SharePoint Master Pages
Master pages are the backbone for how SharePoint is built and rendered. Each site in SharePoint references two master pages. Master pages allow you to have a consistent experience across all of your sites within a single Site Collection. Together with page layouts, they produce output that combines the shell of the master page with content from the page layout. The master page creates the base HTML structure to your site. It also allows you to specify content placeholders such as the ribbon, site actions, navigation, and content.
One great thing about master pages is that if you make a change, it automatically updates all of the pages and sites that reference it. The master page also allows you to specify custom CSS files ...
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