SharePoint 2013 - Look & Feel of SharePoint 2010

People who wanted SharePoint 2010 Look & Feel inside SharePoint 2013 can still have it. This article provides the procedure to do that.

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Step 1: Open Central Administration

Open you SharePoint 2013 Central Administration screen.

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Step 2: Create new Site Collection

Choose the "Create site collections" link from the Application Management group.

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Enter the information like Title, Template, Administrator and so on.

Step 3: Choose SP 2010

This is the most specific step. Choose 2010 for "Select experience version".

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Enter the other parameters & click "Ok" to create the site collection.

Step 4: Test new site

Now you are ready to test the new site collection. On entering the new URL, you can see the site below.

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Now you are ready with the SharePoint 2010 look & feel for a SharePoint 2013 site.

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Please note that SP 2010 is not just a theme but an experience. Some of the advanced features of the SP 2010 experience will be missing.

References

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj927174.aspx 

Summary

In this article we have explored how to create a site collection with SharePoint 2010 look & feel or experience.