Microsoft® SharePoint® Designer 2010 Unleashed

Lists and Libraries

In SharePoint Designer 2010, unlike SharePoint Designer 2007, we have the option to work with existing and create new lists and document libraries, which means less dependency on using the browser while working with and customizing SharePoint sites. Specifically, in SharePoint Designer 2010, we have the option to directly manipulate the style and logic of lists and libraries using XSLT, which we cover in Chapter 22, “Overview of XSLT List View and Data View and Data View Web Parts in SharePoint 2010,” and Chapter 23, “Working with XSLT List View Web Parts (XLVs).”

The Lists and Libraries tab, shown in Figure 7.40, provides access to all existing lists and libraries within a site, including any external lists, and access to ...