Bootstrap for ASP.NET MVC - Second Edition

Creating the master layout

You've added the CSS and JavaScript files needed to create the master layout file for your project. Next, you need to create a home controller as well as a master layout file. To do this, complete the following steps:

1. Add a new empty controller called HomeController to the Controllers folder by right-clicking on it and selecting Add | New Item....
2. Select MVC Controllers Class from the list of project items and click on the Add button.
3. Next, right-click on the Views folder in your project and navigate to Add | New Folder. Name the folder Shared.
4. Right-click on the newly created Shared folder and navigate to Add | New Item...
5. Select MVC View Layout Page in the list of project items and keep the name of the file as _Layout.cshtml ...