Phase 3 - Create Sub-site Template(s)

=Create site template(s) =

In this activity you will create a template that will then be used to create the sub-sites within your collection. We highly recommend following The Project Collaborate Approach to Building a SharePoint TeamSite - a non-technical approach to building user-friendly SharePoint sites.

To create a template follow the instructions below:
 * 1) Create a new sub-site
 * 2) Use the Project Collaborate approach mentioned above to design the look and feel of the site, add extra navigation elements and icons.
 * 3) Build in a list of useful links
 * 4) Add boilerplate content, e.g. help and advice documents
 * 5) Create standard document libraries and add content editor webparts that provide guidance on using them
 * 6) Configure document library and list settings to turn off/limit versioning and check-in/check-out as appropriate, these are then your default settings moving forward for each site created.
 * 7) Our advice is to keep it all very simple - don't fill up your template with components and lists (e.g. contacts list, calendar etc) unless you intend them to be used immediately.  Extra features can always be added later when required.

When complete save the site as a template by visitng 'Site Settings' and click on 'Save site as template'.

When this action is complete delete the site. If you want to alter the template in the future, create a new site from the current template, make your changes, then save it as a new template, then delete the site you created.

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