Beginning SharePoint Designer 2010

Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 is a powerful, sophisticated desktop application that allows you to customize websites based on Microsoft SharePoint 2010. Written by a team of SharePoint experts, this book provides you with an overview of the SharePoint Designer toolset and shows you how to use those tools to do far more than simply modify web pages. You'll learn to create and edit cascading style sheets, and visually design and edit code-free workflows. By the end of the book, you'll have acquired the skills necessary to modify, manage, and enhance virtually every aspect of a user's experience on a SharePoint 2010 website.

Beginning SharePoint Designer 2010:

* Walks you through visually creating and editing master pages and page layouts

* Shows you how to connect SharePoint to various external data sources — without a single line of code

* Explains ways to create and modify lists, libraries, and site permissions

* Examines InfoPath integration and web part connections

* Addresses visually customizing XSLT data views and forms

* Looks at client-side programming in both JavaScript and Silverlight