<Templates>
<TemplateID>NewDirectoryName</TemplateID>
<DisplayName>Theme Display Name</DisplayName>
<Description>Give Description of the theme</Description>
<Thumbnail>images/customimage.png</Thumbnail>
<Preview>images/pagepreview.gif</Preview>
</Templates>
Themes re-skin the layout by changing colours and images used in the design. Since a theme is just a CSS file and images, the layout of the page such as the location of the navigation is controled by the master page. To create a new theme, copy an existing theme from the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\TEMPLATE\THEMES directory into a new directory. Edit the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\1033\SPTHEMES.XML file and add a section for your new theme:
Perform an IIS Reset and then select the new theme from the Site Settings page. |