Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog

The official blog of the Microsoft SharePoint Product Group

20 sample Master Pages for the "Fantastic 40" Application Templates for WSS 3.0

20 sample Master Pages for the "Fantastic 40" Application Templates for WSS 3.0

  • Comments 23

These Master Pages were originally scheduled to be released with the Applications Templates a couple of months ago, but we needed a bit more time to get the "fit and finish" just right. For an overview of the sample Master Pages, go to http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/HA102223711033.aspx. Or you can download them directly from here.

The Master Pages were built using the new Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) and Master Page editing tools in Office SharePoint Designer 2007, and there are 4 styles (Block, Clarify, Horizon, and Reverse), each with 5 distinctive colors (blue, green, orange, purple, and red).

Here are some live demo instances of the Master Pages:

Master Pages are a feature of ASP.NET 2.0 that work the same way in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 as they do in ASP.NET 2.0. Using Master Pages, you can create a single page template and then use that template as the basis for multiple pages in an application instead of having to build each new page from scratch. For more information about Master Pages, go to http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/HA101551701033.aspx.

 

<Lawrence />

Leave a Comment
  • Please add 6 and 7 and type the answer here:
  • Post
  • "Block in green" looks pretty bad on Firefox, are these supposed to be cross-browser (I hope)?

  • clarity in blue on IE 7.06/Vista - the hover block (SharePoint, MOSS & WSS resource links) displays "behind" the quick launch area and content editor web part.  It does display "over" the breadcrumbs.

  • The clarity in blue Master page does not render the menu on top of the left Nav in IE7.  Its the only one ive noticed so far.  Just like microsoft to not make them cross browser even for their own new browser.

  • "Clarity in blue" fly out menu is rendered bad in IE...but fine in Firefox..

  • "Horizon in red" - mouseover red arrow (icon) on the top navigation is good but for the navigation with flyout menu...i see two red arrow(icons)

  • Guys, how could you not have tested it in IE7?

  • Another Important recommendation for importing and using the new wss 3.0 master pages...

    For the people that does not know to mush about MOSS, they need to approve the files once imported using SharePoint Designer, If you just imported them and then go back to the MasterPage Settings on your MOSS Site is going to appear an error that mean you need to approve first those files just imported (the ones relates to the masterpages _catalogs->masterpage). So go back to the SP Designer and browse to... "/_catalogs->masterpage and look for the " .master" pages you've just imported, you'll see them with a blue little icon on the left side of each master page you've imported (each one of the diferent colors),. So you should right clic on each one and choose the first option as "Protect", clic ok or Yes on the message box, and it will open the browser to approve from the master page folder the one you want to approve, and after that, its done!

    Cheers

    Luis.

  • I used the green "block" master pages, but it only seems to like the default WSS theme?

    Also I changed the top-nav to use SPSiteMapProvider and display sub-sites as a drop-down. The menu looked horrible...

    I had to modify the stylesheet:

    template_layout4.ccs

    I added the following lines at the bottom of the file:

    .ms-topNavFlyOuts{

    background-color:#DDE6D7;

    }

    .ms-topNavFlyOuts a{

    color:#114741;

    }

    .ms-topNavFlyOutsHover{

    background-color:#317023;

    }

    .ms-topNavFlyOutsHover a{

    color:#FFFFFF;

    }

    .ms-topNavFlyOutsContainer{

    border:solid 1px #317023;

    }

    .ms-WPTitle{

    background-color:#DDE6D7;

    color:#317023

    }

    It looks a bit better, but now it seems the master page is not cross-browser compatible? wtf?

  • I tried 2 in firefox, pretty pathetic.

  • What I'm wondering.. what is needed to make these masterpages work in a portal (MOSS) environment?

  • Unimpressive.

    I'd be more impressed if the unfabulous 40 were debugged before releasing features like these.

  • I configure these master pages successfully but all pages _layouts folder is showing older default.master page layout. Its not apply on the complete site.

    Thats the main proble i found in the 20 sample master pages . Guide me how can i get rid of this problem

  • safari 3.0 is not looking so hot either.  

  • The title says 20, but you get only 4 (Oh, you can change the color)... That's like saying that Ford or Chevy has 10,000 different models to choose from, because each is in a different shade of green and has one extra essential car part, like the windshield...

    Give me a break, It's 4 new master pages with the choice of 5 color variations

  • Hi, I also have the horizon red template installed and it works, but when I use the admin account and click a link I get the same template but when I use the User account and click a link I get a screwed up simple layout. I'm confused I assume it has something to do with my rights for the masterpages etc...

    Can you be of some help?

    kind regards

    Alex Broere

Page 1 of 2 (23 items) 12