This course enables students to learn expert-level skills to get the most of out of Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013. Over the course of 12 modules they will be introduced and educated in a number of topics that include: linking internal data to a site page, organizing data view information, formatting data views, configuring data view displays and managing data with the data view, adding controls to the data view, managing the data view web part, InfoPath and SharePoint Designer, InfoPath web parts, using Visio to create and complete workflow diagrams.
Linking Internal Data to a Site Page
This opening module shows students how to set up an internal data source, how to create an XSLT data view from a data source, and how to create an empty data view.
Organizing Data View Information
Here, students will learn about parameters and they will learn how to filter data in a view and sort and group data in a view.
Formatting Data Views
This module looks at data views and more specifically, how to: show and hide sample data and the totals row, apply styles to data views, and change the toolbar display.
Configuring the Data View Display
The look at data views continues here where students will learn how to: set paging options for a data view, add and remove columns from a data view, configure update procedures for a data view, and enable/disable inline editing.
Managing Data using the Data View
Students will learn more here about data views, including how to: manage data source connections, use the data source details pane, refresh data, and change the folder pane.
Adding Controls to the Data View
This module focuses on adding controls to a data view and shows students the ways to: insert controls into a data view, use the toolbox, add a form action, and preview the data view.
Managing the Data View Web Part
The topics covered here in this module are how to: change the title of a data view, change the chrome settings, set the height and width, and choose what actions to follow.
Using InfoPath with SharePoint Designer
Microsoft InfoPath and SharePoint Designer have a unique relationship that can be explored here. Students are taught about Microsoft InfoPath 2013 and how to: create SharePoint forms, save SharePoint forms, publish forms to the forms library, and submit a form to SharePoint.
Working with InfoPath Web Parts
Students are shown how to work with InfoPath web parts here and how to: create a list form web part, modify web part properties, and test InfoPath web parts.
Using Visio to Create Workflow Diagrams, Part One
This module shows how well Microsoft Visio 2013 works alongside Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013. Students are shown here how to: create a SharePoint workflow diagram using Visio 2013, add start shapes to a SharePoint workflow diagram, and add stages to a SharePoint workflow diagram.
Using Visio to Create Workflow Diagrams, Part Two
This module follows up the look at Visio-created workflow diagrams. Students will learn how to: add conditions to a SharePoint workflow diagram, add actions to a SharePoint workflow diagram, add connectors to a SharePoint workflow diagram, and create stage outlines.
Completing Visio Workflow Diagrams
This concluding module continues with its interest in Visio 2013 and SharePoint Designer 2013. Students are taught ways to: check a diagram for errors, import VWI files into Visio, and import Visio workflow diagrams into SharePoint Designer.