4.1. Navigating a SharePoint Site
Once you open a SharePoint site in SharePoint Designer, you'll see how SharePoint Designer features apply, including how lists, libraries, pages, and other components described in chapters 2 and 3 are represented.
4.1.1. Opening a SharePoint Site
SharePoint Designer is able to open most web sites in a number of different ways, from the file system, to FTP, to the FrontPage (and SharePoint) Server Extensions, to the WebDAV protocol (via http or https). While SharePoint allows both WebDAV and Server Extension–based access to SharePoint sites, SharePoint Designer accesses SharePoint only through the Server Extensions.
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WebDAV stands for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning. It was originally designed for source-code control and content management systems. The Server Extensions protocol was originally developed for FrontPage (see Appendix A), and is maintained and enhanced for accessing SharePoint sites.
Although WebDAV and the Server Extensions are distinct, they perform similar functions. A complete technical description of these protocols is beyond the scope of this book, but think of them as extensions of the HTTP and HTTPS protocols that allow two-way communication between a client application and a Web server. They allow for such functions as check-in and check-out, permission management, and much more.
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To open a SharePoint site in SharePoint Designer, select File Open Site. Type in the URL of the site you want ...
