Branding

Chris McKinley

About the Speaker….

Chris McKinleyTwynham SchoolSharePointEduTech.comcmc@twynhamschool.com@crmckinley

Content Titles Goes HerePurpose of BrandingBranding gives identityBranding provides consistencyA branded site should be easy to use.

Things are always better when you customise(!)

Less is more.

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IntranetInternal useInformationEasyIntuitiveBetter than OOTB

InternetPublic viewSchool brochureKey informationLook good

Ferrariwww.wssdemo.com

Samworth Academywww.wssdemo.com

Twynham 6th Formwww.wssdemo.com

Twynham 6th Form – Dynamic SharePoint

Twynham 6th Form – SharePoint Functionality

Agenda or Content Slide

To make SharePoint look really good…GraphicsSharePoint Designer (free)Custom CSS and MasterpagesCSS / HTML / XSLT KnowledgeTime

Agenda or Content SlideAnatomy of a SharePoint page

Master Page

Content Page

CSS

Twynham Gateway – the early years

Twynham Gateway – now

Demo

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Making SharePoint 2010 better:•Use of browser•Use of CSS•Use of SharePoint Designer

Using the browser

•Use the content editor web part to add icons and quick links•You can change the themes but they are not very good•Change Page Layout

Using CSS

•CSS•Use F12 dev tools•Enable pub feature•Attach CSS

Using CSS

Using SPD

•Change whole page•Dynamic Levels for nav.•Content Place holders•Put anything anywhere

Using SPD

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SharePoint can look however you wantYou can add Flash/Silverlight/Java/media…You should make the Gateway easier to useYou should make the website look pretty

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@crmckinleywww.SharePointEduTech.com