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Essential SharePoint
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Essential SharePoint

by Jeff Webb
May 2005
Beginner content levelBeginner
336 pages
10h 14m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Creating Custom Site Templates

To create a custom site template:

  1. Create a new site based on one of the predefined site templates.

  2. Modify the site.

  3. Save the site as a template.

For example, to extend the standard Team Site template to include a Picture Library:

  1. Create a new site based on the Team Site template. Choose Create Web Pages Sites and Workspaces, enter a title and address, and then click Create.

  2. Add a Picture Library to the site. Choose Pictures Create Picture Library Picture Library, enter a library name, and then click Create.

  3. Save the site as a custom template. Choose Site Settings Go to Site Administration Save site as template. Figure 3-2 illustrates the results.

  4. Complete the Save Site as Template page and choose OK to create the template.

  5. SharePoint saves the site as a template file and adds it to the Site Template Gallery list.

Saving a modified site as a new, custom template

Figure 3-2. Saving a modified site as a new, custom template

Custom templates added to the Site Template Gallery appear in the templates list when you create a new site, as shown in Figure 3-3.

Viewing, Editing, and Deleting Template Files

The custom template file (.stp) in Figure 3-2 is actually a compressed cabinet file containing an XML template description. To see the contents of the template file:

  1. Choose Site Settings Go to Site Administration Manage site template gallery. SharePoint displays a list of the custom templates.

  2. Choose the ...

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