Theme Integration in Business Catalyst

Hi All,
I'm a beginner in Business Catalyst but I've 3yrs of experience in development and I've a running site in Business Catalyst.
I just want to change the complete theme of that running site. Could anyone please guide me that How can I do that without touching the running site. As I saw the testing server functionality in the DW-CS6 but don't know how to use that.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Rony

Hi Rony,
We don't have a theme creator however I think what you are after is who to go about changing the template that the site is currently wrapped in.
If so you'll need to work with the site-wide template of the site. If you plan on creating a custom template you can do so within DW CS6 or within the admin by creating a new template from scratch or uploading an existing custom template.
Here are some resources to help you get going with this...
- http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/business-catalyst/using/control-sites-look-feel.htm l
- http://tv.adobe.com/watch/introducing-business-catalyst/build-stunning-websites-using-drea mweaver-cs6-business-catalyst/
- http://bcgurus.com/hero
Hope this helps!
-Sidney

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