During a number of facilitated sessions, I mention a number of resources that all SharePoint designers must reference. I have included a reference to those resources in this blog. I will update this blog post with additional information on a consistent basis. Please continue to add value by posting additional references in you comments.
Disclaimer: I am not personally responsible for the content of the listed resources.
In order to properly customize a SharePoint platform. It is my position that all designers must have a basic knowledge of SharePoint. I have included some links to introduce you to the SharePoint platform and its offerings.
An Introduction to Office SharePoint 2007
Microsoft Test-drive – (You need to sign up for this.)
Virtual Lab: SharePoint Products and Technologies
Although the use of SharePoint Designer 2007 doesn’t require knowledge of code, I strongly believe that all designers should learn about XML, HTML and CSS. There is a significant value in reviewing the following links:
XML, HTML, and CSS resources:
W3C MarkUp Guide
Introduction to CSS2
XML Schema Part 0: Primer Second Edition
CSS Classes in SharePoint’s core.css
CSS Zen Garden – some great examples of what can be done with CSS
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommendations for XPath (version 2.0)
Surfacing CSS Classes in SharePoint Pages
In order to ensure that an organization follow organizational and government policies, SharePoint designers must ensure that they are knowledgeable about accessibility and how SharePoint Designer adds value. It has become more important for organizations today to include accessibility in their project plans.
Accessibility of SharePoint Sites:
Tips for Enhancing the Accessibility of SharePoint Web Sites
Section 508 VPATs for Microsoft products
Additional Workflow tools:
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Starter Kit: Workflow Developer Starter Kit for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Note: The Workflow Developer Starter Kit for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSSWorkflowStarterKitB2.msi) templates are now part of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Software Development Kit (WssSdk.exe).
Software Development Kits:
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Software Development Kit
SharePoint Server 2007 SDK: Software Developer Kit
Design Policies and Templates:
Office SharePoint Server 2007 Customization Policyby Sean Livingston
WSS 3.0 Master Pages and Content PlaceHolder’s: A Desktop Reference Companion
MOSS Navigation Deep Dive – Part 1
Other Resources:
Adding the Edit Button to the IE7 Toolbar:by Kathy Hughes
How to configure form results and have them sent to multiple email addresses?
Customizing the menu control for MOSS
Overview of Field Controls
Stramit SharePoint 2007 Master Picker
Search Resources
Google Code Search
Discover SharePoint