Exploring with Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007, Brief

CONTENTS

 

CHAPTER ONE Introduction to Microsoft Office SharePoint

Designer 2007: What Is a Web Site?

 

Objectives 1

 

Case Study: Can Someone Help Me Create My Personal Web Site, Please? 2

Introduction to the Internet, World Wide Web, Web Sites, and SharePoint Designer 2007 3

Getting Started with the Internet and the World

Wide Web 3

Understand the Internet 3

Understand the World Wide Web 5

Understanding Web Browsers and Markup

Languages: Hypertext Markup Language

(HTML), Extensible Hypertext Markup

Language (XHTML), and Extensible Markup

Language (XML) 7

Get Started with Web Browsers 7

Get Started with Hypertext Markup

Language (HTML) 8

Get Started with Extensible Hypertext

Markup Language (XHTML) 13

Get Started with Extensible Markup

Language (XML) 13

Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) 15

Defining Web Sites 18

Define Internet Resources: URLs, URIs,

and URNs 19

The Core Types of Web Sites: Intranets,

Extranets, and Portals 21

Describe Web Applications 22

Understand How Search Engines Work 23

Understand the Internet Copyright Laws 24

Getting Started with SharePoint

Designer 2007 25

Identify SharePoint Designer 2007 Interface

Components 26

Customize the SharePoint Designer 2007

Interface 35

Use SharePoint Designer 2007 Help 42

 

HANDS-ON EXERCISE 1: Identifying SharePoint

Designer 2007 Interface Components

and Using Help 45

Introduction to Web Sites 49

Identifying SharePoint Designer 2007 Tools

for Creating Web Sites 49

Opening and Closing a Web Site 54

Describing Web Site Views 54

 

HANDS-ON EXERCISE 2:

Introduction to SharePoint Designer 2007

Tools for Creating Web Sites 57

Introduction to Web Pages 60

Opening and Closing a Web Page 60

Describing Web Page Views 60

Describing Basic Web Page Elements 62

Identifying SharePoint Designer 2007 for

Creating Web Pages 64

Understand the Principles of Good Web

Page Design 71

Learn About Working with Colors 73

Design for Usability 79

Design for Compatibility 82

Design for Accessibility 85

Saving Work and Exiting SharePoint

Designer 2007 90

 

HANDS-ON EXERCISE 3: Exploring Basic Web

Page Elements and SharePoint Designer

2007 Tools for Creating Web Pages 91

 

SUMMARY 95

KEY TERMS 96

MULTIPLE CHOICE 97

PRACTICE EXERCISES 99

MID-LEVEL EXERCISES 103

CAPSTONE EXERCISE 107

MINI CASES 109