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.. include:: ../../Includes.txt


.. _main-template:

The main template
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The TypoScript code used to define how pages are rendered is
located in the "main" template. In this template the rootlevel flag is
set.

.. figure:: ../../Images/RootlevelFlag.png
   :alt: The rootlevel flag in a template record.

When the frontend renders a page, TYPO3 searches along the page tree up
to the root page to find a "main" template. Normally, there are
additional templates besides the "main" template (the template analyzer helps show how they work together).
For now, we will assume we are only using the "main" template.

TypoScript syntax is very straightforward. On the left side, objects
and properties are defined. On the right side are the assigned values.
Both objects and properties can contain other objects. Object properties
are defined by using the dot "." notation.

The following is a typical example of TypoScript syntax:

.. code-block:: typoscript

	page = PAGE
	page.10 = TEXT
	page.10.value = Hello World