Phase 3 - Site Collection Configuration

=Site Collection Configuration =

In this activity we configure settings that will then be automatically applied to all sites within your collection. All of these settings are accessed by visiting the Site Settings page within the top-level site of your collection (which at this stage is probably the only site within your collection).

Site collection features
We recommend you enable the publishing features within your site collection - then will provide you with enhanced abilities to manage navigation features.
 * 1) Click on the Site collection features link (under the Site Collection Administration heading).
 * 2) Scroll down until you see Office SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure and then click on the Activate button next to it.
 * 3) Return to the Site Settings screen.

Site Collection Theme
We recommend you set a single theme for your entire site collection. This will ensure consistency of the user experience as they move from site to site. We will take away the ability of site owners to change the theme later on. Here we will select the theme to be used.


 * 1) Click on the Site theme link (under the Look and Feel heading).
 * 2) Select your site collection theme and click on the Apply button.

Regional settings

 * 1) Click on the Regional settings link (under the Site Administration heading).
 * 2) Change settings as necessary and click on the OK button when complete

Note: you will have to do this for every single site you create hereafter in your collection.

Master page
WARNING: do not change the master page - leave the master page and layouts alone!

=Next Steps= Go back to the build phase page.