SharePoint Designer 2010: Creating Data-Driven Web Pages

Use SharePoint Designer to create rich, highly visual web pages in SharePoint that connect, read, and even update information stored externally.Explore how to use SharePoint Designer to create rich, highly visual web pages in SharePoint that connect, read, and even update information stored externally. Author Simon Allardice shows how to manage data sources that connect to different databases, web services, and XML files, without any coding necessary. It also covers how to provide powerful visual information with conditional formatting, and how to make custom data entry forms. Topics include: Creating new web pages Working with existing lists and libraries Reading data from an XML file, external database, or web service Using Business Connectivity Services (BCS) Working with Data View and Data Form web parts Filtering, sorting, and grouping data Creating master/detail pages Displaying richer data with formatting and formulas Creating custom forms