Create a portal project
To create a portal project, do the following:
| 1. | Select File | New | Project. |
| 2. | When the New Project dialog appears, select Portal Project and then click Next. |
| 3. | If prompted with the dialog displayed in Figure 2-21, click OK to enable portal development capabilities. |
Figure 2-21 Enable portal development
| 4. | When the Portal Project dialog appears, enter MyPortal in the Name field, click Show Advanced to see more options (we accepted the defaults), and then click Next. |
| 5. | When the Select Theme dialog appears, select the desired theme. For example, we select the Corporate theme and then clicked Next. |
| 6. | When the Select Skin dialog appears, select the desired skin. For example, we selected the Outline skin and then clicked Finish. |
| 7. | If prompted to change to the Web perspective as seen in Figure 2-22, click Yes. |
Figure 2-22 Confirm perspective switch
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