Beginning SharePoint? 2013 Development 3rd-SharePoint 2013 developer tools use SPD to develop SharePoint applications many developers say they would rather not use SPD as a tool to develop Sharepoint. However, if you do not include it in the toolset, you may slow down the process. Because you will find that SPD can make some development tasks easier.
SPD evolved from FrontPage (the early Web Developer tool) to Spd (A SharePoint-centric designer tool that appears along with SharePoint 2010 ). SPD can be used for multiple design features, including creating and editing sites, pages, lists, and content types. In addition, Spd can be used to create a rule-based declared workflow and then imported to vs for further customization.
When you open SPD for the first time, you must provide the site URL and user account and password. Otherwise, you cannot do anything. SPD inherits standard SharePoint permissions.
After you open the site in SPD, many navigation options and site information appear, such as site metadata, permissions, and sub-site information, such:
Beginning SharePoint®2013 Development 3rd chapter -- SharePoint 2013 developer tools using Spd to develop SharePoint applications
