This is part two in a multi-part series. The predecessor of this post is Part 1: Designing your SharePoint Site.

In the first part of this series we covered some items to help get you started in creating a comp for your SharePoint site design. Now that you have a design ready to go, it is time to determine how you are going to implement your design. Continue reading →

Contents

1. About Themes
2. Designing a Theme
3. Creating the Theme Image Files

1. Create the Overriding WSS Site Image Files
2. Create the Custom Site Header Image

1. SharePoint Styles Commonly Used for Themes

1. Create the Theme Files
2. Add the Theme to SharePoint
3. Apply the Theme to the Site
4. Theme Preview Image

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Overview of SharePoint 2003 and Introduction to the Components of the User Interface Part Two

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The Components of the SharePoint 2003 User Interface

Within SharePoint, Microsoft has provided several ways to customize the user interface of both SPS and WSS. This is great because we have several options for customization and we can select the method that best suits our needs and skill set. Continue reading →

Through mailing lists and newsgroups I see many issues and questions over and over again, and one in particular is “How do I customize my portal or WSS site?”.

This is a tough question.  I have been in those shoes staring at the sea of information and options trying to figure out how to do it.  I have been frustrated and I understand the pain that happens trying to figure it all out.  Yet after all that, it is still a difficult question to answer.  Continue reading →