Chapter 5. The Anatomy of a SharePoint Page

In Part I, you learned about the basic functions of SharePoint Designer, some of the capabilities of SharePoint itself, and how various SharePoint Features were represented in SharePoint Designer. In Part II, you discover how to use SharePoint Designer to customize the look and feel of your site.

Muscle and blood, skin and bones make up the body of a person. This chapter takes you deep inside a SharePoint Page to show you the parts and processes that make up the structure (body). You will learn about:

  • The page assembly process.

  • What it means to customize a page.

  • The roles of styles and Web Parts.

  • How to build the skeleton of your site with Master Pages.

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