Correct branding is a mission critical feature of, arguably, most, if not any successful implementation of SharePoint. In turn, adding an effective brand to SharePoint components — sites, libraries, lists, even newsfeeds — supports and hastens user adoption of the computing platform. So getting a glimpse of the likely future of best of breed branding methods for SharePoint and SharePoint Online, Office 365 makes sense. SharePoint-Videos has published sets of specialized training content on branding for SharePoint 2010 and 2013. These sets have been led by Yaroslav Pentsarskyy, an acknowledged subject matter expert on the topic, published author, SharePoint MVP…
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Branding
SharePoint Designer 2013 is Also the Best Tool Available to Work With Custom CSS and Master Pages for SharePoint Online, Office 365
The job of linking a custom CSS file to a Master Page for SharePoint Online, Office 365, becomes easier, as Yaroslav Pentsarskyy points out in a video tutorial titled Linking CSS from Master Pages. In fact, it is entirely possible to use SharePoint Designer as the editor to create a custom Style Sheet. Perhaps an added benefit of approaching the job of linking custom CSS to a Master Page is the security SharePoint Online lends to the process via its version controlled document library structure. In this video tutorial Yaroslav admonishes his audience to make a point of respecting this…
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Some Characteristics of the User Experience of Public Sites in SharePoint Online Office 365
Public sites in SharePoint Online, Office 365 are also referred to as Publishing Sites. With SharePoint Online, a public website is generated once a subscription is activated and has the the domain extension “-public.sharepoint.com” (Office 365 tenants can replace the site name with one incorporating what Microsoft refers to as a “custom domain”, meaning a company’s domain name, if one has been registered for it. Tenants on the public version of SharePoint Online, Office 365 are limited to one public site. Therefore, a click on the “New” button on the left hand edge of the “Site Collections” ribbon for the…
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Add to the Value of SharePoint 2013 Search by Customizing How Query Results are Displayed to Users
The Search Service in SharePoint 2013 represents a substantial change from its SharePoint 2010 predecessor. Fast Search has been built into the new service. At the same time, the new SharePoint 2013 Master Pages and Page Layouts feature can be used to create custom templates for enhancing how search results are displayed to users. In an article on TechNet titled SharePoint 2013: Design Manager – Use of Display Templates, Benoit Jester, a SharePoint MVP who is affiliated with a Microsoft Partner, Asipe, explains how the new Master Pages and Layouts feature of SharePoint 2013 can be used to create custom…
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