Professional SharePoint® 2007 Web Content Management Development Building Publishing Sites with Office SharePoint Server 2007 Andrew Connell Wiley Publishing, Inc ffirs.indd iii 5/8/08 5:14:10 PM ffirs.indd ii 5/8/08 5:14:09 PM Professional SharePoint® 2007 Web Content Management Development Foreword xxiii Introduction xxv Chapter 1: Embarking on Web Content Management Projects Chapter 2: Windows SharePoint Server 3.0 Development Primer 19 Chapter 3: Overview of Web Content Management in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 39 Chapter 4: SharePoint Features and the Solution Framework 51 Chapter 5: Minimal Publishing Site Definition 69 Chapter 6: Site Columns, Content Types, and Lists 89 Chapter 7: Master Pages and Page Layouts 109 Chapter 8: Navigation 137 Chapter 9: Accessibility 145 Chapter 10: Field Types and Field Controls 157 Chapter 11: Web Parts 179 Chapter 12: Leveraging Workflow 211 Chapter 13: Search 241 Chapter 14: Authoring Experience Extensibility 269 Chapter 15: Authentication and Authorization 291 Chapter 16: Implementing Sites with Multiple Languages and Devices 305 Chapter 17: Content Deployment 321 Chapter 18: Offline Authoring with Document Converters 345 Chapter 19: Performance Tips, Tricks, and Traps 369 Chapter 20: Incorporating ASP.NET 2.0 Applications 385 Index 403 ffirs.indd i 5/8/08 5:14:08 PM ffirs.indd ii 5/8/08 5:14:09 PM Professional SharePoint® 2007 Web Content Management Development Building Publishing Sites with Office SharePoint Server 2007 Andrew Connell Wiley Publishing, Inc ffirs.indd iii 5/8/08 5:14:10 PM Professional SharePoint® 2007 Web Content Management Development: Building Publishing Sites with Office SharePoint Server 2007 Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc 10475 Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46256 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-22475-5 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 Library of Congress 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in the United States and/or other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books ffirs.indd iv 5/8/08 5:14:10 PM To my lovely and inspiring wife, Meredith, and my son, Steven, who always manages to put a smile on my face I’m truly a lucky man —AC ffirs.indd v 5/8/08 5:14:10 PM ffirs.indd vi 5/8/08 5:14:10 PM About the Author Andrew Connell has a background in content management solutions and Web development that spans back to his time as a student at the University of Florida in the late 1990s managing class sites He has consistently focused on the challenges facing businesses to maintain a current and dynamic online presence without having to rely constantly on Web developers or have a proficiency in Web technologies In 2005 and 2006 he was designated a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Microsoft Content Management Server for his contributions to the MCMS community When the functionality of MCMS was merged into the SharePoint platform, he became a MOSS MVP (2007 and 2008) Andrew has contributed to numerous MCMS and SharePoint books over the years He has spoken on the subject of MOSS 2007 development and WCM at various events and national conferences such as TechEd, SharePoint Connections, VSLive, Office Developer Conference, and the Microsoft SharePoint Conference Technology is not only Andrew’s job, but also a personal passion: He thrives on expanding his technical knowledge When not in front of his computer, he enjoys football, golf, the beach, and spending time with his family He lives in Jacksonville, Florida, with his wife, Meredith, his son, Steven, and their two dogs You can always find Andrew online at his SharePoint development and WCM-focused blog at www.andrewconnell.com/blog About the Technical Editors The technical editing of this book was performed by quite a few industry experts, all of whom served a pivotal role in ensuring that the content and code samples in this book are factually correct: ffirs.indd vii ❑ J Dan Attis (www.devcow.com/blogs/jdattis), Microsoft MVP for Windows SharePoint Services, has been heavily involved in the local developer community in the Atlanta, Georgia area for nine years He has been known to spend many nights and weekends working to promote SharePoint in the community as a development platform He is a stickler for details and an ideal choice for editing the book ❑ Jason Conway (http://weblogs.asp.net/jasonconway) is a senior application developer and team lead for Ascentium, with over a decade of experience delivering custom solutions in a large range of markets and industries He now applies that experience to designing and developing solutions for corporate intranets and extranets using SharePoint 2007 ❑ Stefan Gordon (www.stefangordon.com) is a software architect with Ascentium, an avid blogger, and a dedicated SharePoint evangelist ❑ Cale Hoopes (http://calehoopes.blogspot.com) is a mountaineer, application developer with Ascentium, SharePoint enthusiast, musician, gamer, and beloved husband ❑ Jared Lasater is an application developer with Ascentium He has been working with SharePoint 2007 since Beta and has developed a wide range of enterprise solutions for clients, including intranets, extranets, and collaboration and publishing portals 5/8/08 5:14:11 PM ... 5/8/08 5:14:09 PM Professional SharePoint® 2007 Web Content Management Development Foreword xxiii Introduction xxv Chapter 1: Embarking on Web Content Management Projects... 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