Microsoft® SharePoint® Designer 2007: Level 1
Course Specifications
Course number: 084721
Software: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
You've created intranet sites using Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services. There will be times when you would want to build sites that lay emphasis on your company's unique requirements and sites that align themselves with the company's unique brand identity. In this course, you will use Microsoft® SharePoint® Designer 2007 to customize your SharePoint sites and build a new subsite on the SharePoint services platform. 
Course Objective: You will use Microsoft® SharePoint® Designer 2007 to create and modify a SharePoint site.

Target Student: This course is intended for SharePoint web designers and SharePoint solution developers, who want to learn to customize SharePoint sites by enhancing the look and feel of a SharePoint site and also to create dynamic pages using Web Parts and workflows.

Prerequisites: Students should have taken the Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0: Level 1 course from Element K or have an equivalent knowledge. 
Recommended, though not required, are the following courses:
•	Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0: Level 2 
•	Cascading Style Sheets (Third Edition) 
Delivery Method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
You will need two servers for a class and one client computer for each person in the class, plus one computer for the instructor. For each of these machines, the following hardware requirements are the minimum suggested for this course: 
•	Pentium 4 2.0 GHz. 
•	1 GB of RAM for the SharePoint Services 3.0 server, and 512 MB of RAM for all other machines. 
•	4 GB of hard disk space. 
•	CD-ROM or DVD drive. 
•	VGA or higher video. 
•	Keyboard and mouse. 
•	A display system to project the instructor’s computer screen. 
•	Internet access for all computers. 
Platform Requirements
•	Microsoft® Windows XP Professional 
Software Requirements
The following software is required for the successful setup and completion of this course. 
•	Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Standard or Enterprise Edition 
•	Windows® Server 2003 Service Pack 2 
•	Microsoft® Windows XP Professional 
•	Windows XP Service Pack 2 
•	Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint Services® 3.0 
•	Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.0 
•	Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Designer 2007 
•	Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional or Professional Plus 
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	familiarize yourself with the SharePoint Designer environment. 
•	create a new subsite. 
•	add content to a web page. 
•	use Cascading Style Sheets to format a SharePoint site. 
•	add basic functionality to 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: Explore the SharePoint Designer Interface 
Topic 1B: Customize the SharePoint Designer Interface 
Topic 1C: Get Help in SharePoint Designer
Lesson 2: Creating a Subsite 
Topic 2A: Create a Page Layout 
Topic 2B: Create a Master Page 
Topic 2C: Modify a Page Layout
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: Working with Cascading Style Sheets 
Topic 4A: Introduction to CSS 
Topic 4B: Create an External Style Sheet 
Topic 4C: Create Internal Styles 
Topic 4D: Modify External Style Sheets
Lesson 5: Adding Basic Functionality to Web Pages 
Topic 5A: Add Hyperlinks 
Topic 5B: Create a Hotspot 
Topic 5C: Add Bookmark Links 
Topic 5D: Add an Interactive Button 
Topic 5E: Open a Page in a New Browser Window
Lesson 6: Adding SharePoint Components to the Site 
Topic 6A: Add Lists and Libraries to a Site 
Topic 6B: Work with Web Parts 
Topic 6C: Add a Link Bar 
Topic 6D: Enhance the Navigation Structure
Lesson 7: Automating Business Processes with Workflows 
Topic 7A: Create a Workflow 
Topic 7B: Modify a Workflow