Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Designer 2010: Level 1
Course Specifications
Course number: 084699
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Course Objective: You will use Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Designer
2010 to create and modify a SharePoint site.
Target Student: This
course is intended for web designers and developers, application developers,
SharePoint site owners, and other knowledge workers with SharePoint end-user
experience, who want to use SharePoint Designer to create and customize SharePoint
sites, enhance the look and feel of a SharePoint site, and create dynamic
pages using Web Parts and workflows.
Prerequisites: To benefit from this course, you should have basic end-user
skills with SharePoint and be familiar with the general structure and hierarchy
of SharePoint sites. You can obtain this level of knowledge and skill by taking
the following Element K course:
- Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint®
Foundation 2010: Level 1
Recommended, though not required, are the following courses:
- Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint®
Foundation 2010: Level 2
- Web Design with XHTML, HTML, and CSS: Level 1
Hardware Requirements
You
will need two servers for the classroom, plus one client computer for each
student in the class, plus one client computer for the instructor. For each
of these machines, the following hardware requirements are the minimum suggested
for this course:
- 64-bit, four-core processor, 2.5 GHz minimum per core is required
for installing Windows Server 2008 where Microsoft SharePoint Foundation
2010 will be installed. Other systems can use a 32–bit processor but
a 64–bit processor will enhance performance.
- Pentium IV 1 GHz CPU or higher for client systems.
- Minimum of 1 GB of RAM for each client computer.
- 4 GB RAM for Windows 2008 Server installation.
- 1 GB RAM for Windows Server 2003 installation.
- 40 GB of free hard disk space for installation of Windows
Server 2003.
- 80 GB of free hard disk space for installation of Windows
Server 2008.
- 40 GB or larger hard-disk drive for each student and instructor
computer.
- CD-ROM or DVD drive.
- VGA or higher video.
- Keyboard and mouse.
- A display system to project the instructor’s computer
screen.
- You need to have an Internet connection because some of the
software components are installed from the Internet.
- Internet access for all computers.
Software Requirements
Each computer requires the following software:
- Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Standard or Enterprise
Edition
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows® Server 2008 with Service Pack 2
- Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Foundation 2010
- Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 with Service Pack 1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008
- Microsoft® Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, with Service Pack 1
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer 8.0
- Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Designer 2010
- Microsoft® Office 2010 Professional or Professional Plus
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- identify the basic features of the SharePoint Designer
environment.
- create a new subsite.
- add content to a web page.
- use Cascading Style Sheets to format a SharePoint site.
- link web pages.
- add SharePoint components to the site.
- automate business processes with workflows.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with the SharePoint Designer Environment
- Topic 1A: Identify SharePoint Designer Interface Components
- Topic 1B: Get Help in SharePoint Designer
- Topic 1C: Customize the SharePoint Designer Interface
- Lesson 2: Creating a Subsite
- Topic 2A: Create a Blank Subsite
- Topic 2B: Create a Page Layout
- Topic 2C: Add Content to a Master Page
- Lesson 3: Adding Content to the Site
- Topic 3A: Add and Format Text
- Topic 3B: Work with Tables
- Topic 3C: Work with Images
- Lesson 4: Formatting a Site with Cascading Style Sheets
- Topic 4A: Create an External Style Sheet
- Topic 4B: Create Internal Styles
- Topic 4C: Modify External Style Sheets
- Lesson 5: Linking Web Pages
- Topic 5A: Add Hyperlinks
- Topic 5B: Create a Hotspot
- Topic 5C: Create Bookmark Links
- Topic 5D: Open a Linked Page in a New Browser Window
- Lesson 6: Adding SharePoint Components to the Site
- Topic 6A: Add Lists and Libraries to the Site
- Topic 6B: Add Web Parts to a Site
- Lesson 7: Automating Business Processes with Workflows
- Topic 7A: Create a Workflow
- Topic 7B: Modify a Workflow