Intro to SharePoint 2010 Branding Presented by Thomas Daly tdaly@bandrsolutions.com
Who am I? A SharePoint developer who specializes in implementing designs and creating web components to enhance the user interface and user experience.
Outline What’s New in 2010 Tools & Supported Browsers Approaches to Branding Master Pages Themes Demo
What’s New – Changes Table < Div Dialog Boxes Better & More cross browser support Office Theme Engine Tie custom CSS into theme engine
Tools & Supported Browsers IE Dev Toolbar (embedded in IE8) Firebug / Firebug Lite SharePoint Designer 2010 ColorPic Supported Browsers Internet Explorer 7 & 8 Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Safari 4.04
Other Browsers & Tools Firebug Lite - Compatible with all major browsers: IE6+, Firefox, Opera, Safari and Chrome; Chrome Built in developer tool bar Opera Dragonfly
Approaches to Branding Theme – covers the overall color scheme of the site Master Page & Custom CSS – complete control over look and feel.
Master Pages Starter Master Pages – new term for Minimal Master Pages http://startermasterpages.codeplex.com/ Includes 3 master pages: regular, foundations, meeting workspaces Provides clean starting point for branding Well documented for easy understanding V3 Master Page Support
Classes s4-notdlg - prevent from showing in dialog window Team Site Home Page Elements and CSS Classes - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms438349.aspx
Ribbon Customizing the Ribbon Position - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepoint/archive/2010/04/06/customizing-ribbon-positioning-in-sharepoint-2010-master-pages.aspx
Themes Set of graphics and cascading style sheets that control the look of your site. Uses Office themes (.THMX) 12 colors, 2 fonts
Themes 3 Approaches to creating/updating the theme Existing theme can be modified in UI (Publishing Features) New theme can be created in PowerPoint and imported Microsoft Theme Builder Tool http://connect.microsoft.com/themebuilder
Theme Engine Attach Custom CSS – EnableCssTheming Enable custom CSS to see themes - /Style Library/en-us/Themable Capabilities – ref Replace colors, Replace fonts Recolor images - Blending, Tinting, Fill
Upgrading Branding Master Page MSDN Article - Upgrading an Existing Master Page to the SharePoint Foundation Master Page http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee539981.aspx
Demo Theme Show V3 Master Page Support Show Starter Master Create through PowerPoint, Import Update through UI Theme Tool Show V3 Master Page Support OOTB v3.master Heather base master page Show Starter Master Apply Blank Master Page Apply Customized Master Page Tie into theme engine w/ custom css (/theme site)
Questions? Questions / Comments Contact information Thomas Daly tdaly@bandrsolutions.com
Things to add Mobile Page Layouts