Module 1: Overview

This module gives an overview of SharePoint 2007 web development.

Lessons

• Overview

Module 2: ASPNET

This module explores the basic components of ASPNET, including controls, master pages, data access, and web parts.

Lessons

• Architecture and Compilation
• Controls
• Master Pages
• Navigation Controls - Web Development Patterns Explored
• Declarative Data Sources and Access Layers - Data Access Made Even Easier!
• .Net Providers - More Code Re-Use Patterns
• Web Parts

Lab: ASP

• Understand the new ASP.NET Architecture
• Understand the new ASP.NET Compilation Features
• Explore SharePoint Web Application

Lab: ASP

• Create User Controls
• Create Server Controls
• Explore SharePoint User Controls
• Explore SharePoint Server Controls

Lab: ASP

• Understand how to use Master Pages
• Explore SharePoint Master Pages

Lab: ASP

• Understand how to use Navigation Controls
• Use SiteMapPath control
• Use Menu control
• Use TreeView control
• Explore SharePoint Navigation

Lab: ASP

• Using Declarative Data Sources
• SharePoint Data Sources

Lab: ASP

• Understand the Provider Model in ASP.NET 2.0
• Understand the Security Provider Model
• Understand the Membership Provider Model
• Understand how to implement your own Custom Providers

Lab: Custom Authentication

• Change the default Authentication Method of SharePoint to use a custom MembershipProvider (ASP.NET 2.0)

Lab: ASP

• Understand how to use Web Parts

Module 3: Localization

This module explains localization, and more specifically, SharePoint localization.

Lessons

• Localization
• SharePoint Localization

Lab: Localization

• How to change the localization of your SharePoint sites

Module 4: CSS

This module explains CSS and how to use it with SharePoint.

Lessons

• CSS
• SharePoint CSS

Lab: CSS

• Apply CSS
• Inline CSS (Header)
• Internal CSS
• External CSS
• Cascading CSS
• CSS Order
• SharePoint CSS

Module 5: XSLT

This module explains what XSLT is and covers its elements and functions.

Lessons

• What is XSLT
• XPath
• XSLT Elements
• XSLT Functions
• Unsupported XSLT

Lab: XSLT

• Create simple XSLT
• XSLT Elements
• XSLT Functions

Module 6: AJAX

This module introduces AJAX and Client Side Scripts.

Lessons

• Client Side Scripts
• AJAX

Lab: Client Side Scripts AJAX

• Use AJAX in your web parts!

Lab: Client Side Scripts AJAX

• Explore AJAX Control Toolkit controls

Module 7: SharePoint Architecture

This module explains SharePoint architecture, the role of IIS and ASP.NET, and content databases.

Lessons

• IIS and ASP.NET
• SharePoint Architecture
• 12 Hive
• Content Databases
• Customized vs. Uncustomized pages

Lab: SharePoint Architecture

• Explore HttpHandlers
• Explore HttpModules
• Explore a SharePoint config file

Lab: SharePoint Architecture

• Learn Content Database structure
• Use Sql Profiler to reverse engineer the web front end and stsadm

Lab: SharePoint Architecture

• Create a Customized Page
• Analyze a Customized Page
• Reset a Customized Page

Module 8: In Context Web Applications

This module explains web applications and how to create them.

Lessons

• Layouts Directory
• In-Context Web Applications
• Examples
• Migrating Web Applications

Lab: In Context Web Applications

• Learn how to create a new ASP.NET Application on the SharePoint Server

Module 9: Debugging SharePoint

This module covers SharePoint debugging and the logs directory.

Lessons

• W3WP Process
• Logs Directory

Lab: Debugging SharePoint

• Learn to Debug SharePoint via Log Files
• Learn to Debug SharePoint via Visual Studio
• Log to the SharePoint log File

Module 10: In Browser Customizations

This module explains how to use the SharePoint UI to customize pages.

Lessons

• SharePoint UI Overview
• Default.aspx
• Everything Is a List
• Using Web Parts
• Customization Web Parts
• Adding New Pages
• Editing Pages
• Master Pages
• Themes
• Navigation

Lab: In Browser SharePoint Customization

• Add/Move/Configure Web Parts
• Add a Page View Web Part
• Add a Content Editor Web Part
• Add a Content Query Web Part
• Create new Web/Web Part Pages
• Create a Master Page
• Applying a Master Page
• Create/Apply custom CSS
• Apply custom Theme
• Enable Versioning and Content Approval

Lab: In Browser SharePoint Customization

• Modify Site Navigation
• Modify Quick Launch Navigation
• Regional Settings
• Create a Content Query Web Part
• Create a new Page Layout
• Create a new Page using a Page Layout

Module 11: SharePoint Designer

This module describes reports, data views, and workflows using SharePoint Designer.

Lessons

• Customization With SharePoint Designer
• Reports
• Data Views
• Backup / Restore
• Workflows

Lab: Basic SharePoint Designer

• Open An Existing SharePoint Site
• Create A New SharePoint Site
• Explore SharePoint Folders (Team Site)
• Explore SharePoint Folders (Portal Site)
• Create ASP.NET Page
• Modify a built-in CSS Style Sheet
• Create/Attach a CSS style sheet
• Create/Attach/Detach a Master Page

Lab: SharePoint Designer

• Check-In/Check-Out
• Add Web Parts
• Add Web Part Zone
• Adding Images (_images directory)
• Reset to Site Definition

Lab: SharePoint Designer

• Explore Built In Reports
• Create/Manage Data Views
• Create/Manage Data Sources
• Merge Two Data Sources
• Link Two Data Sources
• Data View Parameters

Lab: Built-In Activities

• Use one of each Built-In Activity

Lab: Custom Activities

• Create a custom workflow activity for SharePoint Designer

Lab: Custom Conditions

• Create a custom condition for SharePoint Designer

Module 12: SharePoint Web Development

This module covers web development using SharePoint, including user controls and pages.

Lessons

• Adding/Using User Controls
• Adding/Editing Pages
• Security Trimmed Interface

Lab: SharePoint Web Development

• Adding Application Pages (Bin and Gac deployment) [_layouts]
• Adding Site Pages [content database]
• SharePoint Server Controls

Lab: SP_Answer

Lab: SP_ControlDetails

Lab: Security Trimmed Interface

• Use the SharePoint SPSecurityTrimmedControl to hide content and controls

Module 13: Using CAML

This module explains the use of CAML for creating site definitions such as templates and themes.

Lessons

• Built-In Definitions
• CAML
• Templates and Themes

Lab: Custom Site Definitions

• Create a new Site Definition (Manually)
• Create a new Site Definition (Visual Studio)

Lab: Themes

• Learn to create your own theme

Lab: MS40

• Install Microsoft 40 Templates

Module 14: Features

This module covers the many features of SharePoint

Lessons

• Features Overview
• Types of Features
• Feature Scopes
• Feature Dependencies
• Feature Sequence
• Feature Localization
• Feature Event Receivers
• Feature Stapling
• Creating Features
• Deploying Features
• Activating/Deactivating
• Solutions

Lab: Features

• Learn to create a Feature.xml file
• Use the Feature.xml file to point to a custom user control
• Various Feature Types (List, Module, Content Type)

Lab: Features

• Utilize the Visual Studio Extensions for WSS 3.0 to build Features!

Lab: Solutions

• Create several features and package them as a solution file (.wsp)

Module 15: Making An Internet Site

This module explains how to create an Internet site.

Lessons

• SharePoint and ASP.NET
• Creating A Site
• Content Types and Page Layouts
• Reusable Content
• Examples

Lab: Making An Internet Site

• Strip down the internet site template
• Compete against your classmates! Build a new internet site

Lab: Reusable Content

• Create and Use Reusable Content

Module 16: Content Deployment Features

This module explains how to deploy content and how to create and use variations.

Lessons

• Content Deployment

Lab: Content Management Features

• Setup Content Deployment Path and Jobs
• Quick Deployment
• Debug Content Deployment

Lab: Variations

• Create Variations
• Use Variations
• Variation Label Menu
• Custom Variation Root Landing page