Let's take a closer look at the demo site and see some real life examples of page layouts. You'll see how the content in the mainbody and the modules in the surrounding content area change depending on the menu hyperlink you click:
1. Enter the URL of your site (for example, http://www.mysite.com) in your web browser. If in Chapter 2 you have installed Joomla! into another folder, the URL would be http://www.mysite.com/otherfoldername. You'll recognize the home page, as displayed in the following screenshot. The mainbody (the visible part of it outlined in the screenshot) consists of several article intro texts; above it, to its left-hand side and right-hand side, are modules.
2. Let's explore how the layout changes on a different page. In the Main Menu, click on Joomla! Overview. You'll notice that the mainbody displays what Joomla! calls an article, the most common type of page content (the mainbody is again outlined in the following screenshot):
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