Understanding SharePoint Journal presents two new solutions, SPThemes and SPSampleData, designed to teach you new aspects of SharePoint development.

SPThemes seeks to overcome some of the weaknesses of the default SharePoint themes solution. Utilizing supportable techniques, SPThemes allows for custom themes, site collection scoped themes, and personal themes for users.

SPSampleData provides an easy method to extract data from lists in SharePoint into ListInstance elements, ready for deployment as part of a feature. SPSampleData creates the CAML code you need, based on either raw list data or any view.

In this issue, spanning 90 pages, you will learn the following aspects of SharePoint development:

• DelegateControl development
• CustomAction
• User Information List Management
• Custom Property Storage using Extension Methods
• Programmatic List Creation
• Custom application page development

Also, you can get a 20-page preview on the Issue 6 web page.

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USP Journal Volume 1 – Issue 1 deals with the following aspects of the solution:

• DelegateControl
• CustomAction, both CAML based and Assembly based
• Custom application pages in SharePoint, using code-behind files
• List deployment and column manipulation
• Solution setup using SharePoint event receviers

In addition, several sub-topics are explained, such as list querying in SharePoint using CAML, using WSPBuilder to speed up development time, and extending the User Information List to hold custom data.

There is also a free preview download available. Visit the USP Journal Issue 1 page to read more.