About this course

This course will teach students advanced skills for working with SharePoint Designer 2013. This 12-module course covers data sources, external objects, lists and libraries, cascading style sheets, web parts, web part zones, workflows, data views, and item forms.

Pre-requisites

Delegates should have completed the SharePoint Designer course “Core Essentials” or have equivalent knowledge.

Course outline

• Working with Data Sources

This module will show students how to view existing data sources, link to SharePoint data sources, rename SharePoint data sources, and delete a SharePoint data source.

• Working with External Objects

In this module, students are taught about database, SOAP and REST connections. They will also be shown how to create an XML connection, how to create a database connection, and how to create a SOAP or REST connection.

• Working with Individual Lists and Libraries

Lists and libraries are the focus of this module. Covered here are how to: open a list or library, change a list or library’s name and description, change a list or library’s permission, and preview a list or library in the browser.

• Customizing List or Library Behavior

This module follows deeper into lists and libraries. It shows how to: add and remove content types, add and remove views, add and remove list forms, and how to add and remove custom actions.

• Using Cascading Style Sheets

Here, students are taught about cascading style sheets (CSS). They will learn how to create CSS files, attach a style sheet to a page, and delete CSS files.

• Using Styles

This module teaches about styles and the style tab by showing students how to: open and work with the Style tab, create a new style, use the Apply Styles pane, and use the Manage Styles pane.

• Working with Web Parts

This module instructs students about web parts and how to: create web part pages, add web parts to an existing page, save a web part, and delete a web part.

• Working with Web Part Zones

Web part zones are the topic here and students are shown how to: create web part zones, customize web part zones, control web part zones, and delete a web part zone.

• Managing Workflows

This module shows types of workflows and how to: create workflows, view workflows, edit workflows, rename workflows, and delete workflows.

• Advanced Workflow Tasks

In this module, students are shown ways to: change workflow start options, save a workflow template, export workflows to Visio, and import workflows from Visio.

• Creating Data Views

Data views are the focus here and students are shown how to: create a new data view, edit a data view, and test a data view.

• Creating Item Forms

This concluding module gives students the tools to: create a new item form, edit an item form, and test an item form.