Conferences

Content Types and CSS Resources

Heather Solomon — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:58:55 GMT

In my sessions last week I stressed the importance of learning about content types, and really stressed the importance of learning CSS. I have had several people ask me for some suggestions for resources for both of these topics. If you have a resource or a book you just love that I don't mention here, please post a comment about it for everyone's benefit. Thanks!!

Content Types

Introduction to Content Types on MSDN
Plan content types (Office SharePoint Server) on TechNet
What Are Content Types, Anyway? blog post by Andrew May
Content Type Technical Posters for Download by Andrew May
Creating and Using Content Types in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 screencast on Channel 9 by Ted Pattison
What are Content Types? blog post by Martin Kearn

CSS

CSS: The Definitive Guide
CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions
Beginning CSS Web Development: From Novice to Professional
CSS: The Missing Manual
Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design

Recommendations from readers:
Pro CSS and HTML Design Patterns

SharePoint Conference 2008 Wrap Up & Slide Decks

Heather Solomon — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:05:41 GMT

First off, thanks to everyone who attended my sessions and who stopped by the SharePoint Experts booth and said hello. I got to meet a lot of people last week and it is very exiciting to see the huge interest in SharePoint branding. Thank you so much for all of the positive feedback and comments. Last week was a great week, if you didn't make it, be sure to try to go next year. :-)

I have posted my slide decks from my two presentations on my Speaking page, and below are direct links to download the ZIP files. I will be presenting my Intro to Branding session again at TechEd 2008 Developer Conference, and a version of it at the TechEd 2008 IT Professional Conference.

Cheers!

» SharePoint Tools for Style: How to Start Branding SharePoint
» SharePoint Tools for Style: Advanced Techniques for Branding SharePoint

SharePoint Conference - I'll be there and presenting!

Heather Solomon — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:41:40 GMT

Well like all things in life, time is zipping by and now the SharePoint Conference (SPC) is already upon us! If you are heading to Seattle next week, be sure to stop by the SharePoint Experts Booth, Ask the Experts lunch, Game Night and/or one of my sessions and say hello.

Our whole crew from SharePoint Experts will be presenting, including Dustin Miller, Todd Baginski and Matt Passannante. We have a booth (#710) and of course we have some very cool vendor swag, so be sure to stop by. SharePoint Experts is sponsoring the Ask the Experts lunch on Wednesday from 11:30 - 1:00 PM PT and Game Night on Wednesday night from 5:00 - 9:00 PM PT.

I have (sudo) back to back presentations about branding. Both sessions are on Wednesday, March 5th:

SharePoint Tools for Style: How to Start Branding SharePoint
6ABC, 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
You have a site design and your trusty copy of SharePoint Designer, but now what? In this session, we cover SharePoint branding concepts and benefits and show step by step how to create a custom master page using Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer.

SharePoint Tools for Style: Advanced Techniques for Branding SharePoint
6ABC, 1:00 - 2:15 PM
SharePoint branding can be flexible, fun, and frustrating all at once. During this session, we do a deep dive into the details of branding and look at how to handle CSS, multiple designs, navigation styling and manipulating content placeholders. We also address branding other SharePoint elements such as application screens, My Sites, and Blogs.

I look forward to seeing you there!

SharePoint Connections: It is SharePint Time

Heather Solomon — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:23:06 GMT

Going to SharePoint Connections in Vegas? If so, stop by the Coral Reef bar on Tuesday evening after the sessions. Andrew Connell is hosting "SharePoint by Day, SharePint by Night" and it will be a relaxing, low-key op to chat with one of us poor SharePoint geeks or just throw back a drink with a few fellow friends.

AC has all the details on his blog, please go check out his post for more info. See you there!

TechEd Session Follow up and Resources

Heather Solomon — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:28:13 GMT

Thanks to everyone who came to my session at TechEd. There was a ton of information to cover and I had to zip through it rather fast in order to hit the highlights. I am going to post a series of articles based on my presentation that will present more information about each topic that we covered. In the meantime, I have updated my Speaking page to include the slide deck (with extraneous slides removed) and posted links for the CSS Chart I showed in the session, and a download for the base Publishing site master page that I used in the session.

Quick links for the session resources:

» Slide Deck
» Publishing Site Base Master Page - Stripped down master page for use with new MOSS publishing sites.
» SharePoint 2007 CSS Reference Chart - CSS styles used in SharePoint 2007. Includes class, source and function information as well as screen shots of location on the page.

TechEd 2007 Session

Heather Solomon — Tue, 15 May 2007 14:15:31 GMT

I was selected to present at TechEd this year. It is very exciting! I am going to be speaking about branding (gee what else :-P).

If you are planning on attending TechEd, my session will be on Wednesday at 4pm. Please double check schedules once you arrive at TechEd.

Title: Branding and Customizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Sites
Code: OFC316
Tech Level: 300

I will be hanging around TechEd all week, mainly in the Office area so feel free to come by and say hello. My laptop is skinned with the Solomon Creative and SharePoint Bootcamp logos, so you should be able to pick me out pretty easily! That and I am one of like five women at TechEd. :-P

Hope to see you there!

March Session Slide Decks Posted

Heather Solomon — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:22:42 GMT

I have posted all my slide decks from my March speaking engagements, they are listed on my new Speaking page.

Heather's Speaking

UPDATE: I have added links to my base master page and Todd Bleeker's CSS tool.

SharePoint Connections Schedule is now posted

Heather Solomon — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:59:00 GMT

For those of you attending or looking at attending SharePoint Connections (a part of DevConnections) in Vegas in November, the session schedule has been posted. There are 37 SharePoint tracks, plus a 3 hour pre-conference workshop hosted by Bill English. Check it out!

SharePoint Connections Session Schedule

Grab a DevConnections Badge

Heather Solomon — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:18:00 GMT

http://www.devconnections.com/banners/

Grab a DevConnections badge and/or banner for your site!

Are you going to DevConnections?

Heather Solomon — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:55:00 GMT

So, are you going to DevConnections in Las Vegas November 6-9th? You need to! There are 6 tracks, and you can choose to focus on one track, or move around multiple tracks as sessions strike your fancy.

For the SharePoint track, there are several popular bloggers presenting sessions. These are the blogs you watch every week, like Andrew Connell, Todd Bleeker, Bill English, Bil Simser, Darrin Bishop and Dustin Miller. This conference will be well worth your while for the SharePoint content and networking opportunities.

Myself, Bob Mixon and David Kruglov will all be there from ShareSquared and I am looking forward to meeting and talkig to people. We will have lots of opportunities to talk and share ideas and resources.

See you there!

DevConnections