INTRODUCTION xxv
PART I: THE LAY OF THE LAND
CHAPTER 1: EXPLORING SHAREPOINT DESIGNER 3
What Is SharePoint Designer 2010? 3
All in the Family 4
A Backstage Pass 4
Digging for Artifacts 18
Governing SharePoint Designer 34
Summary 36
PART II: LET'S GET VISUAL
CHAPTER 2: EDITING PAGES 39
What's in a "Page"? 39
Using Task Panes and Ribbon Tabs to Get Work Done 53
Summary 72
CHAPTER 3: THE ANATOMY OF A SHAREPOINT PAGE 73
How SharePoint Pages Work 73
Page Types 75
Master Pages 80
Creating Custom Master Pages 89
Example Scenarios 94
Summary 105
CHAPTER 4: PUBLISHING PAGES 107
Web Content Management Overview 107
Getting Started with Publishing 109
Publishing Pages 114
Putting it All Together 125
Summary 134
CHAPTER 5: STYLES AND THEMES 137
Style Defined 137
SharePoint Designer's CSS Tools 151
Styling Your Site 173
Summary 192
PART III: DATA GALORE
CHAPTER 6: LISTS, LIBRARIES, & INTERNAL CONTENT TYPES 195
Sharing Your Documents and Data 195
Built-In Lists and Libraries 196
Customizing Lists and Libraries 200
Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping 214
Structuring Your Data with Content Types 224
Summary 234
CHAPTER 7: DATA SOURCES AND EXTERNAL CONTENT TYPES 235
Getting at Your Data 235
Lists and Libraries 238
Databases 238
XML Files 242
REST-Based Web Services 243
SOAP-Based Web Services 246
Business Connectivity Services 249
Joining Your Disparate Data 260
Summary 263
CHAPTER 8: XSLT DATA VIEWS AND FORMS 265
Two Types of Web Parts to Work with Data 265
Managing Views of Data 271
Creating Custom Forms 284
Summary 290
CHAPTER 9: INFOPATH INTEGRATION 291
The Path to Gathering Info 291
Customizing SharePoint List Forms 300
Customizing SharePoint Library Forms 307
Summary 316
PART IV: TAKING ACTION
CHAPTER 10: WEB PART CONNECTIONS 319
Types of Web Parts 319
Creating a Composite User Interface 337
Summary 348
CHAPTER 11: WORKFLOW BASICS 349
Ways to Create Workflows in SharePoint 349
SharePoint Designer 2010 Workflow Elements 354
Automating Processes Using SharePoint Designer 2010 Workflows 368
SharePoint Designer 2010 Workflow Considerations 378
Summary 379
CHAPTER 12: ADVANCED WORKFLOWS 381
Modeling Workflows Using Visio 2010 381
Working with Visio 2010 Workflows in SharePoint Designer 2010 385
Customizing Workflow Forms with InfoPath 2010 392
Built-In Global Workflows 395
Exporting Workflows as a Package 403
Summary 407
CHAPTER 13: CLIENT-SIDE PROGRAMMING IN JAVASCRIPT 409
The Client Object Model 409
Getting Started 410
Retrieving Data Using CAML 420
Querying Document Libraries 429
Managing List Items 434
Managing User Custom Actions 443
Summary 454
CHAPTER 14: CLIENT-SIDE PROGRAMMING IN SILVERLIGHT 455
Why Silverlight? 455
Getting Started 456
Retrieving Data Using Silverlight 463
Managing Lists and Libraries 470
Managing Files and Folders 483
Managing Navigation 495
Limitations 509
Summary 510
APPENDIX A: A BRIEF HISTORY OF SHAREPOINT AND SHAREPOINT
DESIGNER 511
From FrontPage to SharePoint Designer 511
The SharePoint Family Tree 513
Gathering MOSS - Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft
Office SharePoint Server 2007 518
Continuing Evolution - SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint
Server 2010 520
APPENDIX B: JUST WHAT IS SHAREPOINT ANYWAY? 521
A Default SharePoint Home Page 521
SharePoint Content: Lists, Libraries, and More 523
Web Parts 526
Managing a SharePoint Site 529
Architectural Background On the Server 535
Databases 539
INDEX 541
