Launch SharePoint Designer from a SharePoint 2010 Site

In SharePoint 2010, you may launch SharePoint Designer 2010 directly from the Web interface in one of several ways. One way is to launch SharePoint Designer via the Edit Site in SharePoint Designer option from the Site Actions menu or via the Internet Explorer Page menu.

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If you are not currently authenticated within the same domain as your SharePoint server, or your client machine is a member of a separate, non-trusted domain, then you are prompted for your credentials when opening a SharePoint site in SharePoint Designer 2010.

Launch SharePoint Site via Site Actions Menu

With SharePoint 2010 open in your browser, click the Site Actions menu to expand the drop-down menu and click ...

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