Title: New User, Help getting started with layout
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# New User, Help getting started with layout

 *  [tue83367](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tue83367/)
 * (@tue83367)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-user-help-getting-started-with-layout/)
 * Hello all,
 * I am new to the WordPress environment and am hoping to get a few tips and advice
   to things that I feel may be trivial. I was approached from a professor to design
   a webpage through WordPress for an engineering conference. The webpage will be
   hosted through the IEEE (society of electrical engineers) and we have the site
   name already:
 * [http://www.ieeespmb.org](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-user-help-getting-started-with-layout/www.ieeespmb.org?output_format=md)
 * The Theme that is setup for the page now is the IEEE Web Template – Conferences
   1, created by D2 Creative. Since I am new to webdesign, my fundamental question
   lies with finding the directory files for the site. **If you have a host, they
   should have these files available to you correct?** But I do not know how to 
   get them from IEEE.
 * Also, **if you do not have access to these files, then manipulating the layout
   of the site is very difficult right?** I have learned how to make pages, posts,
   and use the custom css manager plugin to change a few specific things on the 
   page but I guess I just need some help and advice getting this thing up and running.
 * Any input is much appreciated!
 * Thank you,
    ~ Derek

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 *  [WP Libra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpbum/)
 * (@wpbum)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-user-help-getting-started-with-layout/#post-4810434)
 * Files can be located in wp-admin from Themes -> Editor and then selecting the
   right theme and template file.
 *  Thread Starter [tue83367](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tue83367/)
 * (@tue83367)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-user-help-getting-started-with-layout/#post-4810564)
 * [@wordpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpress/) Bum..So you are 
   saying, on my dashboard, select Themes under the appearances section and then
   there should be an option for Editor? I do not see that, it shows me the theme
   and says I can customize it but that is only changing the header, background,
   etc. I want to know where the actual files are located. Like the style.css for
   example.
 * Thank you
 *  [Rajesh Gupta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajeshcvani/)
 * (@rajeshcvani)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-user-help-getting-started-with-layout/#post-4810589)
 * Theme related files are placed in wp-content/themes

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 * Last reply from: [Rajesh Gupta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajeshcvani/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-user-help-getting-started-with-layout/#post-4810589)
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