Page Layout in Sharepoint 2007

Click 'New". Select "Page Layout"

Incorporating the HTML

1. After you create the page layout via the browser, go to the same gallery in SPD: _catalogs/masterpage (Master Page Gallery)
2. Open your new page layout in code view.
3. Open your local HTML template and copy any code that is relevant to the content area and/ or page layout.
4. Paste the code between the opening and closing tags for PlaceHolderMain.
   <asp:Content ContentPlaceholderID="PlaceHolderMain" runat="server">
   ((PASTE CODE HERE))
   </asp:Content>
5. You may also paste additional code into other ContentPlaceHolder areas were relevant. (For example, inside a custom ContentPlaceHolder.)
6. Save your changes.