BlueBand.master: How to fix that broken search button


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Have you ever noticed that if you hover your mouse over the search button on the default BlueBand.master, it doesn’t behave the way you’d expect it to? This is caused by a missing tag in the masterpage, and is quite easy to fix if you know what to do. Lucky for you, I’ve got the scoop.

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Branding BlueBand.master Part 2: Navigation bar


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In this part 2 I’ll take a look at how to customize the Navigation Bar in the BlueBand.master masterpage. The out-of-the-box Navigation bar isn’t too bar looking, but the color may not suit your design needs or wants. Let’s see how we can change that. Continue reading

Branding BlueBand.master Part 1: Site logo, description and background


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This is the first of a series of articles covering how to customize the BlueBand.master masterpage that is part of the default Sharepoint installation. In this article I’ll take a look at how to customize the header area, which includes the logo and site description as well as a fancy background. Continue reading