SharePoint 2016 Branding and Customization Training

SharePoint Branding & Customization Course Outline

• Introduction and Overview

  Analyzing SharePoint 2013 branding

  • Defining fundamental changes to the design process
  • Addressing the role of the Design Manager
  • Achieving professional results with Composed Looks

  Exploring content management features

  • Enhancing content authoring with search-driven solutions
  • Making content widely available with cross-site publishing
  • Generating friendly URLs with Managed Navigation

  Planning the design process

  • Gathering technical requirements
  • Forming an information architecture strategy
  • Creating a wireframe prototype

• Employing the New Branding Method

  Evaluating WYSIWYG options

  • Identifying the new role of SharePoint Designer
  • Integrating alternate HTML editors

  Making use of new SharePoint 2013 design features

  • Modifying the style with Composed Looks
  • Setting colour palettes, font schemes and background images with themes

  Extending design possibilities

  • Activating the Design Manager
  • Targeting multiple devices with Device Channels

• Applying Custom HTML and CSS

  Defining HTML and CSS structure

  • Utilizing external, internal and inline styles
  • Analyzing specificity to determine applied styles
  • Implementing HTML5 and CSS3 standards in SharePoint

  Taking advantage of browser-based tools

  • Locating and modifying CSS with browser-based tools
  • Identifying improvements to SharePoint markup

  Site customization with Composed Looks

  • Comparing Composed Looks and themes
  • Creating a custom Composed Look

• Integrating the publishing model

  Working with publishing site templates for enterprise content management

  • Adding pages and editing content
  • Migrating content from Microsoft Office
  • Streamlining content authoring with publishing workflows

  Composing page templates

  • Defining publishing content types
  • Editing and creating page layouts
  • Leveraging catalogue page layouts for cross-site publishing

• Achieving a Branded Site

  Uncovering Master Pages

  • Rendering default regions with content placeholders
  • Modifying Master Pages in a Composed Look

  Tailoring Master Pages

  • Editing HTML in the table-based layout
  • Updating page layouts and background images

  Creating a fully branded Master Page

  • Converting custom HTML to override styles
  • Generating HTML snippets with the Design Manager

• Presenting Dynamic Content

  Displaying content with search-driven Web Parts

  • Building search queries through site settings
  • Placing Content Search Web Parts on Category Pages

  Merging content from multiple locations

  • Rolling up content with the Content Query Web Part
  • Aggregating content based on context

  Rendering content for multiple browsers and devices

  • Configuring Device Channels
  • Delivering device-specific pages

• Designing and Deploying Custom Solutions

  Extending the user experience

  • Achieving fluid design with HTML5
  • Enhancing user interaction with jQuery

  Deploying your brand with ease

  • Distributing branding elements with Design Packages
  • Working with solution galleries