SharePoint Branding

The importance of SharePoint Branding is often overlooked as an important ingredient in the implementation of SharePoint sites within an organization.




SharePoint 2010 is a powerful tool that allows organizations to embrace document sharing, collaboration and content management quickly. It also enables end users the ability to create, manage and control content easily.

However, getting end users to adopt SharePoint 2010 can be a challenge at most organizations. End user training plays a very important role in the implementation. SharePoint 2010 Branding is the other key ingredient. It adds a level of familiarity to the platform. Designing the SharePoint site to match the organization's branding guidelines greatly helps with adoption. If designed correctly, it can also greatly enhance ease of use.




Microsoft SharePoint Designer is the preferred tool for SharePoint Branding, It is available as a free download from Microsoft and can be downloaded here

A screenshot of SharePoint Designer 2010




Here is a good video from Microsoft on how to use SharePoint Designer







SharePoint 2010 Branding - SharePoint Design /... by sharepoint_consultants