Microsoft® SharePoint® Designer 2010 Unleashed

SharePoint Designer Security and Permission Settings

One of the most frequently asked questions around deploying and using SharePoint Designer within an organization is around locking down access and/or controlling what users can do. For instance, IT administrators are often reluctant to give users access to SharePoint Designer because they are concerned with administrative overhead, such as accidental deletion of SharePoint sites or content or changes that cannot be easily undone, especially where access is given on a live and in-production SharePoint site. Although I strongly recommend that users be thoroughly trained in SharePoint Designer 2010 ahead of using it to customize and design SharePoint sites, SharePoint 2010 includes options around ...