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Let's say I make a copy of minimal starter master page which is available on internet. What is the main content area in that master page where I can write something my own text?
I mean there are many different div and sections in that page. I simply want to achieve this:

  • My home page should say "This is home page"
  • My inner page (named "test") should say "This is test page"

Everything else i.e. menu, quick launch bar, ribbon, search bar e.t.c. will remain same. I simply want to display these messages in HTML, how do I do that?

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Content is not placed on the master page. The master page (together with the CSS) provides the overall look and feel for all pages of the site, e.g. where certain static page elements like navigation are and what they look like. To create different content pages, like a home page and another content page, you need to create either a web part page, a publishing page, or a wiki page, depending on your purpose and other factors. Every SharePoint site created from a template will have a default home page. More pages can be created via the user interface, for example with Site Actions > New Page in SharePoint 2010. Pages are stored in libraries. Depending on your version and license, links to these pages can be placed in the navigation elements. All this is done without changing the master page.

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