If the page contains content, a Region Mapping section displays.

Providing a Standard Look and Feel 12-19 contains an item placeholder, it will be listed and available for selection on the Items tab of page properties. No matter whether this option is selected, an item template is always listed and available under the Portal Templates heading in the Page Groups portlet.

7. Select a navigation banner to display at the top of the page from the Navigation

Page For Banner drop-down list. Select None to forgo selecting a banner. 8. Click Create. The template opens in Edit mode. 9. Build the template. This consists of designing a layout with regions and adding whatever images and other content you plan to include on the template. For more information on working with page regions, see Chapter 10, Working with Layouts . For more information about adding different types of content, see Chapter 14, Working with Items and Chapter 15, Working with Portlets . 10. In at least one of the item regions, add an item placeholder:

a. Click the Add Item icon over the region that will contain the item placeholder.

b. From the Content Item Types drop-down list, select Item Placeholder.

If the Item Placeholder item type does not appear on this list, click the link configure the list of available item types , and add Item Placeholder to the list of available item types. If you do not see this link, ask your page group administrator to add this item type to the page group’s list of available item types. For information on making different item types available to a page group, see Section 5.2.2.3, Making an Item Type Available to a Page Group .

c. Click Next.

d. Click the Choose Item icon to browse to a list of available content.

Choose from all the available items that are uploaded to your portal. The only item you cannot choose is one that is already placed on the template. Once a Portal Template contains an item placeholder, it becomes a Portal Template for items and appears on the item template pick list on the Items tab of page properties. 11. When you create a new Portal Template, various properties, such as style and access settings, are defaulted to make the creation process quicker. After you have created your template you may want to edit the properties of the template to change some of these default settings. Note: Selecting this check box also allows all users to view the template. However it does not affect the security of pages based on the template. Note: For information about editing the properties of Portal Templates for items, see Section 12.2.2.4, Editing Portal Templates for Items.