Convert an HTML page into a SharePoint master page using Design manager
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This SharePoint 2013 tutorial explains, how to use design manager feature in SharePoint server 2013. Here I will show, how to convert an HTML page into SharePoint master page using design manager in SharePoint server 2013/Online.
Convert an HTML page into SharePoint master page using Design manager
The design manager is a publishing feature is available in publishing sites for both SharePoint server and Office 365. Using a design manager you can brand the internet-facing websites in SharePoint server 2013 and Office 365.
Skills required:
- Having some knowledge in HTML and CSS
- Javascript
Open a SharePoint publishing site. Then Click site settings -> Design manager
Before doing that I am created some sample HTML and CSS.
HTML:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=”utf-8″>
<title>Masterpage coversion using Html and css</title>
<link rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” href=”css\custom.css”>
</head>
<body>
<header>
<p>this is my header </p>
</header>
<footer>
<p>this is my footer</p>
</footer>
</body>
</html>
CSS:
header{
background-color: blue;
}
footer{
background-color : green;
}
p{
font-family: callibri;
font-weight: bold;
font-size:22px;
}
Click on the designer manager. Click on Upload design files.
Map the master page gallery to a network drive for copy the HTML Structure
URL: http://trenmaxorgs/sites/pubs/_catalogs/masterpage/
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Hope this SharePoint tutorial, will be helpful to convert an HTML page into a SharePoint master page using Design Manager in SharePoint server 2013.

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