Themes control the layout, font, and colors of your iMIS sites. The sample sites come with a set of special themes, designed for iPart-based sites. See Sample site themes and master pages for a list of available themes.
Creating a copy of a theme also ensures that you do not compromise your ability to fall back to an original that works. Follow these steps to copy a theme, which is far easier than creating one from scratch.
Note: The themes change and develop with every iMIS update. To avoid losing your changes, be sure to work from a copy of the theme, as directed below.
1. Copy an out-of-the-box theme and master page to be unique to your new site.
□ Locate the theme folder (such as \Aspen), which defaults to C:\Program Files\ASI\iMIS\Net\App_Themes.
□ Copy, paste, and rename \Aspen to your new site name (\ABC).
□ Locate the master page (such as Forest.master), which defaults to C:\Program Files\ASI\iMIS\Net\Templates\MasterPages
□ Copy, paste, and rename Forest.master to your new site name (ABC.master).
2. Edit your site to use your new theme files.
□ Select Content Management > Site designer > Manage websites and highlight your site (ABC).
□ Edit the Site Look and Feel to point to your new theme files:
■ MasterPage/Template: select ABC
■ Theme: select ABC
□ Save and Publish.
3. Edit your theme files as needed to tailor the design.