Microsoft SharePoint. Building Office 2007 Solutions in VB 2005 ...

CHAPTER 5 ■ SHAREPOINT CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT 159To utilize layout tables and cells, take these steps:1. Select Start ➤ Programs ➤ Microsoft Office ➤ Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer2007 to open the SharePoint Designer.2. From the main menu, select File ➤ Open Site.3. In the Open Site dialog, type the address of the blank site you created earlier (e.g.,http://vsmoss:[port]) and click Open.4. When the site opens, make sure the folder list is visible by selecting Task Panes ➤Folder List from the main menu.5. Using the folder list, examine the sites, lists, and libraries defined in the site.6. Add a new ASPX page to the site by selecting New ➤ ASPX from the main menu.7. Open the Layout Tables and Cells task pane by selecting Table ➤ Layout Tables.8. In the Layout Tables and Cells task pane, click a new layout from the Table Layout sectionwith a top title row that spans the entire page and a navigation column that spansthe left side of the page.9. Click your mouse inside the top row.10. In the Layout Tables and Cells task pane, click the Insert Layout Cell link.11. In the Insert Layout Cell dialog, accept the default values and click OK to insert thenew cell.12. When the new cell appears, right-click it and select Cell Properties from the contextmenu.13. In the Cell Properties dialog, change the Background Color drop-down list to Blue andclick the OK button.14. Click the sizing handle and make the cell fill the entire available area within the layouttable.15. Place additional cells in the layout so that the page has a blue title area and a blue navigationarea.Once the initial layout is complete, adding text is a simple matter of typing directly intothe cells. You can format the font style directly from the editor using the same approach as youwould in Microsoft Word. For images, you may either place the image directly in a cell or makeuse of layers to position images. Layers are floating frames that can be positioned anywhereon the page. You can add a new layer from the Format menu. Once added, you can drag thelayer around the page and position it exactly where you want it. Using the layouts and layers,you can rapidly put a page together over a tracing image.Working with Data SourcesOnce you have an idea of how to use the basic layout tools, you will want to be able to addcontent more interesting than just text and graphics. The SharePoint Designer in conjunction