SUMMARY:   This course will provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to complete branding projects and make functional customizations to Windows SharePoint Services v3 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. The course will focus on topics that are beyond those covered in the SharePoint 2007 Power User training. The participant will also learn how to create custom themes, custom site templates and custom site definitions. SharePoint Designer will be used to demonstrate how to take site customization to the next level. AUDIENCE:   This course is designed for Web Developers, Webmasters and Power-users with web development experience. PREREQUISITES:   Participant should have attended “SharePoint 2007 Power Users” class or have equivalent experience. DURATION:   4 days OBJECTIVES:   Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to: Implement SharePoint branding Create custom master page templates Apply custom look and feel through use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Identify usability issues related to SharePoint Customize SharePoint navigation Create additional Workflows Recognize more ways to use Office in collaboration Work with data views for database access COURSE CONTENT:   Day 1 Site Administration/Customization Review SharePoint Designer Overview and Setup (W-II) Saving and printing files Customized Workflows (W) Day 2 Creating sites Site management Customizing sites(Branding) Web Parts and Web Part Pages Day 3 Page layouts and publishing sites Master pages Cascading style sheets Collaboration with MS Office Day 4 File management Data sources Data Views Security and privacy Contributor Settings Appendix (if time allows) InfoPath(w) Web Content Management (WI-II) Features Requirements Gathering Site map Site hierarchy Browser compatibility Navigation (persistent and context sensitive) Site columns Content types Custom lists Branding requirements KW/08