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CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING FOR THE FIRST TIME
To access, install, and customize a skin, follow these steps:
1. Navigate to the Developer section, expand the Packages tree and click the Install skin icon.
The available skins display in the right pane.
Umbraco skins are stored in a central Internet repository so they can be kept
current. An Internet connection is required to browse and install a skin.
2. To install a skin, click the skin icon.
3. To customize an installed skin, navigate to the Settings section, expand the Templates tree,
select the Starterkit Master template, and then click the Modify Template Skin button on the
right pane toolbar. The Umbraco Customize Skin editor will be launched and you can
customize the skin with your own text, colors, and images (see Figure 1-25).
FIGURE 1-25
Customizing a Skin
You can customize an Umbraco skin using only the Umbraco Skin editor with no code required. An
Umbraco skin may contain dependencies. Think of these as options that enable you to customize the
skin for your own site’s use. You can use Umbraco skin dependencies to customize a starter kit site’s text,
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