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• Convert XSLT Variables to Upper or Lower Case

  I had a situation where I needed to compare a query string parameter to a value in a list inside a data view web part in SharePoint Designer. If the two values matched in regards to the text, but did not match in regards to case (for example: SomeWord... Posted Oct 22 2008, 12:57 PM by Blog SharePoint Filed under: XSLT, SharePoint Designer, Tips and Tricks, Web Parts, data view web part, translate, lower-case, upper-case

• Developing a Custom Master Page (Master Pages and SharePoint part 3 of 6)

  This is the third article in a six-part series on ASP.NET Master Pages and SharePoint. In the previous two articles of this series we discussed master pages and how SharePoint uses them to create it's out of the box pages. Now that we have an understanding... Posted Oct 06 2008, 06:30 AM by SharePoint Magazine Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, Master Page, Customization, Customisation, Technical, master, page, design, Branding, css, designer

• Best Practices to create designer friendly server controls

  SharePoint 2007 is a really great application development framework. While the framework is rich and contains plenty of controls which can be incorporated in the custom solutions, there are quite often situations when you need to create custom controls... Posted Oct 04 2008, 04:38 AM by Waldek Mastykarz Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, Development, Best Practices

• Getting your controls to appear under "Server Controls" in SharePoint Designer

  SharePoint designer can be frustrating, but it is convenient. Allowing you to drag 'n' drop controls into your layout is very useful for the lazy ones amongst us and so it can be useful if your own custom controls are available too. Fortunately... Posted Apr 22 2008, 09:50 AM by thekid.me.uk Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, Development, Tips

• Training Site Template Available for Download

  As promised, here is the training site template available for download. Please be advised that this file is for demonstration purposes only . I am making it available to the community as an educational resource only, and therefore offer no support for... Posted Apr 14 2008, 04:39 PM by SharePoint Application Development Filed under: SharePoint Designer, Customization, Site Definitions

• Create a Zero Code Web-Based Training Site

  One of the best tips I've come across recently has been the use of a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License javascript library called LyteBox . This library allows you to incorporate some pretty cool effects into SharePoint using a simple content... Posted Feb 01 2008, 12:17 PM by SharePoint Application Development Filed under: SharePoint Designer, Customization

• ExpGroupBy(obj) Javascript Function

  There are times that I am glad to be a SharePoint developer. Today is one of those days! I have been working on a web part that needs to roll-up a lot of data from multiple sub-sites for a dashboard style view. The view needs to group the data by two... Posted Jan 23 2008, 06:56 PM by SharePoint Application Development Filed under: SharePoint Designer, Sharepoint Application Concepts

• SharePoint Solutions Blog: SharePoint Designer Workflows: How to Tell Which Fields Have Changed

  I would have never considered this possibility, but this is a very helpful tip! SharePoint Solutions Blog: SharePoint Designer Workflows: How to Tell Which Fields Have Changed Read More... Posted Nov 02 2007, 04:33 PM by SharePoint Application Development Filed under: SharePoint Designer

• MOSS 2007: Customize the Search Result (using XSLT) - Part 3 - Customize using SharePoint Designer 2007

  Author: Tobias Zimmergren Url: http://www.zimmergren.net After being rather busy the last couple of weeks due to taking the SharePoint Certifications as well as tutoring some MOSS 2007 Development around the country it has finally begun to lighten up... Posted Oct 28 2007, 04:17 PM by Tobias Zimmergren's thoughts on development Filed under: Search, XSLT, Search Results Page, MCTS, SharePoint Designer

• Using Web Services in SharePoint Designer

  I recently had a project in which I needed to create a course roster management system for our faculty to view a list of students in their class. We had already created a web service for the management of these courses for an older system, but since we... Posted Sep 06 2007, 12:10 PM by SharePoint Application Development Filed under: SharePoint Designer, Sharepoint Application Concepts, Web Services