Magento product grids, product page REFERENCE
The cart page
file path: app/design/frontend/base/default/template/checkout/cart.phtml
layout handle: <checkout_cart_index>
the login area: app/design/frontend/base/default/template/customer/form/login.phtml
layout handle: <customer_account_login>
the user account registration page: app/design/frontend/base/default/template/customer/form/register.phtml
layout handle: <customer_account_create>
Product Grid
Let's suppose that we want to set the main template for the default category view to one column; in this case, we have to insert the action setTemplate into the catalog_category_default handle in the following manner:
<catalog_category_default>
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate">
<template>page/1column.phtml</template>
</action>
</reference>
</catalog_category_default>
If we want to set a different template, for example, two columns with the right-hand side sidebar for the layered categories, we will have to set the action in the other handle as follows:
<catalog_category_layered>
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate">
<template>page/2columns-right.phtml</template>
</action>
</reference>
</catalog_category_layered>
Product Page:
If you decide to set to 1 column, change the root template to the 1column template as given in the following code:
<catalog_product_view>
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate">
<template>page/1column.phtml</template></action>
</reference>
</catalog_product_view>