Omega_Subtheme

I geared towards using Omega as a base theme for the final assignment because its flexibility makes it very easy to control design aspects without needing to dive into hardcore coding. So after a little research, I realize the best practice is to create a sub-theme instead of editing the base.
 * Omega Theme**

**Creating an Omega Subtheme**
(Using Omega Tools)

You will see even from the description that it should not be used directly, but should be used to create a subtheme based from the starterkit.
 * 1.** Start by installing the Omega Base Theme. (@http://drupal.org/project/omega)




 * 2.** Download, install and enable the Omega Tools Module along with the required Ctools Module (however, you should already have Ctools installed, but I noted it just in case).




 * 3.** If you navigate back to the Appearance page, you will find a new option entitled "Create new Omega Subtheme" beside the "Install New Theme" link.




 * 4.** Once you click "Create new Omega subtheme", you will be redirected to a (Step 1) Theme Information page. Name this new theme of yours. Unselect "Install Automatically" because I ended up with an error message on the Sheridan server when I did this. So I just chose to avoid it. The Base Theme from the dropdown menu will be "Omega". The starterkit that should be selected is "Omega HTML5 Starterkit".



Step 2: Finalize. Here you can add a brief description to your subtheme (or not). The version of your subtheme is set to default " 1.x". Then click 'Finish'.




 * 5. "Your Subtheme is Ready for Download".** Click the download button on the page, save it onto your local hard disk. When it's on your computer, unzip the folder. You will now have a folder with all the necessary files for the subtheme.


 * 6.** Log into your site through FTP and upload the folder that was previously downloaded. Navigate to your **//sites/all/themes//** folder and upload your subtheme folder (which was entitled cct460 for me). Head back **Appearance** and scroll down to disabled themes. At this point, you should see your Omega Subtheme named cct460 1.x. Enable and set to default.




 * 7.** With that, you should see it live when you visit your home page. You now have an Omega subtheme that's ready for some content and styling.