog: http://www.synergyonline.com/randy