The
master pages available in SharePoint 2010 are described here.
Name / default file
name
|
Description
|
Uses on a
SharePoint site
|
Primary master page
v4.master
|
Used for content and administration pages. Provides the interface and
layout for SharePoint 2010.
|
Team Site home page, list and library pages, and site settings page.
|
Minimal master page
minimal.master
|
Contains minimal SharePoint content, used for full-screen
functionality or embedded applications.
|
The home and search results pages on a Search Center, pages that host
Word or Excel web applications.
|
Publishing master page
nightandday.master
|
Used for pages on a SharePoint Server publishing-enabled site.
|
The home page, about us, or press release page on a publishing
intranet, extranet, or Internet-facing site.
|
2007 default master page
default.master
|
Used to support legacy SharePoint sites, which haven’t been visually
upgraded to SharePoint 2010.
|
Home page, site pages, and list pages on a SharePoint 2007 site before
visual upgrade.
|
There
is one more master page, simplev4.master, which is used for SharePoint-specific
screens, like Login.aspx, Error.aspx, and Confirmation.aspx. This master page,
however, is located on the server and cannot be customized in SharePoint
Designer 2010.