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Template Manager displaying template styles from a typical Joomla! Installation. The yellow stars show the default styles in use.

A template style can be assigned to menu items either under Extensions > Template Manager or by editing a menu item under Menus > Menu Name > Menu item.

[edit] Assigning template styles to menu items under Template Manager

Go to Extensions > Template Manager, choose a template style by checking the box to the left of its name and then click on the Edit button. Alternatively, simply click the name of the template style to edit it.

On the Edit Style screen, check the menu items that should display the chosen template style and click on the Save button.

Go to the fronted of your website and refresh the page to view the modifications.

The image on the left shows the Getting Started page displaying the Beez2 template style. The image on the center shows the Atomic template style being assigned to the Getting Started menu item. The image on the right shows the Getting Started page now with Atomic template style.

[edit] Applying template styles to menu items under Menus

Go to Menus > Menu Name, choose a menu item by checking the box to the left of its name and then click on the Edit button. Alternatively, simply click the name of the menu item to edit it.

On the Edit Menu Item screen, in Template Style, choose the desired template style and click on the Save button.

Go to the fronted of your website and refresh the page to view the modifications.

Atomic template style being applied to the Getting Started Menu item.