Microsoft Office

For all you SharePoint Designer enthusiasts and aficionados out there, I just wanted to let you know that John Jansen, Test Lead for the SharePoint Designer product team, has recently published a book from Microsoft Press:

Titled “Building Web Applications with Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Step by Step,” John covers a wide range of topics, including:

Get Started with SharePoint Designer
Customizing the SharePoint Master Page
Using ASP.NET controls with SharePoint Controls
Creating Workflows
Data Sources with ASP.NET and SharePoint
Integrating SharePoint Applications with Access
Creating Data Views in SharePoint Designer

Learn more about the book and find links to purchase it at Microsoft Learning.

You can also view John’s free training videos on SharePoint Designer 2007 on Office Online:

A six-part series on getting the most out of SharePoint Designer 2007
SharePoint Designer 2007 Business Administrator Training

And there’s more SharePoint Designer 2007 training available from John via Total Training (not free):

Total Training for Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007

Synopsis
The smart way to learn Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Designer 2007-one step at a time! Now you can get two popular Step By Step books in one value-packed toolkit-at a great price. You’ll work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps and skill-building practice files on CD. First, master the fundamentals with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Step By Step-then, learn how to customize your site and make it really work for you with Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Step By Step.

Teach yourself how to:
• Create and manage SharePoint sites, including working with lists and libraries • Work with collaboration features to create surveys, discussion boards, wikis, and blogs • Customize your site with cascading style sheets, Web parts, and data sources • Create workflows and applications with custom forms, templates, and dashboards to enhance your team’s productivity • Work with Microsoft Office Excelr 2007, Accessr 2007, InfoPathr 2007, and Outlookr 2007 in Windows SharePoint Services • Plus-get two companion CDs featuring hands-on practice files from both books

With Step By Step, you can take just the lessons you need or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction, building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

Key Book Benefits:
• Combines two beginning SharePoint books in one package at a discounted price. • Covers all the fundamentals, including building custom SharePoint sites and applications to enable collaboration and enhance productivity. • With Step By Step, you can read from cover to cover or pick just the topics you want. •Useful to both beginning-level and experienced SharePoint users. • Features easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on skill-building exercises. • Includes two companion CDs with practice files, project templates, and other resources.