The shapefile quickstart page shows an old UI and styles visible in one screen capture are not included in the standard installation: http://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/gettingstarted/shapefile-quickstart/index.html - http://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/gettingstarted/shapefile-quickstart/index.html
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