About this course

This course will teach students the essentials of working with SharePoint Designer 2013. This 12-module course covers home pages, site pages, versions, lists, libraries, workflows, and site security.

Pre-requisites

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Course Outline

• The Basics

This module shows students how to download and install SharePoint Designer 2013, open it, and open a site with it. Students are also shown how to use the Navigation Pane, browse site objects, and close the program.

• Working with Site Objects

Next, students will learn how to pin, rename, and delete objects; use the breadcrumb trail; and use object tabs.

• Editing Site Objects

The look at objects continues in this module, with information on opening and editing site objects, saving changes to a page, and refreshing and previewing the page.

• Modifying the Home Page

Students will delve into the home page in this module. Here, they will learn how to define the parts of a home page, change the title and description of the home page, change the home page itself, change site settings, and change the site’s theme.

• Creating Site Pages

After students complete this module, they will know how to create HTML and ASPX pages; save a page as a template; and create, attach, detach, and reset master pages.

• Using Versions

Here students get a look at working with a page. They will learn how to check out and check in a page, view version history, and restore a past version. The module wraps up with a look at undoing a checkout.

• Creating Lists and Libraries

This module is all about lists, including how to create lists, add columns to lists, create libraries, edit the settings page for a list or library, and delete lists and libraries.

• Customizing Site Columns

This module covers how to modify site columns, create new columns, rename and delete columns, and push changes to the server.