Becoming a SharePoint Design Ninja

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• #2: Becoming a SharePoint Design NinjaYou are about to embark on a journey of becoming a SharePoint Designer Ninja. SharePoint has infiltrated within your company and you want to master the art of css, master pages and page layouts. Within this one hour session, I will teach you the countermeasures required to masterfully brand SharePoint to your will. During this session, we will brand a site from scratch with our bare hands and this will be the initiation into the SharePoint Design. At the end of this session, I’ll teach you legendary abilities of SharePoint Designers including invisibility, walking on water, and control over master page content placeholders. You’ll also be given some secrets from within the walls of the Oniwaban such as practical tips, tricks, and advice so that you too can one day become a SharePoint Design Ninja.http://www.meetup.com/TorontoSPUG/events/16954824/
• #4: how many developers do we have in the room?How many are famiiliar with html / css ?
• #5: Nielson norman group do a study every year on what the top 10 best intranets in the world are and writes a report for what makes that successful.At the end of the session, I’ll share with you on how to make your site the best it can be – they are my secrets to successful branding.
• #6: Please feel free to interrupt at any time to ask questionsIn this session, we are going to brand a SharePoint site from start to finish. We will use SharePoint Designer, HTML and custom CSS to design a site how not to look like SharePoint. We'll touch upon themes, page layouts as well as master page design. As well as learn how to upgrade a SharePoint 2007 design to SharePoint 2010. This session is focused on designers well versed with HTML and CSS but might not have the SharePoint development experience. Within the session, we'll also look at usability, accessibility and best practices on branding SharePoint public facing sites.AUDIENCE: Developers - Power UsersTOPICS: Information Architecture - Case Studies - Tools and Technics100 - Introductory Track
• #10: Observation that in many (if not most) cases only a very small amount (the 'tip') of information is available or visible about a situation or phenomenon, whereas the 'real' information or bulk of data is either unavailable or hidden. The principle gets its name from the fact that only about 1/10th of an iceberg's mass is seen outside while about 9/10th of it is unseen, deep down in water
• #17: Level 1Level 2
• #18: This ismicrosoft’s brand image. Looking at sharepoint makes you think of microsoft.When employees view your intranet or visitors view your public facing site, they should be thinking of your company’s brand not microsoft’s
• #19: 1 Create a new site2 Activate Wiki Page home page feature site settings > manage site features > enable Wiki Page Home Page3 Change Permissions – allow anonymous access Site settings > Users and Permissions > Site Permissions >
• #27: Hawaiian Air Website http://www.hawaiianair.comCase Study: How we did it http://is.gd/gvbo
• #28: I have taken some samples from Ian Morrish’s WSS Demo Top 100 Best Looking Public SharePoint sites. My intention of putting these slides in is to give you a feeling that anything is possible. However, it’s not to say that every sharepoint site should have a wiz and bang effect.It really depends on the user base and how the site is going to be used.You would not want to put a 600px high header in a corporate internal website for 120 thousand users who really just care about getting access to their project documents.
• #29: In this session, we are going to brand a SharePoint site from start to finish. We will use SharePoint Designer, HTML and custom CSS to design a site how not to look like SharePoint. We'll touch upon themes, page layouts as well as master page design. As well as learn how to upgrade a SharePoint 2007 design to SharePoint 2010. This session is focused on designers well versed with HTML and CSS but might not have the SharePoint development experience. Within the session, we'll also look at usability, accessibility and best practices on branding SharePoint public facing sites.AUDIENCE: Developers - Power UsersTOPICS: Information Architecture - Case Studies - Tools and Technics100 - Introductory Track
• #30: http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mobile-design-tutorials/5-steps-for-wireframing-and-paper-prototyping-mobile-apps/
• #36: Now that pages are the topic of discussion, master pages and a little branding fits in too. SharePoint 2010 ships with a number of master pages. Important topics to discuss on this slide is how application pages can now also make use of branded master pages, and how there is a default.master that ships the (non-fluent) v3 UI for backwards compatibility.SharePoint 2010 brings a few new master pages that you may want to know about.  There are additional master pages to accommodate both the old and new versions of UI.  There are also some simplified pages to take note in.The first master page we will talk about is v4.master.  This is the default team site master page used with version 4 (obviously) of the UI.  This will be the master page you typically use. It provides the ribbon bar and all of the other new visual UI changes such as the site actions menu on the left side.If you did an upgrade to SharePoint 2010 and haven’t transitioned to the new UI yet, the old master page is still in default.master.  This looks just like the master page you use in SharePoint v3 today.  It doesn’t have the ribbon bar and the site actions menu is still on the right side.The search pages by default now use minimal.master.  This is a really slimmed down master page with next to nothing on it.  It doesn’t even have navigation.  I’m not sure why they opted to use this page in Search Center, but I think it provides and issue with people trying to leave the search center.  The Office Web Applications also use this master page but that makes a little more sense because it provides more screen real estate.The last page I will mention is simple.master.  This page is used for login and error pages.  From what I understand, it can’t be customized (I have no idea why), but it can be replaced.I hope this helps if you were curious about the new master pages.  I’ll also remind you again that application pages can also now make use of any branded master pages you might have created.  I’ll also point out that the master pages all use properly formed XHTML although I am not sure about default.master.  I will check that when I get a chance.Types of SharePoint 2010 Master Pages This section was largely derived from Quick Overview of Master Pages in SharePoint 2010 by Corey Roth v4.masterDefault team site master page. Provides ribbon bar and other UI changes.Characteristics·         Site actions are updated for 2010 and appear on left.·         Ribbon bar is availabledefault.masterSites upgraded from SharePoint 2007 use this unless they are changed to use a v4 version.Characteristics·         Site actions on right side and are same as SharePoint 2007 version·         No ribbon bar.minimal.masterMaster page contains almost nothing. It is used by the Search Center and Office Web Applications. This master should not be confused with minimal master pages from 2007 which were trimmed down custom master pages developed by users. The minimal.master is now an out-of-the box master page. These trimmed-down custom master pages are commonly referred to as Starter Master Pages in SharePoint 2010. Characteristics of minimal.masterNo navigation includedStarter Master PagesCommonly referred to as “minimal master pages” in SharePoint 2007, these quick start pages are created by developers to better enhance their ability to quickly create and customize a functional master. Sources for Starter Master PagesStarter Master Pages for SharePoint 2010 by Randy Drisgrillsimple.masterThis master is used by login and error pages. To customize these pages, a replacement page must be created and stored in the _layouts directory on the server. For more information see Default Master Pages in SharePoint  on MSDN.Pages using simple.master·         Login.aspx·         SignOut.aspx·         Error.aspx·         ReqAcc.aspx·         Confirmation.aspx·         WebDeleted.aspx·         AccessDenied.aspxOther Master PagesOther miscellaneous master pages are generally not manipulated when branding a site. These include:·         application.master·         applicationv4.master·         dialog.master·         layouts.master·         layoutsv3.master·         pickerdialog.master·         rtedialog.master·         simple.master·         simplev4.master·         mwsdefault.master·         mwsdefaultv4.master·         admin.master·         popup.master
• #43: Master Pages & Page Layouts---------------------------6 Launch SharePoint Designer and open website7 Create a new master page Browse to Master Pages library Copy and paste v4.master code into custom.master Create a new blank master page (custom.master)8 Set custom.master as site master Right click on custom.master Select “Set as Default Master Page” Select “Set as Custom Master Page”cant do this via UI -? ???? question to audiencewe are going to continue using SPD as this would apply to foundation, as well as sp in the cloud.Change page layout to Three columns with header-----------------------------------------------move image to headercopy content into three columns - show rich text editing and how it changes the html9 Create custom.css file in SiteAssets folderAdd link to css before </head><SharePoint:CssRegistration name="http://sp2010/companya/SiteAssets/custom.css" After="corev4.css" runat="server"/>Change Width------------ /* fix the width of the workspace, center it and turn off its scrollbar. Also add a default padding to the top to cope with the ribbon in its standard form */ body #s4-workspace { background: transparent; height: auto; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0px; width: 980px; overflow: auto;}width is not maintained. whats going on?<div id="s4-workspace" class="s4-nosetwidth" ../>/* Aligns the Top Bars */ .ms-cui-ribbonTopBars { width: 980px !important; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; } /* turns off the border on the bottom of the tabs */ .ms-cui-ribbonTopBars > div { border-bottom:1px solid transparent !important; } 11 Hide Quick launch--------------------- body #s4-leftpanel { display: none; } quick css solution. this allows you to manage via css when to show / hide contentplaceholders.NOTE: this hides the quick launch but we still have spacemargin via iedev toolbar.s4-ca { margin-left: 0px; }Change Top Navigation-----------------------copy images to site assets / images directory.s4-tn LI.static > .menu-item {color: #fff;height : 26px !important; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px0px; text-align: center; width: 102px !important;}.s4-toplinks .s4-tn A:hover, .s4-toplinks .s4-tn A.selected { background: #757575 url('http://sp2010/companya/SiteAssets/images/topnav-on.png') repeat-x; color: #fff !important; text-decoration: none !important; }.s4-toplinks { background: #757575 url('http://sp2010/companya/SiteAssets/images/topnav-off.png') repeat-x; }12B Change search /** search area */.s4-search { padding: 5px 10px 0px 0px !important; text-align: center; }.s4-search TABLE { margin: 0px; width: 137px;}.s4-search INPUT.ms-sbplain { color: #000; border: 0px !important; float: right; width: 110px !important; }13 Cosmetic Changes /** Remove padding */ .ms-rte-layoutszone-inner { border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px } /**Hide logo / title */ .s4-titletable { display: none; } /** Hide Help button */ .s4-help { display: none; } /** remove border on title area */ .ms-titlerowborder { border-right: none; }8C Add items to Top Link Bar Store, Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, iTunes, Supportadd sponair.png imagemention you too can run Sharepoint 2010 on macbook air just like duxpadding on image <img alt="SharePoint 2010 on MacBook Air" src="/test/SiteAssets/images/sponair.png" style="padding-top: 5px;"/>launch site in google chrome/*** float ribbon */body.v4master { overflow: auto; }change master page / css body #s4-workspace to body #s4-myworkspaceadd overflow: hidden; to cssbody #s4-myworkspace { background: transparent; height: auto; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0px; width: 980px; overflow: hidden; }
• #48: Site actions > site settings > site themepreview changes applied with Graham theme
• #49: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepointdesigner/archive/2010/04/09/working-with-the-sharepoint-theming-engine.aspxhttp://hermansberghem.blogspot.com/2010/04/2010-how-to-apply-corporate-branding.htmlhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepointdesigner/archive/2010/04/09/working-with-the-sharepoint-theming-engine.aspxhttp://mosshowto.blogspot.com/2010/06/sharepoint-2010-registering-css.html
• #54: In this session, we are going to brand a SharePoint site from start to finish. We will use SharePoint Designer, HTML and custom CSS to design a site how not to look like SharePoint. We'll touch upon themes, page layouts as well as master page design. As well as learn how to upgrade a SharePoint 2007 design to SharePoint 2010. This session is focused on designers well versed with HTML and CSS but might not have the SharePoint development experience. Within the session, we'll also look at usability, accessibility and best practices on branding SharePoint public facing sites.AUDIENCE: Developers - Power UsersTOPICS: Information Architecture - Case Studies - Tools and Technics100 - Introductory Track
• #56: http://www.sharepointnutsandbolts.com/2009/06/my-checklist-for-optimizing-sharepoint.html
• #58: - Hide Ribbon <Sharepoint:SPSecurityTrimmedControlrunat="server" Permissions="ManageWeb"> before s4-ribbonrow </Sharepoint:SPSecurityTrimmedControl> before s4-myworkspaceShow this in internet explorer - authenticated userShow this in google chrome – anonymous user
• #62: H1.ms-rteElement-H1Blue { -ms-name:Blue Heading 1; color: blue;}H3.ms-rteElement-H1Blue { -ms-name: SharePoint Fest Blue; color: blue;display:inline-block; padding-left:20px;background:transparenturl(http://sp2010/test/SiteAssets/images/spfest.png) center left no-repeat;}
• #64: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/931509
• #65: Use existing 2007 Master PageStart from ScratchUpgrade Master Page
• #68: The result.This is what we created within 1 hour
• #72: Observation that in many (if not most) cases only a very small amount (the 'tip') of information is available or visible about a situation or phenomenon, whereas the 'real' information or bulk of data is either unavailable or hidden. The principle gets its name from the fact that only about 1/10th of an iceberg's mass is seen outside while about 9/10th of it is unseen, deep down in water
• #74: In this session, we are going to brand a SharePoint site from start to finish. We will use SharePoint Designer, HTML and custom CSS to design a site how not to look like SharePoint. We'll touch upon themes, page layouts as well as master page design. As well as learn how to upgrade a SharePoint 2007 design to SharePoint 2010. This session is focused on designers well versed with HTML and CSS but might not have the SharePoint development experience. Within the session, we'll also look at usability, accessibility and best practices on branding SharePoint public facing sites.AUDIENCE: Developers - Power UsersTOPICS: Information Architecture - Case Studies - Tools and Technics100 - Introductory Track
• #75: These secrets have less to do with the what tools you are using and more to do with the how you are going to achieve and knowing your audience