SharePoint Designer 2010 is the tool for building powerful applications on top of SharePoint without coding. It allows users to create lists, pages, workflows, and connect to external data sources. Some key improvements in SharePoint Designer 2010 include a new user interface with ribbons and summaries, the ability to directly create and customize content types and site assets, and more options for restricting access at the web application and site collection levels. Workflows, external data connectivity, and manipulating list views are some of the main capabilities demonstrated.

1. Introduction to SharePoint Designer 2010Ben RobbMVP, SharePoint ServerCTO, cScape Ltd

2. QuizHow many of you love using SharePoint Designer 2007 to build their applications?What are the pain points you have seen using SPD 2007?UnstableDifficult to package and deploy applications built in SPDDoesn’t fit into an ALM processGives too much power to the usersToo many actions can only be done in the browserMesses with your HTMLSlowUnstable

3. Evolution of SharePoint DesignerNote:SharePoint Designer 2010 is not compatible with SharePoint 2007

4. How do you get SharePoint Designer 2010?You will be able to get it for FREE (like the current version)www.microsoft.com/spdPublic beta out now

5. Why use SharePoint Designer 2010?Why? SPD is THE Tool for building powerful applications on top of SharePoint

6. No Code is required to make rich reusable solutionsWho?Power Users and Site Admins

7. IT Devs and Pros to prototype solutions quickly

8. Definitely NOT everyone in the company!10. Restrict SharePoint DesignerWeb Application level restrictionsCentral Admin -> General Application Settings -> SharePoint Designer SettingsSite Collection level restrictionsSite Collection Site Settings -> SharePoint Designer Settings

9. 9. New User Experience with Summary Pages, Ribbon and quick launch navigation

10. 8. Create SharePoint ContentLists, Pages, Subsites etc

11. 7. Configure Site Security

12. Site Metadata CustomizationsSecurityDemo

13. 6. Create New Content Types and attach to Lists directly

14. 5. Create Site Assets to store files needed for the site

15. 4. XSLT List View Web Parts… Everywhere!Easily manipulated in SPD and through the browser

16. Managing DataDemo

17. 3. Connect to Data Sources outside of SharePoint

18. 2. Create Business Connectivity Services External Content Types

19. Connecting to External DataDemo

20. 1. Create Powerful Reusable WorkflowsList WorkflowsReusable WorkflowsSite Workflows

21. WorkflowsDemo