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[Series on customizations] Have Fun with Web Parts 1

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Objectives:

To demonstrate deferent level of Web Parts Customizations. The level will be:

  • Web Parts customization through browsers
  • Web Parts customization through Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007 (SPD or SP Designer)
  • Web Parts customization through Data Views
  • Web Parts customization through Visual Studio 2005

Coverage:

  • Web Parts customization through browsers
    • How to basic
    • Tips & Tricks
  • Web Parts customization through Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007 (SPD or SP Designer)
    • Layouts
    • Appearances
    • Tips & Tricks
  • Web Parts customization through Data Views
    • Make it Wow.
    • Combine data sources.
    • Tips & Tricks
  • Web Parts customization through Visual Studio 2005
    • Make a Tree view for your document library.

Example:

We'll have for all levels a web part connecting to a documents library called "Documents". So basically you will have a document library that is displayed by 4 different views or web parts.

Getting Started

For these lessons, you need to go ahead and have your own publishing or team site to play with. Then, make sure that you have a document library called "documents" (Just to be in sync with meJ) .

     (To do so, go to site actions à create site à choose publishing or team site as you like à fill the data à create)

Now, go and create a page of type "Basic Web Part Page" or "Blank Web Part Page". Go an decorate it as you like,,,

Fill the document library with files and folders…

Then wait for the lessons to start :D