Chapter 10. Extending the User Interface

The SharePoint user interface (UI) provides a professional look and feel for modern business applications. In this chapter you will gain deep insight into the SharePoint UI. It includes standard UI elements required to build custom applications, as well as custom extensions to existing SharePoint functionality. The many developer tips in this chapter reveal fast and efficient ways to build sophisticated applications on top of the SharePoint framework.

This chapter includes

  • Insights into the different types of master pages

  • A look into SharePoint navigation

  • The concepts behind SharePoint theming

  • Opportunities to extend the SharePoint UI

SharePoint offers a collection of interdependent UI artifacts:

  • Master pages ...

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