SharePoint Designer 2010: Branding SharePoint Sites

Edit and customize web sites created with the SharePoint 2010 platform.Learn how to use SharePoint Designer 2010 to alter the default appearance of SharePoint web sites. Author Simon Allardice covers simple tasks from creating themes and making basic CSS changes, to fully restyling a site with master pages and page layout templates. He also shows how to aid usability and adoption by providing improved navigation and individual page layouts for site-specific content. Topics include: Understanding the different kinds of SharePoint site customization Creating new sites and pages Customizing Wiki and web part pages Understanding necessary permissions Using the built-in themes Using SharePoint Designer 2010 Using normal and advanced editing modes Creating inline and embedded CSS styles Working with master pages Customizing SharePoint sites using the Publishing feature Creating new pages based on page layouts Growing portal sites Creating custom themes Customizing site navigation