Introduction

Practical SharePoint 2010 Branding and Customization cuts through the fluff and discusses accessible, easy-to-understand consulting and processes to create aesthetically pleasing, highly usable branded and customized SharePoint web sites. Designed to be a quick-reference how-to guide that lets you dive straight into the task at hand, you'll find this book's attention to detail and pragmatism make it an attractive companion during your branding experience.

SharePoint 2010 deployments are more common than ever, as is the desire to make the environment branded and attractive to your needs. However, since SharePoint is more than just a collection of web pages, customizing the look and feel and completing the process of branding the platform itself is complex and requires a knowledge of web development, web design techniques, and a familiarity with SharePoint administration—a curious niche, to be sure. Sometimes, you just need to make quick fixes, while at other times, building an entirely customized and branded environment is a multistep process with lots of stakeholder buy-in and development time required.

Whether you're interested in applying just a touch of style to a team site, or you're branding a public-facing Fortune 500 web site based on SharePoint, Practical SharePoint 2010 Branding and Customization is the only book you'll need to quickly, easily, and efficiently brand and customize your environment.