This is one in a series of books to help students master the how and why of performing tasks in Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007. Each chapter contains hands-on exercises, capstone exercises, and mini-cases for practicing and reviewing skills acquired.

Table of Contents

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