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Course Title:
SharePoint 2007 Designer Basic
College:
College SA
School:
Computer Studies
Programme Type:
College SA Programme
Partner Institute:

Not Applicable

Award Type:
Certificate
Award Issued by:
College SA
SAQA NQF Level:
Not Applicable
Membership:
Not Applicable
Course Duration:
5 – 10 months
Entrance Criteria:
  • Grade 10
OR
  • Basic Literacy
AND
  • Basic Maths
AND
Read & write in English
Fees:
Click Here to request the Course Fee

WHAT IS SHAREPOINT 2007 DESIGNER?

SHAREPOINT 2007 DESIGNER is a new product for creating and customizing Microsoft SharePoint Web sites and building workflow-enabled applications based on SharePoint technologies. Office SharePoint Designer 2007 provides professional tools for building interactive solutions on the SharePoint platform without writing code, for designing custom SharePoint sites, and for maintaining site performance with reports and managed permissions.

With Office SharePoint Designer 2007, you can build sophisticated no-code solutions such as Data Views, reports, and workflow tracking quickly and easily by using menus, task panes, and templates.

With Office SharePoint Designer 2007, you can create custom Data Views and data forms that leverage Microsoft ASP.NET technology, allowing you to integrate external data into your Web site, including views that display data from multiple sources.


COURSE STRUCTURE SUMMARY

  • Tactics for Winning
  • Getting Started
  • Websites
  • Text formatting
  • Web page layout
  • Images
  • Hyperlinks
  • Tables
  • Publishing

ASSESSMENT AND AWARD

You have to successfully complete and submit assignments in order to pass this course. Once you have successfully completed the assignments prescribed by College SA, you will be awarded a College SA Certificate in SharePoint 2007 Designer: Basic.

WHY SHOULD I STUDY SHAREPOINT 2007 DESIGNER?

Suppose that your enterprise has a product database and a customer database, and you want to display product information on your SharePoint site — you can do this quickly and easily by creating a view on that data. Suppose that you also want a Web page that displays which customers have ordered which products. You can do this by linking your data sources — in this case, your two databases — so that you can view this information in a single joined Data View. What's more, you can use this Data View as a form, so you can write data back to your data sources.

With SharePoint 2007 Designer You can create Data Views from a wide variety of data sources, including:

  • RSS feeds
  • XML files
  • Office XML


Tools such as calculated fields, conditional formatting, and sorting, grouping, and filtering capabilities help you create high-impact reports in the form of Data Views.

You can use built-in application Web sites such as Expense and Reimbursement Tracking and Absence and Vacation Management to share information more effectively. Each template is fully customizable and extensible by using SharePoint Designer 2007.

SharePoint Designer 2007 provides the professional design tools that you need to create compelling SharePoint sites that are customized to your needs. You can view and change SharePoint pages with advanced what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) capabilities. Format SharePoint pages quickly and easily with powerful cascading style sheets (CSS) tools.

With the Workflow Designer in SharePoint Designer 2007, you can extend the built-in business document workflows that are available in Office SharePoint Server 2007 and create custom workflows from scratch.

Office SharePoint Designer 2007 can be used by site administrators and IT managers to control the levels of access to ensure a consistent user experience across the site.


IS SHAREPOINT 2007 DESIGNER: BASIC THE RIGHT COURSE FOR YOU?

Do this quick and easy questionnaire to find out if SharePoint 2007 Designer: Basic is the right course for you. Answer either YES or NO.

1.    Would you like to be become a web page designer?
2.    Would you like to increase your knowledge of web page design?
3.    Does your current job require you to have knowledge of design and layout computer programmes?
4.    Would you like to apply for a job that will require you to be able to use design and layout computer programmes?
5.    Do you work in an IT department?
6.    Would you like to be able to use a computer programme that controls website access levels?
7.    Are you interested in getting skills using a professional computer design tool?
8.    Would you like to improve your skills and knowledge when it comes to working with text, images, hyperlinks and style sheets?


If you answered YES to more than three of these questions,
then SharePoint 2007 Designer: Basic is the RIGHT course for you. We recommend that you register for this course right away!


Call the College on 0800 21 23 22 to take the next step.


If you did not answer YES to more than three of the questions, then perhaps you should consider one of our other courses or fill in the Form at the bottom of this page and we will contact you. Alternatively, call the College on 0800 21 23 22 to speak to one of our friendly Student Registrars and they can help you determine which is the right course for you.

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Call the College on 0800 21 23 22 to find out how you can register for one of these courses.


COURSE STRUCTURE: DETAILED OUTCOMES


TACTICS FOR WINNING

Each student starts with the Tactics for Winning orientation programme. Tactics for Winning is specifically aimed at helping you, an adult, to get your life and mind back to being a student. Once you have completed Tactics for Winning, you are ready to continue with the rest of your modules.

GETTING STARTED

Topic A: Internet basics
Discussing the Web and HTML

Topic B:     The SharePoint Designer Workspace

Identifying interface components
Exploring task panes
Switching site views

Topic C: Page editing
Discussing Web page elements
Inserting and editing basic content
Previewing a page

Topic D: HTML

Viewing HTML
Selecting page elements


WEBSITES

Topic A:    Site planning basics
Discussing design considerations

Topic B:    Creating a Web site

Defining a one-page Web site
Creating new pages and folders

Topic C: Templates
Creating a new template
Defining editable regions
Setting basic page properties
Applying a template


TEXT FORMATTING
Topic A: Text basics

Importing text
Changing line breaks to paragraph breaks
Inserting spaces
Inserting a symbol

Topic B:     Structural formatting

Applying headings
Creating lists

Topic C:     Cascading Style Sheets

Discussing style sheets
Creating and attaching an external style sheet
Defining element styles
Creating and applying class styles


WEB PAGE LAYOUT
Topic A: Basic CSS layout

Defining content sections
Creating ID styles
Applying ID styles

Topic B:Basic layout techniques
Creating fixed and fluid layouts
Applying margins, padding, and borders
Creating a two-column layout
Clearing a container


IMAGES
Topic A:     Image formats and properties

Exploring image properties
Specifying alternate text
Applying image-based text

Topic B:     Working with images
Arranging images
Adding margins to images
Adding image borders and padding


HYPERLINKS
Topic A: Basic hyperlinks

Creating a local link
Creating a link bar
Creating external links
Creating and linking to bookmarks

Topic B: Link styles
Formatting links

Topic C: Image maps
Creating an image map


TABLES
Topic A:    Working with tables

Inserting a table
Modifying cell properties
Modifying table properties
Formatting rows and columns
Adding a caption to a table

Topic B:    Table-based layouts
Updating a table-based layout


PUBLISHING
Topic A: Proofing tools
Checking spelling
Checking hyperlinks

Topic B:     Web site publishing
Discussing Web servers
Connecting to a server by using secure FTP
Discussing SharePoint Portal Server

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS

Hardware requirements
Each student’s personal computer should have:
•    A keyboard and a mouse
•    A Pentium 700 MHz processor (or higher)
•    At least 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
•    2 GB of available hard drive space
•    A CD-ROM drive
•    An SVGA or higher resolution monitor, at 1024 × 768

Software requirements
You need the following software:
•    Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 2, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2003
•    Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007
•    Microsoft Outlook Express or another e-mail client (required to complete activity A-3 in the unit titled “Hyperlinks”)

Network requirements
The following network components and connectivity are also required for this course:
•    Internet access, for the following purposes:

Updating the Windows operating system and Microsoft Office 2007 at update.microsoft.com
Downloading the student data files (if necessary)


INTERESTED? WANT TO FIND OUT MORE?


If you would like to find out more about SharePoint 2007 Designer: Basic, fill in this short Form and then one of our friendly Student Registrars will respond to your questions and will provide you with all the information you need.



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Frequently Asked Questions

Where are the Classes?
College SA is a home study college. This means that you do not have to go to class. You study at home, on the train, at work, after hours, on your lunch break, or over weekends! This means that you save a lot of costs that classroom students have to pay. Things like travel costs and accommodation are expensive for classroom students. Obviously it is also safer to study in your own home. It also means that you can work while you study, so you can earn a salary and get your qualification at the same time.
Do I get study material from the College?
College SA includes all your books, course items and study material with your course. So unlike other colleges, we shall not give you a list of books to buy. One you have paid for the course, you are entitled to recieve all the study material you need from us. In some cases there might be recommended reading materials which the college does not provide. But this will only be materials that are not essentials to passing your course.
What is the cost of the study material?
Your study material is included in your course fees, so the college does not charge you for study material.