Create a Master Page with SharePoint Designer

Master pages contain the elements that reflect your brand in terms of color schemes, logo, title, search box, ribbon commands, navigation tools, and other features. Content pages will have these elements; in essence, content on individual pages are framed by the master page.
There are two ways to approach this: creating a master page and modifying a v4 master page from SharePoint.Let’s go over as it is easier for non-developers

Modifying a copy of v4 master
The v4 master is the primary master page used for SharePoint. Using it as is will give you a functional site with the SharePoint layout and interface. Modifying this master allows for limited branding


  • Open SharePoint Designer and click on Master Pages, located in the Navigation pane. You should see three options for master pages: v4.master, minimal.master, and default.master.
  • Right click on v4.master. Now you want to paste a copy of the master into the Master Page Gallery.
  • Now you have v4_copy(1).master. 
  • Next, click Edit File. You will find this option in the ribbon commands. Here, you can customize your page’s tags, styles, content regions, and scripts. You can see what your edits look like as you make them, which is helpful.
  • To change the style of the master page, click on Site Settings, then Customization, and finally Change site theme. This allows you to apply a predesigned theme. You can also create your own themes and add them to the page yourself. This option allows you to achieve a look that is more reflective of your brand.
  • You can also manage styles or create custom cascading style; to do this, click on Style and Manage Styles.
  • Make your new page the primary master page for your site by finding Site Objects in the Navigation pane. Choose Master Pages. Right click on the page you’ve created to make it the master and select Set as Default Master Page.

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