Add a banner to your SharePoint site - using CSS and SharePoint Designer

I already explained the easy way to add a banner to your SharePoint site. However, there's another way for adding a banner by using some CSS code and some help from SharePoint Designer.

1. Create a wide banner. If the banner is too short it will repeat. You can make it 2000 px x 110 px approximately. Rename the file as "banner.jpg".

2.  Create a text file, (.txt) name it "NewCSS.txt" and add the following code. You will replace the URL with your banner's.


.s4-title {
background:#F9F9F9 url('Banner URL') repeat-x 0px 0px;
margin:0;
min-height:121px;
overflow-x:hidden;
padding:30px 0 0 310px;
word-wrap:break-word;
}

3. After you save the text file, change the format to ".css".

4. Create a document library to save the CSS file. You can name it however you want. For this example, I will call it "CustomLibrary".

5. Upload the CSS file the the "CustomLibrary"

6. Go to the Master Page. (Site Actions -> Site Settings -> Master Pages)

              

               

              

7. Add the following line of code in line 36, where you will place the 

<link rel="stylesheet" href="/CustomLibrary/NewCSS.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />

8. Reload your SharePoint site and you will have your banner on.

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Add a banner to your SharePoint site - easy way

Note: This works on all environments. Screenshots are from the SharePoint 365 environment.

One of my first tasks as an intern using SharePoint 2010 was to figure out a way to add a banner to a SharePoint site. I did my research and I found two possible ways thanks to the web; add a banner as a logo, or play with SharePoint Designer and add some code. For this specific post, I will explain the easy way.

>The Easy Way< - Setting your banner as a logo.

Standard SharePoint sites usually have a logo. The easy way to add a banner is by uploading an image to the web or to a image library and then set the image url into the logo field.

Here is how:

1. Click on "Site actions" -> "Site settings"

2. Click on "Look and feel" -> "Title, description, and icon"

3. Add banner URL and click Ok.

You have to keep in mind, that if you choose this option, the navigation pane on top will be moved to the right.

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About

Luis Alvarado

Luis is a computer information systems undergraduate student with a minor in project management at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Even though he is still a student, he learned about collaboration technologies, mainly Microsoft SharePoint, during his internship and co-op experiences. From an intern perspective, he will show some tips and tricks to make your SharePoint experience easier.

He studied abroad at the University of Salamanca on Spring 2010. Then, he had the opportunity to learn about the energy industry by working as a co-op and intern at PPL Corporation on spring and summer 2011 and summer 2012. He also got the chance to learn about the pharma industry by experiencing a co-op at Eli Lilly and Company on Spring 2012. He is currently an Interim Intern at Qualcomm Incorporated.

SharePoint

Luis has knowledge in SharePoint 2007, 2010 and he is currently learning about SharePoint 2013. During his internships he also worked with Nintex Workflow, and WikiPlus.

Geocaching

Luis is an adventurer. Since he learned about Geocaching, a gps treasure hunting game, his life experienced a change. Outdoor activities as well as discovering new places and friends are the new rule for his free time. He blog most of his experiences and he creates videos to keep track of his adventures.

Las Aventuras de LuisYo - Blog

Las Aventuras de LuisYo - Youtube Channel

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