This tutorial is intended for complete beginners and is based on Microsoft SharePoint Designer
Download SharePoint Designer
: Microsoft is offering this software for free. All you will need is a Windows Live ID
Good Websites
: things to keep in mind when deciding to design a website. Important!
Before you start
: in this section you will be shown the first stages in preparation for your new website. You will create a new folder and rename it. If you already know how to do this then you can skip this section.
First Steps 1
: this section will show you how to set a website through SharePoint.
First Steps 2
: this section will show you how to create your first page - the default.html
Starting off
: here you will learn the first basic stages - like setting the page title.
Navigation
: create the navigation bar.
Adding pages
: learn how to add new pages.
Hyperlinks
: learn how to link pages.
E-Mail links
: learn how to make a link to your E-Mail address.
Images
: learn how to insert an image.
Photo Album
: here you will learn how to insert a table and then include images in it in the form of thumbnails.
Photo Album using the Wizard
: create a photo album using the built in wizard - the easy way.
Websafe fonts: i
nformation about fonts that show properly anywhere.
Principles of Design
: good to know before designing a website.
Graphics
: Basic facts about graphics and image file formats before one starts to design a website.
Refining
: now, if you wish you can do some finishing touches to your website.
CSS
: Cascading Style Sheets - create one page which will have an effect on the entire site. Part 1 - changing the text in a table.
CSS
: Cascading Style Sheets - create one page which will have an effect on the entire site. Part 2 - changing the background of a hyperlink.
Uploading
: this is how you can upload your site for the world to view.
Extras and Downloads
: some extra free tools, scripts or links that you can use when you are more confident with your web-design.
Exercise
: a short easy step by step exercise to practice what you learnt.
Changes from FrontPage
: this page illustrates what changed from FrontPage to SharePoint - just for curiosity and maybe to avoid surprises!
Templates
: professionally styled templates -just modify as you need and use for free.
Blogs
: short for web-logs. Keep an online diary or open it up to others to contribute as a team. Its a free service.
Podcasting
: learn what this means and how to use it as a fun learning experience.
RSS News-feed
: with an RSS news-feed you can add news from this site to your website so that others will get to know about this website and learn how to make their own site.
Document to PDF
: send a document or a website, converted to pdf, to any email address. The document will be converted to pdf format in the process.
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