From site protal . On the site actions menu point to site setting->Modify all site settings under galleries click on Site Content Types click create-> Enter the Name "****" in the Name textbox, from Select parent content type dropdown select page layout content Types and from parent content type dropdown select Aritcle Page, In Group create New Group "****" then click ok. Open the site in Sharepoint Designer 1. From File Menu point to New and then click on sharepoint Content 2. In New dialog box click on Sharepoint Publishing 3. Click on page layout 4. Under options, in the content Type Group list, click "****" 5. In the Content Type Name,Click "****" 6.In the URL Box type a name for the page layout as "****.aspx" 7. In the Title Box type a title for the page layout as "****" 8. Click Ok This layout page saves Automcalliy under _catalogs/Masterpage/