SPTechCon Boston 2015 Presentation

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Custom User Interface creation in SP2013/O365
By: D’arce Hess

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Introduction
Content Types &
Site Columns Alternate CSS
Page Layouts Questions
Agenda

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INTRODUCTION

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WHAT DO YOU NEED?
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CONTENT TYPES & SITE COLUMNS

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THINK ABOUT AN EXCEL SHEET WITH COLUMNS
Name
Single Line
of Text
Rich Text
Field
Image Date
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Creation of a Site
Column
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Site Settings Site Columns Create
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Choose your
column type.
Consider what
kind of content
you want the
user to input.

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You now have your site columns in a
group name of your choosing
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Creation of a Content TypeHOW TO CREATE A CONTENT TYPE
Back to Site Settings
and choose “Site
Content Types”

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Choose “Create”
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Create your new Content Type
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PAGE LAYOUTS

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CREATE YOUR PAGE LAYOUT
When creating the new
page layout, choose
the Content Type and
Site Column group
associated for this
page.
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ENTER SHAREPPOINT DESIGNER

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ALTERNATE CSS

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Controls the Look & Feel of
your Layout
*If you need it to theme, be
sure to place in the
“Themable” Folder in the
Style Library
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Expand the Alternate CSS URL. Remember to use
a relative URL

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REFERENCES

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Introduction to Content Types:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ms472236(v=office.14).aspx
Blog by Benjamin Nialuin
http://en.share-gate.com/blog/sharepoint-columns-site-columns-or-content-types
Chris Bortlik’s Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/b/cbortlik/archive/2012/05/23/the-hidden-power-of-sharepoint-content-
types.aspx

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