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Download a template file from any of the popular FREE CMS repositories in their "Free Templates" pages. Make sure you know where you have downloaded your file to. For many people the default download locations is Documents and Settings. However, many people especially MAC users prefer to download directly to their desktop. It doesn't matter just as long as you know where it is.

When the download has completed, open a browser and navigate to your website's "Administative Control Panel" (which is usually http://www.yoursitename.com/administrator) depending on the type of CMS you have installed. In this instance we'll be assume you're using the most popular Joomla!.

Enter your "username and password"

1. Go to "Extensions" using the Control Panel's menu Select Install/Uninstall
2. Click on Browse, Navigate to the file you just downloaded and click on it.
3. Click on install
4. A blue bar will appear at the top of your which says "Install Success"
5. Select "Extensions" from the Control Panel menu
6. Select Template Manager
7. Check the radio button next to the name of the file you just installed
8. Select as "Default" from the control panel menu options.
9. Select previow
10. Your new template should now be loaded.

How to CUSTOMISE a Free Template

Once you have installed your template you can begin to Customise it. If your Joomla! control panel is not already open, start your browser (IEXX or Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera etc,) and navigate to your website's "Administative Control Panel" (which is usually http://www.yoursitename.com/administrator) and enter your username and password.

1. Select "Extensions" from the Control Panel menu
2. Select "Template Manager"
3. A list of installed templates will appear
4. Select the template you just installed as the default template by clicking its radio button and clickin "Default" from the menu.
5. Select "Edit" from the "Template Control" panel's menu
6. then select Edit HTML from the options available.
7. Scroll down to find the text "your company's slogan goes here" and change it to suit your company
8. Do the same for the Header and the Footer
9. Select Apply or save and close
10. Preview to see your changes

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