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SharePoint Branding

SharePoint Branding. From Design to Provisioning. Bart Towery. Principal Consultant at Cardinal Solutions Group SharePoint Developer/Architect since 2007 JavaScript/ AngularJS development Twitter http://www.twitter.com/BartTowery Email btowery@cardinalsolutions.com Durham, NC.

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SharePoint Branding

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  1. SharePoint Branding From Design to Provisioning

  2. Bart Towery • Principal Consultant at Cardinal Solutions Group • SharePoint Developer/Architect since 2007 • JavaScript/AngularJS development • Twitter • http://www.twitter.com/BartTowery • Email • btowery@cardinalsolutions.com • Durham, NC

  3. SharePoint Branding “How do we make it NOT look like SharePoint”

  4. What can be done with SharePoint?

  5. Branding Approaches • Low Complexity • Composed Looks • Themes • Medium Complexity • Design Manager • Custom CSS • High Complexity • Custom Master Pages • Multi-site Branding Deployment

  6. Composed Looks • Pick Predefined Look • Under site settings >Look and Feel • Change • Background • Colors • Layout/Master Page • Fonts

  7. Creating Custom Composed Looks • Configured in the Composed Looks Gallery • Custom “Theme” XML Files • Custom Color Schemes • Custom Fonts • SharePoint ColorPalette Tool • http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38182

  8. Composed LooksandSharePoint Color Palette Tool DEMO

  9. Design Manager • “For Designers to Brand SharePoint” (??) • Listed on Gear Menu (Site Actions) • Publishing Sites and Office 365 Public Facing Sites Only

  10. Tools for Design Manager • Map a Drive to the Master Page Gallery • How to configure and to troubleshoot mapped network drives that connect to SharePoint Online sites in Office 365 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2616712 • Use Your Favorite Tool to Edit Code • Adobe Dreamweaver • Microsoft Expression Web • Visual Studio • Notepad++

  11. Master Page Creation with Design Manager • Create Master Page in HTML • Convert Existing HTML Designs into Working Master Pages • Converted HTML is Associated with Master Page • Each Update to HTML Causes Update to Master Page

  12. Snippet Gallery • Add SharePoint Functionality to Master Pages • HTML Code to Add

  13. Overview of Steps – Design Manager • Create Design in HTML with Images • Map network drive to Master Page Gallery • Add Design Files (HTML, Images, CSS, JavaScript) • Convert HTML Master Page using Design Manager • Add Snippets and Edit HTML as needed • Customize CSS as necessary to change the look • Publish ALL the files • Apply the Master Page

  14. Design Package • Good for a Few Sites • Deploys as a Sandbox Solution • All Files Must be Checked In • Additional Updates Deploy Over Previous Deployments Source Site (Development) Target Site (Production)

  15. Design Manager DEMO

  16. High Complexity Branding • Same as in SharePoint 2010 • Use Randy Drisgill’s Starter Master Pagehttp://startermasterpages.codeplex.com/ • Steps • Add Master Page and Design Files to Master Page Gallery • Add HTML to Master Page/Update CSS • Add Controls and Move Placeholders • Publish and Apply

  17. Custom Master Page Tricks • Overriding OOTB CSS • Often need to use Developer Tools • Finding HTML for Controls • Use OOTB Master Pages • Take Your Time • Make 1 Change at a Time • Easier to Debug when Something Breaks • Not a Quick and Easy Task

  18. Multi-Site Branding Deployment • SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online Solution Pack for Branding and Site Provisioning • http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42030 • SharePoint 2013: Sample Pack for Solution Pack Samples • http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SharePoint-2013-Sample-81b03d1e

  19. Questions?

  20. Thank you for joining us Today! Don’t Forget SharePint • Join us right after the event at Tyler’s Restaurant & Taproom! Socialize and unwind after our day of learning. • 324 Blackwell St, Durham, NC 27701

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