SharePoint 2010 Field Guide

Introduction xxiPart I Using SharePoint Technologies and Exploiting FunctionalityChapter 1 Leveraging the SharePoint Object Model 3Chapter 2 Creating Visual Web Parts 35Chapter 3 Customizing Search 55Chapter 4 Leveraging the SharePoint Lists Web Service 73Chapter 5 Custom Field Types, Content Types, and List Definitions 93Chapter 6 Workflow 131Chapter 7 Administrating SharePoint 2010 with PowerShell. 175Part II SharePoint SolutionsChapter 8 UI Design and Branding 211Chapter 9 Building a Site Provisioning System 233Chapter 10 Building Scalable Applications in SharePoint 297Chapter 11 Building a Custom Global Navigation Solution 343Appendix A URL Shortcuts 399Appendix B CSS Quick Reference 401Appendix C Hiding and Customizing Page Breadcrumbs 405Appendix D PowerShell Quick Reference 407Glossary 409Index 411

Steve Mann was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he still resides today. He is an Enterprise Applications Engineer for Morgan Lewis and has more than 17 years of professional experience. Steve was previously a Principal Architect for RDA Corporation, where he worked for over thirteen years. Steve graduated from Drexel University in 1993. For the past eight years, he has focused primarily on collaboration and business intelligence solutions using Microsoft technologies.Steve managed the internal BI Practice Group at RDA for several years. He was also heavily involved within RDA's Collaboration/Search Practice Group. Steve has authored and coauthored several books related to the subject of SharePoint Server 2010. Steve's blog can be found at: www.SteveTheManMann.com. Steve enjoys vacationing with his family along the east coast, including locations such as Orlando, Florida; Williamsburg, Virginia; Ocean City and Sea Isle City, New Jersey; and New York City. They usually hits three or four locations each year. Follow Steve on Twitter @stevethemanmann!Colin Murphy lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where he works as a Principal Architect for RDA Corporation, a Microsoft Gold Partner. He has spent the last fifteen years developing Web sites and Windows applications using a variety of languages including C++, PowerBuilder, Java, PHP, and Python, but has primarily been a .NET/C# developer for the last ten years. Colin has been developing enterprise solutions built on SharePoint since SharePoint 2007 was in beta. Colin holds a number of technical certifications including Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Application Developer, Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer, and is also a Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist for SharePoint. He has been recognized as a K2 Insider and is the coauthor of the book Professional K2 blackpearl by Wiley.Pablo Gazmuri is a Principal Architect with RDA Corporation, an IT Consulting firm. He has led