Pages and User Interface Resource Center

Find articles, developer documentation, multimedia presentations, and blog entries, and download content to support user interface customization in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

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	Pages in Office SharePoint Server 2007 Read this overview of the different concepts related to the SharePoint page model.
	Customize SharePoint Sites and Portals: Using Templates and Site Definitions, Part 1 Customize a SharePoint site, change the structure of a page, optimize style sheets, and manage users, sites, and templates.
	Customize SharePoint Sites and Portals: Using Templates and Site Definitions, Part 2 Learn to create and edit a site using templates and site definitions.
	Customize SharePoint Sites and Portals: Style Sheet Class Reference Tables, Part 3 Use valuable style sheet class reference tables to customize your sites and portals.

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Technical Articles

Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Application templates provide a starting point for developers looking to build deeper SharePoint-based solutions.

Common Page and Site Customization Tasks
This section contains detailed, step-by-step procedures for common page and site customization tasks.

Custom Templates in Windows SharePoint Services
Explore the considerations and limitations that apply when you customize templates for use in SharePoint Portal Server.

Customize the SharePoint UI via JavaScript and Cascading Stylesheets
Make extensive modifications to the SharePoint user interface without touching the underlying .aspx pages.

Visual How To's and Screencasts

Building Master Pages for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Using Site Definitions
Learn how these tools significantly simplify the process of creating SharePoint site definitions, with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 automating the creation of the necessary content, configuration, and deployment files.

Building Simple Master Pages for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Master pages provide the look and feel for all of the pages in a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site. Learn to use SharePoint Designer 2007 to build simple master pages.

Creating an Application Page in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Learn to create custom application pages to add user interface components to a custom solution based on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

Customizing a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Site with the SharePoint Designer 2007
Understand the difference between page templates and page instances, and then learn how to customize your pages.

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