Using the Free Version of SharePoint to Run Your Website

SharePoint 2007 has that geeky blue interface if you run with it right out of the box, as most companies do. Is there really anyway to make it look not so…. SharePointy?

The Stump the Panel forum has some real gems buried within the hundreds of questions. I was looking at some of the responses a few days back and saw an interesting thread on fixed navigation. EvilGenius started the discussion, answered his own question and then proceeded to document his solution.

One of the indicators of a successful SharePoint implementation is high user adoption and conversion rates. Driving these metrics up is the goal of many a SharePoint team. One of the ways to do this is to make your site more intuitive.

The Microsoft Office Online Training crew is already busy getting the pieces together to make it easier for SharePoint End Users to get a handle on what’s coming. They have just release a new training session, Make the Switch to the New SharePoint 2010 User Interface, free online.

If you’ve been following along with the series, you’ve got your SharePoint Scripting Resource Center in place and you’ve investigated a few jQuery sliding solutions. As a reminder, I chose Chris Coyier’s “AnythingSlider jQuery Plugin“.

In the meantime, the Avatar site will have to do. When I saw the navigation menu for the content, I immediately tweeted about it. Here’s the flow of the discussion.

During the last 12 months Twynham has moved beyond using SharePoint as an intranet and extranet to developing Internet facing websites in SharePoint.

During the last 12 months Twynham has moved beyond using SharePoint as an intranet and extranet to developing Internet facing websites in SharePoint.

During the last 12 months Twynham has moved beyond using SharePoint as an intranet and extranet to developing Internet facing websites in SharePoint.